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Technology Consultant jobs on OPT are widely available, but employers vary significantly in their willingness to sponsor. Most roles require a degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field. STEM OPT extensions apply, giving you up to three years of work authorization if your degree qualifies.
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Houston Technology Audit & Advisory Experienced Consultant
LOCATION
HOUSTON
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Where We Need You:
Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Experienced Consultant to join our growing team.
What You Can Expect:
As an Experienced Consultant, you’ll be provided excellent training and meaningful mentorship to deepen your understanding of business processes and build technical skills. You’ll conduct interviews, compile, and analyze data, and document findings. Through interaction with client and project team personnel, you’ll develop professional relationships that contribute to exceptional client service. You’ll learn time and project management and take ownership of assignments.
At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on:
- Helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value.
- Innovation: identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them to rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation.
- Technology enablement: Incorporating analytics, AI, automation and other new tools and methods in the execution of audit work for our clients, enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of our clients’ technology risks.
- Staying current: We support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for our team, equipping our technology audit organization to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends.
Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics, including:
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Assurance
- Project Risk Advisory
- Technology Risk Management and Assessment
- IT General Controls (ITGC)
- AI and Data Governance
- Data Privacy
- Technology Regulations
- Enterprise Applications
- Technology Resilience
- IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Emerging Technologies
- 2nd Line Controls Governance
- Technology Enablement
What Will Help You Be Successful:
- You enjoy gathering, summarizing, and examining data.
- You are motivated to learn and are interested in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
- You are passionate about contributing to client relationships and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
- You facilitate teamwork by contributing to team effort, sharing responsibility for team results, and exhibiting a positive attitude.
- You are eager to learn the client’s business and industry which in turn helps you build out your business knowledge and skills.
- You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
- You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
Do Your Talents Include the Following?
Experience with or understanding of:
- IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
- Commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
Exposure to and/or interest in:
- The latest trends and developments in data and technology, including high-growth topics of cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics etc.), disaster recovery, systems development methodologies etc.
- Analytics and technology enablement (automation, AI/ML etc.).
- Experience performing documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.
Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or business-related field).
- 1+ years working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
- Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions a plus.
- Professional certification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar a plus.
Our Hybrid Workplace
Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.
$66,000.00 - $99,000.00
Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.
$2,000
The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.
$68,000.00 - $101,000.00
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.
Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.
In your email please include the following:
- The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
- The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.
For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.
JOB LOCATION
TX PRO HOUSTON
JOB REQUISITION
Houston Technology Audit & Advisory Experienced Consultant
LOCATION
HOUSTON
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Where We Need You:
Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Experienced Consultant to join our growing team.
What You Can Expect:
As an Experienced Consultant, you’ll be provided excellent training and meaningful mentorship to deepen your understanding of business processes and build technical skills. You’ll conduct interviews, compile, and analyze data, and document findings. Through interaction with client and project team personnel, you’ll develop professional relationships that contribute to exceptional client service. You’ll learn time and project management and take ownership of assignments.
At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on:
- Helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value.
- Innovation: identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them to rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation.
- Technology enablement: Incorporating analytics, AI, automation and other new tools and methods in the execution of audit work for our clients, enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of our clients’ technology risks.
- Staying current: We support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for our team, equipping our technology audit organization to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends.
Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics, including:
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Assurance
- Project Risk Advisory
- Technology Risk Management and Assessment
- IT General Controls (ITGC)
- AI and Data Governance
- Data Privacy
- Technology Regulations
- Enterprise Applications
- Technology Resilience
- IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Emerging Technologies
- 2nd Line Controls Governance
- Technology Enablement
What Will Help You Be Successful:
- You enjoy gathering, summarizing, and examining data.
- You are motivated to learn and are interested in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
- You are passionate about contributing to client relationships and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
- You facilitate teamwork by contributing to team effort, sharing responsibility for team results, and exhibiting a positive attitude.
- You are eager to learn the client’s business and industry which in turn helps you build out your business knowledge and skills.
- You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
- You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
Do Your Talents Include the Following?
Experience with or understanding of:
- IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
- Commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
Exposure to and/or interest in:
- The latest trends and developments in data and technology, including high-growth topics of cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics etc.), disaster recovery, systems development methodologies etc.
- Analytics and technology enablement (automation, AI/ML etc.).
- Experience performing documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.
Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or business-related field).
- 1+ years working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
- Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions a plus.
- Professional certification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar a plus.
Our Hybrid Workplace
Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.
$66,000.00 - $99,000.00
Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.
$2,000
The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.
$68,000.00 - $101,000.00
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.
Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.
In your email please include the following:
- The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
- The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.
For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.
JOB LOCATION
TX PRO HOUSTON
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Technology Consultant
Confirm your degree qualifies for STEM OPT
Technology Consultant roles typically qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree is in computer science, information systems, or engineering. Verify your CIP code with your DSO before applying to roles that extend beyond your initial OPT period.
Target consulting firms with established OPT pipelines
Large consulting firms regularly hire F-1 OPT students and have HR processes built around work authorization. Focus your search on organizations that have sponsored multiple OPT and H-1B visa workers in previous years, as they understand the requirements.
Address work authorization directly in your cover letter
State your OPT status, end date, and STEM extension eligibility upfront. Technology Consultant roles often involve client-facing work, so employers want clarity on your availability. Ambiguity about authorization is one of the most common reasons applications stall.
Emphasize technical stack alongside consulting skills
Hiring managers for Technology Consultant roles look for both client communication ability and hands-on technical competency. Clearly list the platforms, tools, and methodologies you have worked with. Vague consulting language without technical specifics weakens your application significantly.
Start your H-1B conversation early with your employer
H-1B registration opens in March each year for an October 1 start date. If you are approaching the end of your OPT period, raise the H-1B timeline with your manager or HR contact well before the registration window to avoid gaps.
Document your project contributions with measurable outcomes
Technology Consultant roles require demonstrating impact across engagements. Quantify your contributions with metrics where possible, such as implementation timelines, cost reductions, or system performance improvements. This strengthens both your resume and future visa sponsorship petitions.
Technology Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Technology Consultant jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Technology Consultant roles can qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your underlying degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, information systems, or engineering. The job itself must also be directly related to your degree. Your DSO will confirm eligibility based on your specific CIP code and job description before filing the extension.
How do I find Technology Consultant employers that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT and visa sponsorship job seekers, so every Technology Consultant listing on the platform is filtered for sponsorship willingness. This saves you from applying to roles where work authorization is a disqualifier. Browsing Migrate Mate is the most direct way to identify employers actively open to OPT candidates in this field.
Can I work as a Technology Consultant for multiple clients during OPT?
Yes, but the structure matters for OPT compliance. You must be employed by a single authorized employer who places you at client sites. You cannot independently contract with multiple clients directly during standard OPT. Your employer of record must be the entity that signs your OPT employment verification, not the end client you are consulting for.
What happens to my OPT status if my consulting engagement ends between projects?
OPT allows up to 90 days of unemployment cumulative across your authorization period, or 150 days with an approved STEM extension. If your consulting firm benches you between engagements, that time counts toward your unemployment limit only if you have no active employment relationship. Confirm with your DSO whether your firm's bench period constitutes active employment before assuming you are covered.
Is a Technology Consultant role considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Technology Consultant positions generally qualify as specialty occupations under H-1B requirements because they typically require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field. However, USCIS evaluates each petition individually, and job descriptions that are overly broad or do not specify a required degree field can face scrutiny. Working with an immigration attorney to craft a precise job description strengthens the petition considerably.