Hardware Configuration Database Administrator

Qualifications

Senior IT Audit Consultant and Risk Management professional with over 7 years of experience developing and executing risk management and audit programs for the purposes of auditing and assessing controls for IT assets, systems and/or processes, including developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, identifying, and defining issues.

Experience

General and application controls audit, HIPPA audit, privacy risk assessments, cybersecurity, risk management, internal control assessment.

Experience analyzing SOC 1 and SOC 2 report and leveraging information for audit purposes.

Experience working with Teams on supporting IT Risk Assessments and IT Governance using GRC Tool such as Archer.

Experience in performing general and application controls and HIPPA audits in the following areas; Processing Environment, Enterprise Security Management, Access Controls (Logical & Physical), Configuration Management, Service Continuity, Application Development and Change Management, Incident Response, Privacy, and Human Resources.

Experience in the development and execution of annual audit plans in compliance with Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, and Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits.

Experience in testing of IT controls and the process improvement of the IT SOX auditing methodology.

Knowledge of IT standards and frameworks relevant to federal and commercial assurance engagements - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Federal Information Systems and Controls Manual (FISCAM), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance.

Sector of Experience

Experience in Internal/External Audit for both commercial and government sectors.

Professional Qualifications and Memberships

Member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Language Spoken

English

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Grant Thornton LLP

Senior Associate, IT Audit, Global Public Sector (December 13, 2021- Present)

Job.

Taking an active role in engagement execution, project management and key business development activities. Assisting Grant Thornton’s Public Sector executives and managers at all levels of government to maximize their performance and efficiency in the face of ever tightening budgets and increased demand for services. Helping give clients creative, cost-effective solutions that enhance their acquisition, financial, human capital, information technology, data analytics, and performance management. Helping apply traditional, cutting-edge approaches and methods to a variety of analyses in a professional manner and utilize various methodologies and models to execute client projects.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Senior IT Audit Consultant (March 2019 – May 2021)

Job.

Experience in developing and executing risk management and audit programs for the purposes of auditing and assessing controls for IT assets, systems and/or processes, including developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, identifying, and defining issues. Instrumental in planning, fieldwork and testing Access Controls, Configuration Management, and Change Management in support of the Federal Employee Program (FEP). Excellent communication skills with hands-on experience documenting process narratives and working with GRC tools including RSA Archer GRC.

Universal Service Administrative Company

Senior Internal IT Auditor (November 2016 – March 2019)

Job.

Conducted IT audit projects, which involved testing Access Control, IT Risk assessments, Change Management, and IT operations. Developed and executed audit programs for the purpose of auditing and assessing controls for IT assets, systems and/or processes, including developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, identifying, and defining issues. Performed IT Audit as part of financial statements with an audit scope typically including walkthrough and testing of IT general controls, automated and IT Dependent manual controls and functional Segregation of Duties Review for applications supporting significant business processes.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering, Major in Electronics Engineering, University of Nigeria, 1999 (Graduated)

Years of Federal Experience

7 (Seven)

Training and Certifications

IT Audit and Cybersecurity Program

Securing and Auditing Your Network Infrastructure: Network Services, Devices and Perimeter Security – ASC231 (MISTI)

Language Skills

English (Very proficient)

Computer Skills

Knowledge of IT Audit tools - Team Mate, SharePoint, Pentana, Oracle Primavera, Visual Basic, WORD, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access database, advanced Excel tools, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, macros, data analytics tools, and Tableau.

Software/Hardware

Experience in Computer software and hardware configuration to include the following;

Proven Hands-on skills in Oracle Database Administration, VMWare Datacenter Virtualization, Oracle RAC and Grid Infrastructure Management, Database Scripting using SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Loader, and stored procedures, Failover, Redundancy, RMAN Backup, Systems Migration and Enterprise Applications Support.

Experience as Oracle 10g and 11g Database Administrator and enterprise information technology operations.

Experience in VMWare Data Center Virtualization Technologies and Database Application Security Management.

User Administration and Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Oracle Applications Deployment in both Linux and Windows environments.

Military Service

Sergeant E-5

United States Army Reserve Veteran

Combat Veteran, served active duty in Iraq from February 2003 to August 2004 during operation Iraqi freedom.

Honored with Warrior Citizen Award for serving in Iraq during operation Iraqi freedom.

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