Information Systems Auditor

NY HELPS Program Overview

NY HELPS:
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, candidates may be hired via a non-competitive appointment if they meet the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination.

Employees will then be afforded all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

• A bachelor’s degree and three years of IT auditing experience*; or an associate’s degree and five years of IT auditing experience*.
• * IT auditing experience must have been gained in any one or combination of the following: an information system or audit professional with responsibility for designing, developing, and evaluating mainframe and server-based audit systems; an information system or audit professional with responsibility for designing and programming tests to perform audits of physical and logical access controls of mainframe and server-based systems;
  
  an information system or audit professional with responsibility for data extraction, manipulation and analysis using information from diverse sources, including preparation and presentation of written reports of findings suitable for non-technical audience; and an information system or audit professional with responsibility for supporting an audit group, including developing and maintaining audit systems and identifying and providing data in support of audit activity.

55 B/C:
This position is eligible for 55b/c appointment, and candidates with 55b/c eligibility are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for a 55b/c appointment, candidate must be currently enrolled in the Civil Service 55b/c program and must meet the minimum qualifications listed above. Information about the 55b/c program can be found here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Eligible for a lateral transfer or eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title. Information regarding transfer eligibility is available on the Civil Service Career Mobility Office website at /

• A bachelor’s degree with emphasis on Information Technology, Auditing and/or Information Security.
• Industry certifications: ISACA - Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Cybersecurity Audit Certificate, Software Development Fundamentals Certificate; ISC2 - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Governance, Risk and Compliance Certification (CGRC), Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) or similar.