Morgan Stanley · 6 hours ago
Director, Technical Specialist
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$149K/yr - $155K/yr
2+ years expMorgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. They are seeking a Director, Technical Specialist to execute assurance activities, facilitate stakeholder conversations on risk management, and test controls over applications and system infrastructure. The role involves assessing the control environment and prioritizing areas of focus based on risk identification.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesLending
Responsibilities
Execute assurance activities including audits, continuous monitoring, and closure verification to assess risk and formulate a view on the control environment
Facilitate conversations with stakeholders on risks, their impact and how well they are managed in a clear, timely and structured manner
Test controls over applications and system infrastructure, including those over data accuracy, completeness and processing, systems development, change management, data security and entitlements, production management and technology governance
Identify risk and impact to relevant coverage area to prioritize areas of focus
Qualification
Required
Requires a Master's in Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field
Requires two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as an Associate, Analyst, Internal Audit, or a related role
Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skills:
Evaluating financial institution's risk management processes and controls against the principles and guidance in the FFIEC Information Technology Handbooks
Assisting in the audit scoping process, leading walkthroughs with stakeholders, and preparing narratives to describe key centralized technology processes and associated technology controls
Creating, executing, and documenting control tests for applications and system infrastructure in the following domains: Access management control testing, disaster recovery control testing, and data processing control testing
Preparing system flow diagrams using Visio
Managing documents that are shared with stakeholders, including request lists and audit progress presentations
Drafting audit observations and issues
Verifying corrective actions have been implemented to address audit-identified issues and regulatory issues
Performing continuous monitoring activities to assess technology risks
Using workflow and risk management tools such as Archer, JIRA, and ServiceNow
Perform data analysis using tools such as QlikView dashboards
Reviewing SQL and Python code
Collaborating with business auditors on assurance activities
Benefits
Commission earnings
Incentive compensation
Discretionary bonuses
Other short and long-term incentive packages
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Company
Morgan Stanley
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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Chairman and CEO
Ted Pick
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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