Technical Risk Advisor, Specialist

Vanguard Group; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid work model

Zusammenfassung

Vanguard Group in Malvern, PA is seeking a seasoned technology risk professional to lead critical risk assessments and drive remediation across engineering, security, and risk teams.

You will translate complex risk findings into actionable priorities, guiding products and infrastructure toward safer, compliant designs while partnering with stakeholders to advance risk maturity.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of five years of experience in software or application engineering, cybersecurity, technology risk, infrastructure or cloud engineering.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Graduate degree in Computer Science preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in software or application engineering, cybersecurity, technology risk, infrastructure or cloud engineering, vulnerability management, technical program delivery, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience analyzing complex technical or technology-risk issues and translating findings into risk implications, recommendations, or remediation actions.
• Experience partnering across engineering, cybersecurity, technology, risk, or operational teams to solve complex problems and influence outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently through ambiguous problems, analyze technical information and data, exercise sound judgment, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and risk concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Aufgaben

• Establish credibility with technical teams by understanding context, asking effective questions, and constructively challenging assumptions.
• Translate risk signals into clear priorities, treatment options, ownership, and actionable next steps.
• Identify recurring conditions and opportunities to improve risk practices, analytics, tooling, automation, guidance, or workflows.
• Analyze complex technology and security risk information and translate findings into clear priorities and practical recommendations.
• Independently investigate ambiguous technical-risk issues, synthesize information from multiple sources, evaluate tradeoffs, and recommend appropriate actions.
• Partner across engineering, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, risk, and operational teams to understand technical exposure, remediation constraints, dependencies, and treatment options.
• Help technology teams reduce risk by clarifying priorities, navigating barriers, and identifying actionable remediation approaches.
• Analyze risk data to identify trends, concentrations, recurring conditions, and areas requiring additional attention.
• Support technology-risk and control activities through technical analysis, interpretation of requirements, clarification of ownership, and development of trackable actions.
• Influence outcomes across organizational boundaries and identify opportunities to improve risk practices, analytics, tooling, automation, guidance, and workflows.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Ausbildung

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Job Responsibilities

• Establish credibility with technical teams by understanding context, asking effective questions, and constructively challenging assumptions.
• Translate risk signals into clear priorities, treatment options, ownership, and actionable next steps.
• Identify recurring conditions and opportunities to improve risk practices, analytics, tooling, automation, guidance, or workflows.
• Analyze complex technology and security risk information and translate findings into clear priorities and practical recommendations.
• Independently investigate ambiguous technical-risk issues, synthesize information from multiple sources, evaluate tradeoffs, and recommend appropriate actions.
• Partner across engineering, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, risk, and operational teams to understand technical exposure, remediation constraints, dependencies, and treatment options.
• Help technology teams reduce risk by clarifying priorities, navigating barriers, and identifying actionable remediation approaches.
• Analyze risk data to identify trends, concentrations, recurring conditions, and areas requiring additional attention.
• Support technology-risk and control activities through technical analysis, interpretation of requirements, clarification of ownership, and development of trackable actions.
• Influence outcomes across organizational boundaries and identify opportunities to improve risk practices, analytics, tooling, automation, guidance, and workflows.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience, with two years cloud services development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Graduate degree in Computer Science preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in software or application engineering, cybersecurity, technology risk, infrastructure or cloud engineering, vulnerability management, technical program delivery, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience analyzing complex technical or technology-risk issues and translating findings into risk implications, recommendations, or remediation actions.
• Experience partnering across engineering, cybersecurity, technology, risk, or operational teams to solve complex problems and influence outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently through ambiguous problems, analyze technical information and data, exercise sound judgment, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and risk concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior hands-on experience in software development, scripting, automation, application engineering, security engineering, or related technical work.
• Experience across multiple technology domains, such as application or software engineering, cybersecurity, cloud or infrastructure, vulnerability management, or technology risk.
• Experience supporting technical-risk remediation, risk or control assessments, application security, vulnerability management, or broader risk-reduction initiatives.
• Experience using analytics, automation, visualization, or AI-enabled tools to investigate technical issues, generate insights, or improve workflows.

Special Factors

Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.

Vanguard, one of the world's leading investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.