IT Risk & Control Associate Analyst

City National Bank • Jersey City, NJ

95d • $65,000 - $95,000

About The Position

The IT Risk Controls Associate Analyst is a subject-area specialist with specialized training, methods and analytic techniques to create recommendations and directions for cyber risk mitigation in a complex technical environment. Focus areas of security assessment by the ITRC Security Associate Analyst includes third party security and overall security program effectiveness in mitigating risk. The ITRC Associate's goal to create actionable information for IT and business leadership, and to provide objective assessment of cyber security risks for auditors, regulators and external parties. This requires routinely authoring detailed reports and gathering metrics ensure stakeholders receive accurate and complete information. The ITRC keeps abreast of external cyber security trends, technologies and cyber risk management approaches, and often works with other teams on cyber risk-related initiatives to provide subject-matter recommendations and guidance to achieve a posture within the bank's overall risk appetite. Developing professional expertise and continues to acquire higher levels of knowledge and skill in own discipline. Works on problems of limited to moderate scope where analysis of situations or data may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year experience in Information/Cyber Security field or equivalent training in cyber security operations, incident response, risk analysis or investigations

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience analyzing complex cyber security data sets within subject area specialty
• Demonstrated knowledge of cyber security landscape -- threats, trends, technologies
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial regulation and control frameworks applicable to cyber security or IT risk
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Including a strong ability to create positive and professional business relationships with internal clients.
• Strong commitment to working as a team and providing excellent customer service.
• Exposure to banking or equivalent highly controlled technology environment is preferred
• Masters' degree in business, computer science or related field preferred
• Security certifications (CISSP, GSEC, etc.) are highly desired.
• Demonstrated experience with Industry or subject specific analysis or assessment frameworks is highly desired (FAIR, NIST CSF, etc.)
• Experience in banking/financial industry is strongly preferred
• Formalized training in cyber security analysis or assessment techniques

Responsibilities

• Define analysis objectives, collect data from internal and external sources, and evaluate/analyze data to provide objective information on cyber risks for IT and business management with both summary and detailed reporting
• Assess risk within-subject specialty area to evaluate the design and effectiveness of security controls
• Provide insight and guidance to IT software and hardware upgrades and other projects to ensure production environments meet and exceed minimum security standards and will effectively counter cyber threats
• Create new and maintain process and procedural documentation for various risk analysis and risk assessment activities; Highlight industry-based methodologies, techniques, or standards (FAIR, NIST, FFIEC, etc.) used as the basis for analysis efforts
• Participate in other security support projects and duties as needed or requested

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees