Technology Risk & Governance Analyst (JC)

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Matlen Silver Group, Inc. is seeking a Technology Risk & Governance Analyst to drive risk governance, vulnerability remediation, patch compliance, and production readiness across mainframe and distributed environments in Jersey City.

You will partner with multiple teams to identify, track, and remediate risks, audit findings, and regulatory exposures while delivering executive risk reporting. Ideal candidates bring deep mainframe expertise (CICS, DB2, COBOL, JCL, z/OS), strong Java

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in IT or engineering with strong software background.
• 5+ years IT software experience (SDLC).
• Experience with Mainframe environments (CICS, DB2, COBOL, JCL, z/OS).
• Knowledge of Spring, Spring MVC, Spring Batch.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive technology risk governance and remediation across distributed and mainframe environments.
• Coordinate vulnerability management, patch deployments and production readiness activities.
• Support governance forums, executive reporting, and risk tracking.
• Collaborate with Application, Infrastructure, Security, and Production Support teams.
• Lead incident reviews and change management across multiple tech stacks.

Skills

Technology Risk Governance

Vulnerability Management

Patch & Security Remediation

Infrastructure Coordination

Change, Incident & Problem Mgmt

Mainframe Technologies (CICS)

Mainframe DB2

COBOL & JCL

z/OS

Java & Microservices

Splunk

Dynatrace

Audit & Regulatory Governance

Executive Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor degree in IT related field or Science & Engineering

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Technology Risk & Governance Analyst (JC) (BH-110916)

Location Jersey City, United States Sector Banking

Position Summary Responsible for driving technology risk governance, vulnerability management, patch compliance, operational readiness, and infrastructure coordination across distributed and mainframe technology environments. This role partners with Application, Infrastructure, Security, Database, Middleware, and Production Support teams to identify, track, and remediate technology risks, audit findings, security exposures, and operational issues while ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities include coordinating server maintenance, vulnerability remediation, patch deployments, infrastructure upgrades, production implementations, change management activities, incident reviews, and production readiness assessments. The role also supports governance forums, executive reporting, risk tracking, audit responses, and cross-functional delivery of strategic technology initiatives. Candidates should possess a strong understanding of enterprise technology platforms, including Mainframe (CICS, DB2, COBOL, JCL, z/OS), Java applications, MuleSoft integrations, APIs, distributed systems, middleware, databases, and infrastructure hosting environments. Experience with Splunk, Dynatrace, and enterprise observability tools is preferred for monitoring, incident analysis, trend reporting, and operational risk assessments. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong stakeholder management, risk and control governance, problem-solving, and coordination skills with the ability to influence multiple technology teams, drive accountability, and ensure timely closure of risk, security, audit, and operational commitments.

Key Skills

• Technology Risk & Governance
• Vulnerability, Patch & Security Remediation Management
• Infrastructure & Production Support Coordination
• Change, Incident & Problem Management
• Mainframe Technologies (CICS, DB2, COBOL, JCL, z/OS)
• Java, MuleSoft, APIs & Distributed Systems
• Splunk, Dynatrace & Observability Platforms
• Audit, Compliance & Regulatory Governance
• Executive Reporting & Stakeholder Management
• Cross-Functional Coordination & Operational Risk Tracking
• Production Readiness & Infrastructure Change Management
• Service Stability & Operational Excellence

Primary Skill IBM Mainframe Clearcase Secondary Skill Core Java Tertiary Skill

Required Qualifications

Quick learner and self-starter who requires minimal supervision to excel in a dynamic environment

• Ability to acquire business domain knowledge quickly and effectively to take a role of subject matter expert for multiple applications
• Deep understanding of the software development and support process
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in database background on one or more of these databases: Mainframe, DB2, Oracle etc.
• 5+ years of relevant IT software experience (Development SDLC lifecycle)
• Good knowledge of CICS/BATCH/DB2
• Knowledge of Spring, Spring MVC and Spring Batch
• Strong Core Java Skills
• Basic Knowledge of XML Schema and Processing Technologies (Parsers, JAXB, XSLT etc)
• Good Understanding of Core Java Patterns
• Bachelor degree in IT related field or Science & Engineering