Interview Questions to Hire Senior IT Auditor

Senior IT Auditors are responsible for reviewing and auditing the IT department's functions, systems, securities, work quality, and policies to ensure they meet either the company's guidelines or regulatory authority guidelines.

When interviewing a Senior IT auditor, you will be looking for a strong educational background in either IT or computer science. You’ll also want the auditor to have hands-on experience in an IT role to give them an understanding of the IT department processes and expectations. Attention to detail is key. Look for candidates who have a proven track record of inspecting and analyzing company results.

Role Specific Questions

• Tell me about your experience in the IT industry. What functions and roles have you had success with?
• What do you think is important for a company to set processes and procedures to follow in their IT department?
• How do you feel about IT security? What are some industry best practices you can tell me about?
• How would you audit an IT department, step by step?
• What are the key factors you are looking for to ensure an IT department is compliant?
• What steps would you take to ensure staff and management know how to improve a complaint deficient IT department?
• How often should IT departments be audited?
• Do you have experience supervising a team?

Behavioral Questions

• When faced with a failing department, what are your steps to educate and help?
• What steps do you take to further your knowledge about new and emerging technology and applications?
• What is your biggest project achievement so far? What did you enjoy about it?

Conclusion

Most Senior IT Auditors will be able to provide comprehensive answers and demonstrate in-depth knowledge of these subject matter questions. Look for answers using the star method, and identify where persons are using specific examples from their previous roles/experience to demonstrate their working knowledge.

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