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Erika Lara
Looking for a jobIndependent IT Audit & Risk
IT audit and risk consultant specializing in SOX, cybersecurity, and applied AI to help clients manage enterprise risk.
EcuadorIndependent IT Audit & Risk at DA Advisers
About
Currently focusing my career on AI Evaluation, Training or Data Management, with a particular interest in AI quality, data quality, information governance, and the evaluation of AI-generated outputs.
I’m an IT audit and risk consultant with experience delivering IT audit, SOX compliance, cybersecurity, and Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) research services for banking and technology clients in Puerto Rico and Ecuador. I’ve led full SOX cycles, coordinated multidisciplinary security assessments (including SWIFT and Fedline), and supported SEC cybersecurity disclosure work—grounding my approach in SOX, COSO, COBIT 2019, and NIST-aligned controls.
I bring a strong governance and delivery mindset, including prompt engineering and comparative AI tool evaluation for IT/financial audit and GRC. Earlier roles strengthened my technical depth in data architecture, Big Data ingestion, ETL/BI (including Cloudera Hadoop and MS SQL), and I also lead QA and go-to-market execution for a mobile app and its multi-platform social presence.
Experience
Independent IT Audit & Risk
Delivered IT audit, SOX compliance, cybersecurity, and AI research services to banking and technology clients. Led multi-consultant engagements and managed complex deliverables across technical and commercial functions.
IT AuditSOX ComplianceCybersecurity AssessmentsGRC PlatformsNISTHIPAASwiftFedlineRisk ManagementProject ManagementFedLine
Digital Marketing & Product QA
Led marketing and QA operations for a social networking mobile app. Managed social content and influencer outreach, executed QA testing cycles, and supported go-to-market execution.
QA TestingMobile App Testing
Education
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
Earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL)
Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from ESPOL.