Principal IT Auditor

Stephen Gomez joined the Office of the City Auditor as the Information Technology Performance Auditor in September 2008. Stephen's degrees are in Liberal Arts and Computer Applications and Networking. He previously worked for Johnson Controls, an International Fortune 100 company, as an IT Auditor performing Operational Audits and Sarbanes-Oxley testing both in the US and abroad.  His IT audits included focuses on the effectiveness, efficiency, compliance, and security for data centers, COTS and proprietary internal software, disaster recovery, and ERP systems. Since joining the office, Stephen has led a wide array of audits utilizing his IT background to incorporate the automated portion of the City’s operations into the standard performance audit process.

Stephen has been a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) since 2008 and member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) since 2006.  He is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Cyber Security Operations and Leadership at the University of San Diego.