Security & Fraud Resiliency Testing Leader

Wintrust Financial Corporation; Rosemont (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Accidental death and dismemberment

Short-term and long-term Disability

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Transportation and Commuting Benefits

Banking Benefits

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, IL seeks a hands-on Resiliency Manager to build and lead the Security & Fraud Control Testing Program. You'll coach a team of testing professionals and drive risk-based testing across cybersecurity, fraud, and operational resiliency controls.

You'll partner with Cybersecurity, Physical Security, Technology, and Audit functions to assess control design, validate remediation, and report findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in control testing, internal audit, operational risk, technology risk, cybersecurity, fraud risk management, business continuity, resiliency, or related disciplines within Financial Services
• CISA, CRISC, CISM, CIA, CISSP, or related certifications
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry frameworks, and control standards applicable to cybersecurity, fraud, technology, and operational resiliency
• Experience evaluating control design and operating effectiveness, performing risk-based testing, root cause analysis, remediation validation, and issue management and experience developing testing methodologies, test procedures, sampling approaches, and evaluating control evidence

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute risk-based control testing activities across cybersecurity, fraud, third-party security, physical security, business continuity, and operational resiliency domains.
• Develop test plans, perform assessments of control design and operating effectiveness, review evidence, and communicate testing results.
• Build, manage, and enhance the Security & Fraud Control Testing Program, including methodology development, testing standards, quality assurance, reporting frameworks, risk-based testing plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coach, develop, and lead a team of control testing professionals.
• Provide work direction, performance management, quality reviews, and technical guidance.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Fraud, Technology, Business Continuity, 2LOD Resiliency and Operational Risk, IT, auditors, and regulators to identify control deficiencies, assess emerging risks, perform root cause analysis, and support remediation activities.
• Track issue remediation, perform validation and retesting of corrective actions, develop KPI/KRI reporting, support audits and regulatory examinations, and leverage approved AI and automation capabilities to improve testing efficiency and reporting.

Skills

Control testing

Internal audit

Operational risk

Cybersecurity

Fraud risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

CISA, CRISC, CISM, CIA, CISSP certifications

Job description

Wintrust Financial Corporation in Rosemont, IL seeks a hands-on Resiliency Manager to build and lead the Security & Fraud Control Testing Program. You'll coach a team of testing professionals and drive risk-based testing across cybersecurity, fraud, and operational resiliency controls.

You'll partner with Cybersecurity, Physical Security, Technology, and Audit functions to assess control design, validate remediation, and report findings.