Technology Audit

Goldman Sachs Bank AG; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment banking firm is seeking a Vice President for Internal Audit in Birmingham. This role involves assessing internal controls and managing audits for the Global Banking and Markets Division. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technology auditing and a strong understanding of financial markets.

Benefits

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

Competitive Vacation Policies

Financial Wellness & Retirement Support

On-site Fitness Centers

Child Care & Family Care

Qualifications

• 9+ years’ work experience in relevant fields.
• Knowledge of financial markets and products.
• Experience with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.

Responsibilities

• Assess the firm's internal control structure and governance processes.
• Perform regular risk assessments and monitor control measures.
• Analyze business and technology processes for effectiveness.

Skills

Data Analytics

Communication

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Multitasking

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Information Security

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

Java

C++

Job description

Internal Audit - Global Banking and Markets Engineering, Cyber Security SME - Vice President location_on Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

TEAM OVERVIEW

Goldman Sachs Internal Auditors demonstrate strong risk and control mindsets, analytical, exercise professional scepticism, and are able to challenge and discuss effectively with management on risks and control measures. We look for individuals who enjoy learning about audit, businesses and functions, have innovative and creative mindsets to adopt analytical techniques to enhance audit techniques, building relationships and are able to evolve and thrive in teamwork and in a fast-paced global environment.

Goldman Sachs Internal Audit comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists. We are organized into global teams comprising business and technology auditors to cover all the firm's businesses and functions, including securities, investment banking, consumer and investment management, risk management, finance, cyber-security and technology risk, and engineering.

This role is for a driven technology auditor to cover our Global Banking and Markets Division and to work as part of a team in integrated audits covering specific Global Banking and Markets sales and trading businesses as well as technology-led projects covering topics including electronic trading, trading platforms and technology control practices, and specializing in the information and cyber security risks and controls

THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As the third line of defence, Internal Audit's mission is to independently assess the firm's internal control structure, including the firm's governance processes and controls, and risk management and capital and anti-financial crime frameworks, raise awareness of control risk and monitor the implementation of management's control measures.

In doing so, Internal Audit perform the following duties:

• Communicates and reports on the effectiveness of the firm's governance, risk management and controls that mitigate current and evolving risk
• Raise awareness of control risk
• Assesses the firm's control culture and conduct risks
• Monitors management's implementation of control measures

Additional responsibilities include:

• Performing regular risk assessments for the area of coverage
• Regularly meeting the business/engineering stakeholders and building strong relationships with management
• Analyzing the business and technology processes to evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant technology controls, including automated application controls and IT general controls
• Validating that the scoped technology controls meet business, technology, and regulatory requirements
• Continuously monitoring business and technology developments
• Monitoring regulatory requirements and developments, as well as industry standards
• Performing and leading audit work, including defining the scope of risks and controls assessment of controls design and effectiveness, reviewing audit work and reporting findings to internal and external management
• Validating the closure of management action points
• Managing, coaching and developing team members

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 9+ years’ work experience, and a degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or equivalent discipline.
• Knowledge of financial markets, products and services.
• Understanding of management, monitoring, operations, and disaster recovery of systems with high availability.
• Experience with Data Analytics tools and techniques.
• Ability to review/develop code (Java, C++, Python, etc.)
• Cloud security / risk concepts, architecture, controls, implementation, and assessment.
• Security within the software development lifecycle and Infrastructure as Code.
• Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing methodologies and processes.
• Security risks related to web, mobile, serverless and containerized applications, and network infrastructure.
• Relevant technology standards and regulations – NIST Cyber Security Framework, Cloud Security Alliance CCM, FFIEC CAT, ISO 27001, GDPR, NYSDFS, data privacy rules, FFIEC IT handbooks etc.
• Sound understanding of internal control concepts, with the ability to evaluate and determine the appropriateness of controls through consideration of both business and technology risks
• Technology audit skills including an understanding of:
  • System architecture, with understanding of databases, operating systems and messaging
  • Prior experience of testing automated IT application controls and IT general controls
  • Data analysis skills over large datasets (Python experience is desirable)
  • Ability to review code
• Ability to work effectively across a large audit team, understanding the team's role in the overall strategy of the firm.
• Written and verbal communication skills a must; strong interpersonal skills essential. Job requires frequent interaction with technology management.
• Must be able to multitask while managing both time and workload.
• Must be highly motivated with strong analytical skills, willing and able to learn new business and system processes quickly.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

Benefits at Goldman Sachs

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