IS Auditor Senior

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Date: Sep 5, 2024

Location: PHOENIX, AZ, US, 85004-3903

Company: APS

Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

Summary

The IS Auditor Senior for our Audit team evaluates moderately complex and diverse business and technical processing environments.

You will be responsible for:

• Recommending controls and solutions for specific business and technical problems to ensure risks and exposures are properly mitigated.

• Knowledge of all business/engineering applications within area of assignment.

• Technical skills that includes databases in client/server architectures, middleware in distributed systems, information security, web-based systems to cross platform interfaces, et.al.

• Functions as an in-charge over any size audit and interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters.

Minimum Requirements

• BS degree in Accounting, Business or Computer Science or any combination of four years relevant work experience and completed years of relevant college coursework.

• PLUS five years information systems audit experience in the areas of application development, operating systems, data center and network operations, support activities and/or information security.

• MBA, CPA, CIA or CISA certification preferred.

Major Accountabilities

1) With limited or no supervision, plans and conducts audits and reviews to provide an independent verification and evaluation of the Company's information systems operations.

2) Develops, executes and documents control evaluation procedures for IT audit projects including evaluation of system and network infrastructures, physical and logical security, systems acquisition and development, system architecture, change management, system availability and may include code review.

3) Communicates in writing findings and recommendations to management for appropriate action.

4) Develops and maintains a trusted advisor relationship with key client management. Maintains a positive attitude and even temperament to promote teamwork and cooperation.

5) Complies with GAAS, IIA and ISACA standards and Company procedures to ensure objectivity, independence and

6) Maintains solid understanding of IT processes, infrastructure and control to formulate risk assessments, including in depth knowledge of controls for several key areas of information technology

7) Extracts data for testing using software programs (example could be Audit Command Language (ACL) software).

8) Verbally communicates issues to management and staff of the auditee. Educates management on company exposure risks regarding issue results. Facilitates discussion on how to remedy issues discovered during the audit.

9) Maintains up-to-date knowledge of new and changing regulations that may impact work and can quickly master technically complex systems.

10) Audits and evaluates risk for information systems, platforms, and operating procedures in accordance with established corporate standards for efficiency, accuracy and security. Determines and recommends improvements in current risk management controls and implementation of system changes or upgrades.

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Arizona Public Service is a smoke free workplace.

Flex Role:

This position is not required to be performed at a specific APS facility as long as adequate technology and a solid ergonomic set up are present. Pending agreement with leadership, employees hired into this role will be able to choose where they prefer to perform their work, but the ultimate decision is the company's. Employees will have two options to choose from:

• APS office based: The employee prefers to work most of the time from an APS facility.

• Home based: The employee prefers to work most of the time from his/her home.

*Employees in Flex roles are required to reside in Arizona (or NM for Four Corners-based employees). Role types are subject to change based on business need.