IT Risk Advisor

Bread Financial•Columbus, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Advisor, Technology Risk is responsible for assessing and guiding IT-related risk through analysis, research, and formal risk and control assessments. This role ensures the integrity of IT Risk controls to support business decisions and regulatory compliance, advising senior leadership and influencing IT program goals.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
8+ years in risk management, audit, governance, compliance oversight, control oversight, or other related disciplines at a financial service firm (or other highly regulated industry).experience in risk management, audit, governance, compliance oversight, control oversight, or other related disciplines.
Experience in IT operations, infrastructure, application security, BC/DR, information security, or data governance.
Skills Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) Risk Control Assessment Issue Management Controls Testing Information Security

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in risk management, computer science, engineering, or MIS.
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - International Information System Security Certification Consortium
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - The Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Inc.
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified Cyber Forensics Professional- (CCFP)
Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional - (CSSLP)
Systems Security Certified Practitioner - (SSCP)
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+ - (CySA+)
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner - (CASP+)
Security+
9+ years Additional information security experience

Responsibilities

Provide advisory services to IT, ensuring risk management principles are integrated into technology strategy. Educate on best practices and regulatory guidance.
Conduct effective risk assessments, provide recommendations, and manage IT issues and risk acceptances using the Enterprise GRC System.
Respond to audit and regulatory inquiries, perform SLOD challenge on first line issue closure and control tests.

Benefits

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26.
New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period).
Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period.
Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan.
All associates receive 11 paid holidays.
Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off.
Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.
Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.
Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.
Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December.
You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.