Ferhan Barento
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Detail-oriented IT Compliance Analyst with 2 years of experience in designing, testing, and maintaining IT General Controls (ITGC) and Application-level controls for SOC-1/SOC-2/SOC-3 audits. Skilled in coordinating with external auditors, educating control owners, and ensuring compliance with client SLAs. Adept at risk assessments, control remediation, and security architecture reviews. Holds a [Your Degree] in [Your Major] and is pursuing [CISA or other certs]. Passionate about contributing to employee-owned enterprises like Andesa Services.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Risk Specialist
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
11.2022 - Current
Making audits less painful for SaaS companies
- Became the "go-to" person for 5 healthcare tech clients needing SOC 2 audits - they actually smile when they see my name in their inbox now
- Turned chaotic control documentation into organized, audit-ready systems that saved clients 20+ hours of scrambling before assessments
- Once caught a critical access control gap during a routine check that would've caused a major compliance headache (my manager still brings this up)
- Love translating "audit speak" into plain English for engineers and executives alike
IT Audit Intern
Protiviti
05.2020 - 08.2020
Where I fell in love with compliance work
- Got hooked on the puzzle of matching security controls to business risks
- My favorite project: Testing disaster recovery plans by asking "what if" scenarios that made teams rethink their strategies
- Learned the hard way that auditors need comfy shoes (12-hour days reviewing server logs are no joke)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, NE05-2021
Skills
- Compliance Frameworks: SOC 1/2/3, SOX, NIST CSF, COBIT
- Testing Tools: AuditBoard, ServiceNow GRC, ACL Analytics
Timeline
IT Risk Specialist
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
11.2022 - Current
IT Audit Intern
Protiviti
05.2020 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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