Senior IT Audit Professional

The Internal Audit Consulting Group drives the achievement of Humana's strategic and financial objectives. As a Senior IT Audit Professional, you will play a critical role in assessing and strengthening Humana's cybersecurity, technology governance, and emerging technology risks.

In this role, you will:

• Perform IT audit and cybersecurity-focused consulting engagements, evaluating application, infrastructure, and cloud environments following established audit methodology and within budgeted timeframes.
• Execute IT audit procedures, including planning, walkthroughs, control testing, data analysis, and documentation of results in complex environments requiring significant technical judgment.
• Apply professional IT audit concepts, cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF), and established technologies while consistently using standard audit techniques such as control testing, data analysis, and risk assessment.
• Review, analyze, and interpret IT, security, and operational data to identify control gaps, technology risks, and vulnerabilities within Humana's governance, risk, and control environment with a primary focus on cybersecurity and technology operations.
• Audit and evaluate cybersecurity controls across a large and intricate technology landscape, spanning cloud platforms, identity and access management systems, distributed infrastructure, network architectures, and enterprise applications.
• Assess emerging risks, including those related to AI/ML technologies, cloud transformation, identity modernization, data governance, and evolving threat vectors.
• Identify control weaknesses, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and root causes, and prepare clear, actionable draft audit issues that reflect impact, likelihood, and risk alignment.
• Ensure risks are mitigated by recommending security-focused improvements.
• Clearly and concisely communicate the results of IT audit and cybersecurity engagements through written reports and presentations to management, translating technical risks into business-relevant impact.
• Prepare and communicate clear, concise, and risk-focused audit reports and recommendations for management, translating deep technical issues into business-relevant insights.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to improve audit risk assessment, testing, and document process improvements for department-wide adoption.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• At least 3 years of IT risk audit or consulting experience, or IT experience focusing on systems operations, software development, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, or infrastructure.
• Foundational knowledge of AI concepts, risks, and controls, including understanding how AI/ML models impact data integrity, security, and governance.
• Successful track record in facilitating and consulting across teams and managing projects.
• Must demonstrate the ability to manage multiple or competing priorities effectively.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification relative to IT audit such as CISA, CISM, or CISSP are preferred.

Additional Information:

• Candidates for this role must reside within commuting distance of one of Humana's offices, as occasional onsite work is required. Office locations include Louisville, KY, Washington, DC, and New York, NY.
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Pay Range: $94,900 - $130,500 per year
• This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan.

Description of Benefits: Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries offer competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.