Technology Risk & Compliance Consultant

Intone Inc; United States; Remote; USD 166,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Intone Inc. is seeking an experienced Technology Risk & Compliance Consultant for a 24+ month contract (remote) to lead and execute risk, compliance, and control validation activities across critical financial applications.

This role requires a hands-on leader who can test, validate, document, and drive risk initiatives from assessment through production deployment. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in technology risk, IT risk, or IT audit, with strong knowledge of Level 1/2 validations, change

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Technology Risk, IT Risk, IT Compliance, Technology Controls, IT Audit, or related discipline.
• Proven experience leading risk initiatives while remaining hands-on with control testing and validation.
• Strong experience with Level 1 and Level 2 validations and technology control frameworks.
• Experience with financial applications or environments with heavy regulation (banking/financial services).
• Understanding of change management, SDLC controls, testing, and production deployment processes.
• Ability to identify risks, challenge controls, and drive remediation to completion.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical teams and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee Level 1 and Level 2 control validations to ensure controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively.
• Lead technology risk and compliance initiatives with hands-on execution, testing, documentation, and remediation activities.
• Manage technology risk processes for financial applications moving into production, ensuring controls, testing approvals, and documentation are complete before deployment.
• Oversee change control processes, including risk assessments, approvals, testing evidence, implementation plans, and post‑production validation.
• Establish and maintain technology risk and compliance procedures, standards, and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of risk, control validation, and testing processes.

Skills

Technology Risk

IT Risk

IT Compliance

Technology Controls

IT Audit

Control testing

Risk remediation

Tools

CISA

CRISC

CISM

CISSP

ITIL

COBIT

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Technology Risk & Compliance Consultant for a 24+ month contract position (remote) to lead and execute technology risk, compliance, and control validation activities across critical financial applications. This role requires a strong leader who is highly hands‑on, with the ability to perform detailed testing and validations while driving risk initiatives from assessment through production implementation.

Responsibilities

• Perform and oversee Level 1 and Level 2 control validations, ensuring technology controls are appropriately designed, implemented, and operating effectively.
• Lead technology risk and compliance initiatives while remaining hands‑on with execution, testing, documentation, and remediation activities.
• Head up the technology risk process for financial applications moving into production, ensuring required controls, testing approvals, and documentation are completed prior to deployment.
• Manage and validate change control processes, including risk assessments, approvals, testing evidence, implementation plans, and post-production validation.
• Establish and maintain technology risk and compliance procedures, standards, and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of risk, control validation, and testing processes.

Qualifications

• Required
  • 7+ years of experience in Technology Risk, IT Risk, IT Compliance, Technology Controls, IT Audit, or a related discipline.
  • Proven experience leading technology risk initiatives while remaining hands‑on with control testing and validation.
  • Strong experience with Level 1 and Level 2 validations and technology control frameworks.
  • Experience with financial applications, preferably within banking, financial services, or other highly regulated environments.
  • Strong understanding of change management/change control, SDLC controls, application testing, and production implementation processes.
  • Experience developing, executing, and documenting technology and control testing.
  • Ability to identify risks, challenge existing controls, and drive remediation through completion.
  • Strong understanding of technology governance, risk, and compliance principles.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with both technical teams and senior leadership.
• Preferred
  • CISA – Certified Information Systems Auditor
  • CRISC – Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
  • CISM – Certified Information Security Manager
  • CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
  • ITIL certification
  • COBIT or related governance/control certification