Senior IT Internal Auditor

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The Internal Audit Consulting Group drives the achievement of Humana's strategic and financial objectives. The Senior Internal Auditor provides value-added service by evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of Humana's operational processes.

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. You will operate within a large, diverse, and technically challenging enterprise environment, evaluating complex systems, distributed architectures, and rapidly evolving technologies while helping ensure that controls are designed effectively, operating as intended, and aligned with Humana's policy and strategic objectives.

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.
• You will leverage AI and automation tools to improve audit risk assessment, testing and document process improvements for department-wide adoption.

Use your skills to make an impact

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 Qualifcations

• 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
• New York, NY

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc. $94,900 - $130,500 per year This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers 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.

About Us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.

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