IT Risk Management Specialist
Core
Second-line oversight of technology and information security risks across global systems, platforms, and processes for a digital bank.
Role type
Senior IC IT Risk Management Specialist (Technology & Security)
Builds
Risk assessments, mitigation plans, control effectiveness reports, and risk governance frameworks for a global fintech.
Domain
Fintech / Digital Banking / Information Security / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
IT risk assessment, cybersecurity risk analysis, control effectiveness testing, incident management, risk monitoring, governance reporting, cloud-native environment understanding, regulatory compliance translation
Preferred skills
Third-party risk management, AI platform integration for risk activities, mentoring junior colleagues
Technologies
AWS, GCP, microservices, APIs, CI/CD pipelines, containers, serverless technologies, distributed systems, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001
Responsibilities
Conduct IT and cybersecurity risk assessments across technology domains and critical processes; Assess and challenge technology risks associated with new products and infrastructure changes; Partner with Engineering and Security teams to develop mitigation plans aligned with risk appetite; Support implementation of global IT Risk frameworks and methodologies; Monitor and analyze Key Risk Indicators and dashboards for technology risks; Prepare risk assessments and reports for senior management and governance forums; Support independent control testing and assessment of control effectiveness; Monitor technology and cybersecurity incidents and contribute to root-cause analysis; Provide risk expertise for third-party services, cloud environments, and APIs; Monitor regulatory developments and emerging threats; Identify opportunities to improve risk activities through data analytics and automation; Support the development of junior colleagues.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities