Performing SOC 2 Type II Audit Preparation

When to Use

• When preparing for a SOC 2 Type II audit engagement with a CPA firm
• When conducting a gap assessment against AICPA Trust Services Criteria
• When automating evidence collection across cloud infrastructure and identity providers
• When validating that controls have operated effectively over the audit period (3-12 months)
• When building continuous compliance monitoring to maintain SOC 2 posture between audits
• When remediating control gaps identified during readiness assessment

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with AICPA Trust Services Criteria (CC1-CC9)
• Access to cloud provider APIs (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with read-only permissions
• Access to identity provider (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace)
• Access to version control system (GitHub, GitLab)
• Access to ticketing system (Jira, Linear, ServiceNow)
• Python 3.8+ with boto3, requests, pyyaml dependencies