Senior Analyst, IS Risk Management

Synchrony

Senior Analyst supporting information security risk management activities for Synchrony, a consumer financial services company. Engaging in risk assessments, compliance audits, and security awareness sessions.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeHyderabad • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support information security risk management activities such as Data Share requests, Job Aids maintenance, DLP/TLS Exceptions reconciliations, Third Party risk Management, New Joiner Awareness Sessions and PCI Supplier oversight
Ensure that controls are adequate to meet legal, regulatory, policy, standards, and security requirements
Participate in audits, reviews, and assessments to ensure compliance with multiple compliance and regulatory standards and frameworks including, but not limited to PCI-DSS, CRI, SOX etc.
Perform risk assessments of outbound(external) data sharing requests
Review SRS tools(Security Rating services) for external entities to assess potential risks factors based on their security posture and identify historic cyber events/incidents/data breaches
Perform monthly/quarterly exception reconciliations for DLP and TLS
Maintenance and Renewal of Information Security Job Aids for all Infosec teams
Support Third Party Risk Management activities such as Risk Profiles, Critical Vulnerability Surveys, Metrics and Reporting
Drive PCI Suppliers oversight activities by performing analysis of in-scope suppliers, gathering artifacts/documentation from supplier and maintaining inventory of suppliers' PCI artifacts, along with ongoing monitoring of their PCI compliance
Gather supporting evidence for PCI 4.0.1 supplier oversight controls
Deliver security awareness sessions as part of employee onboarding process for India central hub
Partner with Security, IT, and business functions to identify solutions to remediate assessment findings which meet regulatory, compliance and business needs
Support administrative and maintenance tasks associated with GRC/TPRM Tools(Navex, Coupa etc.)
Evaluate and communicate security risks and solutions to business partners and IT management/staff
Support development of security risk management procedures and standards
Develop metrics, reporting and support ongoing monitoring program to ensure processes working as designed and risks are being tracked
Support risk management special projects for PCI, Client assessments etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field, with a minimum of 2 years of experience in Information Security OR in lieu of the Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 4 years of experience in Information Security
Minimum 2 years of experience conducting security risk assessments
Good understanding of IS Risk Management Concepts
Good understanding of IT related US Banking regulations & industry best practices (IT SOX 404, NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA etc.)
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence team members, management & external groups
Self-motivated & able to work independently or in a team environment & work with virtual teams
in depth understanding of Information Security and Risk Management foundational concepts
Good understanding of data protection, cloud, AI concepts and technologies
Ability to collaborate and work with various business teams like SRMP, CDO etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being
career advancement and upskilling opportunities
flexibility at Synchrony

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Hard Skills & Tools

security risk assessmentsdata protectioncloud technologiesAI conceptsrisk management proceduresmetrics developmentreportingcompliance assessmentsDLPTLS

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsinfluenceself-motivatedindependent workteam collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilityorganizational skillspresentation skills