
Senior IT Risk Analyst
CardWorks
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Woodbury • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $122,309 - $135,899 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Support and enhance the organization’s technology risk management, audit coordination, and IT control framework
- Coordinate audit preparation activities—including scheduling, evidence collection, and stakeholder communication—for internal audits and regulatory examinations (e.g., FDIC, SOX, SOC, and other technology-focused reviews)
- Serve as the primary liaison between Internal Audit, IT, and Compliance teams to ensure timely and accurate responses to audit inquiries
- Oversee and track remediation activities; validate completion and effectiveness of corrective actions for technology-related audit findings
- Conduct comprehensive Technology Risk Assessments, identifying inherent and residual risks across infrastructure, applications, security, and cloud environments
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of technology controls, including IT General Controls (ITGCs), logical access, change management, operations, and security controls
- Perform independent control testing to verify compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
- Advise IT leadership on control gaps, deficiencies, risks, and recommended remediation strategies
- Provide risk insights for new initiatives, technology implementations, cloud migrations, and major IT projects
- Support enhancements to the IT risk management framework, control library, and GRC tooling
- Monitor emerging technology risks and collaborate with stakeholders to develop mitigating controls
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of IT policies, standards, and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5-10+ years of experience in IT risk, audit, information security, or technology governance
- Strong knowledge of IT controls frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001) and regulatory requirements (SOX, FFIEC, SOC, etc.)
- Experience working with audit functions and responding to regulatory reviews
- Ability to analyze control gaps and articulate risks clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Preferred: Professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CIA, or similar.
- Experience with GRC platforms (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow GRC, MetricStream)
- Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related risk assessments
- Prior first line Technology experience.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision (plus much more)
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Wellness Programs
- Group Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Vacation, Sick Days and bank Holidays
- Employee Engagement Activities including Employee Appreciation Day, DEI Employee Resource Groups, Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Recognition
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
IT risk managementaudit coordinationtechnology risk assessmentsIT controls frameworkscontrol testingremediation strategiescloud risk assessmentstechnology governancecompliance verificationrisk analysis
Soft Skills
stakeholder communicationanalytical skillsarticulation of riskscollaborationadvisory skills
Certifications
CISACRISCCISSPCIA