**Essential Duties and Responsibilities** + Seeks understanding of risks and procedures sufficient to understand the reasons for tasks being performed. + Assess the risks associated with the various business objectives and evaluate the controls in place to mitigate those risks. + Performs control assurance testing activities. + Conducts interviews, virtual walk-throughs, and documents results. + Prepares work papers and coordinates receipt of audit materials required to analyze, test, and evaluate the branch’s controls environment. + Communicate findings to business, compliance, and/or IT partners, as appropriate. + Advise process owners on potential gaps in controls. + Identifies, implements, and maintains processes and tools to support assurance, compliance, and remediation tracking activities (e.g. testing, maintenance of controls, documentation). + Performs other duties and responsibilities, as assigned. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** + Strong background in information security, with a specific focus or experience in testing end-user and network controls. + Strong organizational skills required, such as ability to multi-task and manage multiple examinations at once. + Report writing and technical writing skills. + Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions. + Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. + Use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; recommend or take action that is consistent with available facts. + Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise. + Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals. + Make internal and external clients and their needs a primary focus of actions; develop and sustain productive client relationships. **Educational/Previous Experience Requirements** + Bachelor’s Degree (B.A./B.S.) in a related discipline and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in the financial services industry, compliance, or risk management. ~or~ + Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources. **Licenses/Certifications** + None Required. + Information Security certifications such as CISSP, GCCC, CIA, CISA, Security+, Network+, Linux+, or other SANS certifications are preferred.