Internal Audit - Dallas - Associate, Technology Audit

Goldman Sachs; Dallas (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate, Technology Audit in Dallas, TX, responsible for providing independent assurance of internal controls within the firm’s technology infrastructure and business systems. You will plan, execute and report on audits, interacting with senior technology stakeholders to understand risk drivers and control maturity.

The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s in a relevant field and 1–3 years of experience, with hands-on work in information security, SDLC, and data

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS/Engineering/IS/Cybersecurity or related field with 1 year of relevant experience OR Bachelor's degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with information systems concepts, networks, system architecture, security and risk governance.
• Proficiency in programming languages (Java/C++) and data analysis tools (SQL/Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Audit plans: planning, execution and reporting of audits.
• Assist risk and control governance discussions with senior technology stakeholders.
• Design and execute tests to validate application and system controls.
• Analyze data to derive conclusions and support audit findings.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

SQL

Data analytics

Cybersecurity

Cloud computing

SDLC

Risk management

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Information Systems / Cybersecurity or related field

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Information Systems / Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

IntelliJ

Eclipse

NetBeans

Tableau

Job description

Job Duties:

Associate, Technology Audit with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, Texas. Responsible for providing independent assurance of the internal control structure within the firm's technology infrastructure and business systems. Leverage knowledge and experience in technology infrastructure, application development, cybersecurity, electronic trading, risk management and anti-financial crime systems. Responsibilities include the management and performance of audit plans, including planning, execution and reporting, regulatory interaction, management of finding remediation, continuous assessment of risk, audit resource management, firm control initiative participation and participation in industry and market forums. Assist in driving discussions with senior technology stakeholders to understand risk drivers, control state, and impact to formulate a point of view of the control environment. Assist in defining audit scope, design control testing steps to evaluate the adequacy of the control designs and operating effectiveness. Design and execute tests to validate identified application system controls, which may require data analysis, code inspection and re-performance of system processes. Analyze the design of controls around the underlying system architecture in the context of information technology controls such as security, availability and performance and their impact on the business. Analyze business and technology processes to evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant technology controls. Validate that system features meet business, technology, and regulatory requirements. Assist in presenting the scope, progress, and results of the review to internal audit management, technology and business stakeholders. Evaluate management action plans to address control deficiencies. Analyze data by applying various data analysis techniques and data mining to derive conclusions and make business decisions to drive projects. Collaborate with application developers, system architects, engineers, and security practitioners to audit applications and systems.

Job Requirements:

Master's degree (U.S. or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related computational and analytical field, and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelor's degree (U.S. or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related computational and analytical field, and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior experience must include one (1) year of experience (with a Master's degree) or three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor's degree) with the following: utilizing concepts related to information systems, networks, system architecture, design, information security, technology resiliency, risk and control governance and metrics, incident management, SDLC, vulnerability management and data protection; software development, information and cybersecurity, cloud computing, and development operations; identifying, assessing and relating technology risks to business risks; working with data integrity, change management, incident and alert management, entitlement management, data backup and retention, performance and capacity management, technology frameworks, and system monitoring; interpreting object-based programming languages including Java and C++, scripting languages such as Python, and IDE environments such as IntelliJ, Eclipse and NetBeans; and applying analytical and data analysis skills such as SQL or Tableau and performing data analytics, data mining and database concepts.

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