Career and Education

Why Work at BNL?
Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country. Our organization fully supports service members transitioning from active duty to civilian life and pledge's our commitment to actively hire veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Military personnel who have been formally trained or have relevant experience obtained while in service may meet educational requirements and are encouraged to apply for job opportunities at BSA.

Organizational Overview

The mission of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Internal Audit is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve the organization's operations. It helps the organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

Position Description

Internal Audit has an exciting opportunity for an experienced auditor with a specialization in Information Technology. The successful candidate plans and executes IT audit projects designed to provide an assessment of internal control processes and operational performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides professional audit work, individually or within a team, in identifying organizational risk and conducting Information Technology reviews in accordance with Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Audit, and department standards.
• Prepares work papers documenting the result of reviews of assigned activities.
• Prepares detailed plans for performing individual audits, including the identification of key risks and controls, determination of audit objectives, and development of an appropriate audit program.
• Prepares, audit reports designed to provide an objective assessment of systems, processes and operations, and recommendations for corrective actions.
• Identifies potential audit areas, assists with assessing the degree of inherent risk
• Perform or assist in the performance of special projects or studies.
• Provide support for systems and applications used to maintain Internal Audit's electronic work papers and analysis of financial data
• Participates in Financial and Operational reviews and additional Internal Audit projects as assigned.

Position Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in a related business degree or equivalent experience generally based on the basis of 2:1 (experience: college) years, plus four (4) years related work experience.
• Knowledge of concepts related to information systems audit and Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
• Proficient in MS Office applications which include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and
• Visio.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills suitable for all levels of management
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing to the success of the team
• Experience with Linux, VM environments, and Windows operating systems.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A minimum of four years of audit experience with two years' experience in an environment that provides exposure to information systems audit techniques, network security, technology infrastructure, software development, project management, or a related field for which Internal Audit has a need.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or other certifications specific to the information technology industry for which Internal Audit has a need.
• Experience with electronic audit work paper technology.
• Experience with data analysis software.
• Strong analytical ability, including network and network systems design, capacity planning, operations methodology, error detection/resolution techniques, quality assurance techniques, and IT implementation and management methodologies.
• Knowledge of Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), NIST Risk Management Framework.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Must be able to obtain Q Security Clearance