[Hiring] Information Systems Audit Engineer @Peraton

Role Description

Peraton is seeking an experienced Information System Audit Engineer to serve as the program's primary expert on financial audit readiness, information systems audit compliance, and internal controls oversight for the BASIS program. This is a senior advisory role with a primary focus on supporting and leading DoD financial audits — including FIAR, FISCAM, ICOFR, DHA MERHCF, and OMB Circular A-123 engagements.

The selected candidate will serve as the principal liaison between the program team, Government stakeholders, and external audit bodies, ensuring all financial and information systems audit activities are executed with rigor, completeness, and timeliness. This individual will own the program's Compliance Audit Support Plan, lead Corrective Action Plan (CAP) development and remediation tracking, and provide actionable advisory recommendations to senior leadership and Government customers on audit findings, business process improvements, and internal control enhancements.

The position will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

• Serve as the senior advisor and primary point of contact for all DoD financial audit engagements, including DHA MERHCF, DoD CIO ICOFR, FIAR, and SSAE.
• Provide comprehensive material and personnel support during anticipated external audit examinations, producing all required digital artifacts and deliverables per established audit criteria and timelines.
• Respond comprehensively to Provided By Client (PBC) data calls issued by external auditors, including the OIG, GAO, OUSD(C), and other external audit bodies.
• Actively demonstrate system controls to auditors to support DMDC application and systems control objectives during examination engagements.
• Advise program leadership and the Government on strategies to address Notice of Findings and Recommendations (NFRs) and Notifications of Findings (NOFs); evaluate and provide recommendations for their adjudication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.; 16 years with HS diploma.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Progressive experience in information systems audit, financial audit readiness, or internal controls in DoD or Federal government environments.
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with FIAR, FISCAM, FFMIA, OMB Circular A-123, and ICOFR frameworks and their application within DoD IT systems.
• Experience supporting or leading external DoD financial audits involving the OIG, GAO, OUSD(C), DHA, or equivalent audit bodies.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) and managing audit findings remediation from identification through closure.
• Experience responding to PBC data calls and preparing audit artifacts and system control demonstrations for external examiners.
• Ability to develop and implement internal processes, procedures, and compliance frameworks to support program-wide audit readiness.
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, including Financial Management overlays, and how IT general controls map to financial management objectives.
• Strong analytical, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to brief senior leadership and Government stakeholders clearly and concisely.

Requirements

• Active Public Trust clearance (preferred).
• CPA, CISA, CGFM, or CGAP certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience supporting DHA MERHCF, DoD CIO ICOFR, or FIAR/SSAE audit engagements specifically.
• Familiarity with DEERS, TRICARE, or other large-scale DoD healthcare/benefits financial systems.
• Experience with ICAM onboarding as it relates to FM overlay compliance.
• Knowledge of RMF and eMASS as they intersect with financial audit and internal controls requirements.
• Experience working within Agile / DevSecOps program environments and embedding audit compliance considerations into iterative delivery cycles.
• Familiarity with CMMC and its relationship to internal controls and audit readiness.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow, JIRA, and SharePoint in an audit tracking and program management context.

Benefits

• Salary range: $104,000 - $166,000.
• Salary determined by various factors, including scope and responsibilities, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Company Description

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies.

Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.