Senior Technology Risk & Controls Analyst

Mastercard; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 142,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Mastercard in the United States seeks a Principle Technology Risk Analyst to lead risk-based testing methodologies and governance across the enterprise, collaborating with Technology, Risk, 2nd line of defense, and Regulatory teams. This role will help ensure a scalable, auditable, and sustainable control-testing approach.

Responsibilities include planning, developing risk-based testing, procedures, and evidence standards, plus supporting audits and regulatory examinations with clear reporting

Qualifications

• Experience developing risk-based testing approaches and prioritizing assurance activities.
• Experience in Technology Risk, IT Audit, Technology Controls, Compliance Testing, Cybersecurity Risk, or Controls Assurance.
• Strong background leading or executing technology control testing, internal audit, or risk assessment programs.
• Deep understanding of control testing methodologies, evidence evaluation, sampling, issue management, and remediation validation.
• Ability to translate regulatory and risk requirements into practical testing and control assessment practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, reporting, and continuous improvement of Mastercard's technology control testing methodology.
• Develop and maintain risk-based testing methodologies including testing frequency, control inventories, and testing priorities.
• Establish and streamlining testing procedures, evidence requirements, and sampling approaches.
• Partner with Technology, Risk, 2nd line of defense and Regulatory teams to enhance processes based on iterative feedback.
• Analyze federated testing priorities and identify synergies and provide guidance to stakeholders to influence testing decisions.
• Connect control testing results to risk themes and partner with various stakeholders to communicate findings to leadership and governance stakeholders.
• Support audits, regulatory examinations, and assurance activities through clear reporting and documentation.
• Drive improvements through automation, A.I, analytics, and scalable testing processes.
• Influence the ongoing maturity of Mastercard's technology risk and control environment.

Skills

Technology Risk

IT Audit

Technology Controls

Compliance Testing

Cybersecurity Risk

Controls Assurance

Job description

Mastercard in the United States seeks a Principle Technology Risk Analyst to lead risk-based testing methodologies and governance across the enterprise, collaborating with Technology, Risk, 2nd line of defense, and Regulatory teams. This role will help ensure a scalable, auditable, and sustainable control-testing approach.

Responsibilities include planning, developing risk-based testing, procedures, and evidence standards, plus supporting audits and regulatory examinations with clear reporting