Organization: Risk Division, Operational Risk 

Team / Role: Information and Cybersecurity

Level/Location: Vice President, Dallas - Salt Lake City

The Operational Risk Department at Goldman Sachs is an independent risk management function responsible for developing and implementing a standardized framework to identify, measure, and monitor operational risk across the firm. 

This Information and Cybersecurity role is for a professional with technology subject matter expertise dedicated to strengthening the components of the firm’s operational risk management framework relating to information and cybersecurity risks.  This role will be responsible to continuously identify, monitor, measure and assess operational risk for the Engineering division and Engineering elements of other divisions.    

Responsibilities:

Identify, monitor, and analyze operational risks arising from the execution of technology operations including but not limited to cybersecurity, cloud security, patch management, data protection/privacy, identity access management, etc. and develop evidence-based challenges focused on improving such operationsMonitor the control inventory for sufficiency and completeness and challenge the absence of controls and implementation of controls within engineering standardsPropose qualitative and quantitative operational risk appetite/tolerance and monitor risk taking trends through bespoke metrics at firmwide and divisional/sub-divisional levels, escalating concerns to senior management when warrantedConduct scenario analysis by working with stakeholders to develop plausible tail risk scenarios used in quantifying specific businesses exposure to potential riskFacilitate operational risk event and data collection; perform detailed reviews of trends to identify significant risks and ensure monitoring and remediation Review New Activities and ensure operational risks arising from acquisitions, new products and/or business, and migrations, etc. are properly consideredContribute to divisional and functional risk profile assessments by highlighting risk issues and trends to senior divisional managers and senior Operational Risk management team Conduct quarterly triggered assessments for the division to ensure the divisions risk and control self -assessment outcome are consistent, credible, and underpinned by appropriate evidenceRemain current on business drivers, regulatory and industry changes impacting the firms information and cybersecurity activities and obligationsContribute to the advancement of operational risk methods and practices and the operational risk management framework Identify and drive initiatives that improve the risk management activities at the firmThis role requires an energetic self-starter that can liaise with Engineering teams both regionally and globally.  Experience and knowledge in a regulated enterprise network, preferably financial institution’s technology infrastructure/applications and control requirements are required together with strong interpersonal and analytical skills for this role.

Qualifications

Strong business acumen with general awareness of technology related processes, risks and business flows8+ years of relevant experience, which could include working in operational risk; in a financial institution’s technology division; a technology company that builds or maintains enterprise systems, like cloud services; offensive or defensive cybersecurity; or IT or Information Security/Cybersecurity auditors.Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present with impact and influenceExperience with frameworks like NIST (Cybersecurity Framework, 800-53), COBIT, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix ,and/or ISO 27001Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong delivery focusStrong organizational skills (project management experience a plus)Ability to work in a team environment and knowledge share with other colleagues within teamProficiency in World, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint/OneDrive – SQL, graph databases and Tableau (would be a plus)Familiarity with enterprise risk management best-practices and controlsPossess a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Business and Technology Management, Finance, Data Science, or related disciplinesTechnology skills including substantive subject matter expertise in several areas, including:Deep understanding of Linux and Windows operating systemsInternet infrastructure design and installation and support of network devices and firewallsCloud computing concepts, technologies, risks and mitigating controlsSystems and security administration and configuration of servers and desktops (UNIX, Windows, directory services etc.)Security risks related to web, mobile, web services, and client/server architecturesEncryption schemes (symmetric, asymmetric, and hashing) and how they may be applied in an application architectureVulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies and processes for web, thick client and mobile applicationsExperience with Splunk and/or other SIEM platforms would be useful but not requiredThreat modelling, intelligence and incident responseManagement, monitoring and operations of technology (backups, change management, system monitoring, incident/problem Management)Business continuity planning and disaster recovery design and implementationSecurity within the software development lifecycle

 

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