Sr. Associate, Tech Risk & Analysis - Technology Audit

Discover Financial
Charlotte, New York, Plano, Richmond
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 101,100 - 138,400 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Critical thinking","Objectivity","Focus on quality","Timeliness","Relationship building"]

Evaluate and test critical technology and cybersecurity risks as part of the Tech Audit team, covering areas such as cloud implementations, application controls, and third-party management. Conduct risk assessments, execute audit procedures, document findings, and communicate issues and recommendations to senior management. Use data and analytics tools during planning and fieldwork, operate independently to meet quality and timing standards, and track follow-up actions to ensure commitments are delivered on schedule.

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Sr. Associate, Tech Risk & Analysis - Technology Audit

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Job Summary

Evaluate and test critical technology and cybersecurity risks as part of the Tech Audit team, covering areas such as cloud implementations, application controls, and third-party management. Conduct risk assessments, execute audit procedures, document findings, and communicate issues and recommendations to senior management. Use data and analytics tools during planning and fieldwork, operate independently to meet quality and timing standards, and track follow-up actions to ensure commitments are delivered on schedule.
Location: Charlotte, New York, Plano, Richmond
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Execute test procedures for critical technology functions, including cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, risk management, application controls, and third-party management.
  • •Perform risk assessments and plan and execute relevant testing based on the risks and processes in the audited area.
  • •Communicate audit issues, risks, and recommendations to all levels of management.
  • •Prepare clear, organized, and complete documentation to support audit work performed.
  • •Follow up on agreed audit actions to help ensure management delivers commitments within agreed timescales.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 101,100 - 138,400 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
  • •At least 2 years of experience in technology (software delivery, distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, infrastructure as code) and/or cybersecurity, technology auditing, or technology risk assessments.
  • •Experience in evaluating resilience areas such as operational resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, or high availability, or related practices like chaos engineering or site reliability engineering.
  • •Certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or CPA, or relevant cloud/cyber certifications (e.g., AWS certifications, CISSP).
  • •Experience auditing cyber/information security and/or controls in cloud-based environments (including 2+ years cloud computing with AWS, GCP, or Azure, and controls).
Experience:2+ yearsBankingFinancial servicesProfessional servicesCybersecurityCloud computingTechnology auditingInformation securityControls auditing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Critical thinkingObjectivityFocus on qualityTimelinessRelationship building
Certifications:Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)Certified Public Accountant (CPA)AWS certificationsCISSP
Tech Stack:Cloud-based technology implementationsApplication controlsCybersecurityRisk managementThird-party managementDistributed systemsCloud-native architectureInfrastructure as codeIdentity and access managementApplication securityCloud securityData protectionOperational resilienceBusiness continuityDisaster recoveryHigh availabilityChaos engineeringFault injectionBlast radius mitigationAutomated security validation

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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