Senior Associate – RCSA Validation Coordinator, Technology and Cyber Risk Management
Santander
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Miami • Florida, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $93,750 - $165,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudCyber SecurityPMP
About the role
- Execute and coordinate independent validation of technology and cybersecurity RCSAs, including IT general controls, infrastructure, application, and cyber-specific controls
- Review and challenge control design, test results, and effectiveness assessments
- Provide guidance and oversight to the team performing validations, ensuring technical accuracy and adherence to methodology
- Partner with technology teams, cyber risk/control owners, and first-line functions to coordinate RCSA second line validation activities
- Ensure validation findings and control gaps are documented, communicated, and addressed in a timely manner
- Support engagement with senior technology and risk stakeholders to escalate material findings
- Plan, monitor, and track validation activities using structured project management skills; develop and maintain validation schedules and manage dependencies
- Contribute to playbooks, templates, and methodologies specific to technology and cyber RCSA second line validation
- Support preparation of reporting, dashboards, and metrics on validation activities; ensure validation documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready
- Provide insights and updates to risk committees, governance forums, and management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or related field
- Master's Degree in related disciplines (preferred)
- Professional certifications strongly desirable: CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CISM, CCAK, or PMP
- Overall professional experience of 5-10 years or more in Technology Risk Management, Cybersecurity Risk, IT Audit, or Operational Risk within financial services
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in testing and validating technology and cyber controls within the RCSA framework
- Exposure to coordinating risk/control assessment activities and project management practices (PMO experience a plus)
- Experience within a highly regulated environment such as the financial services industry
- Experience performing process assurance activities
- Strong knowledge of IT and cybersecurity risks, including IT general controls, identity and access management (IAM), network security, cloud, and application security
- Familiarity with industry frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT, ITIL, CIS Controls
- Understanding of regulatory expectations related to technology and cyber risk (e.g., OCC, FFIEC, PRA, EBA, DORA)
- Structured, detail-oriented, analytical, with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Benefits
- Link to Santander Benefits: Santander Benefits - 2025 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)
- Continuous learning and development are prioritized
- Ample opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented colleagues from around the world
- Inclusive and accessible application process
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Hard skills
technology validationcybersecurity RCSAIT general controlsinfrastructure controlsapplication controlscyber-specific controlstesting and validating controlsproject managementprocess assuranceidentity and access management
Soft skills
analyticaldetail-orientedcommunicationstakeholder engagementguidanceoversightcoordinationplanningmonitoringtracking
Certifications
CISACRISCCISSPCISMCCAKPMP