Principal IT Assurance Analyst

Centene Corporation•Roodepoort, MO

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: Gathers and organizes the assessment data and results to support risk reporting and monitoring processes. Advises, designs, and/or validates the status of IT controls and processes and assists in the design of corrective actions to address control deficiencies. Consults with control owner(s) to innovate and implement controls to minimize/mitigate risks, vulnerabilities and threats to IT as well as improve overall control design Ensures stakeholders incorporate new controls and/or updates to controls into testing Work closely with key stakeholders within IT to understand the overall business environment, processes, and procedures to design, build and maintain systems of controls across IT functions Understands and assesses levels of risk and compliance (deriving from external and internal threats) across the enterprise Maintain departmental work process for IT controls Interface with business control personnel and provide technical guidance Communicates, consults, and assists in remediation of control findings and gaps with IT and business stakeholders Develops and/or matures metrics (KRI & KPI) to deliver reports and presentations to various levels of management personnel Maintains risk register with risk treatment plans Perform assessments of an IT Risk Acceptance request to identify risks and mitigating controls as well as follow-up on necessary approvals Has the ability to determine if proposed technology solutions have cross-functional impact or risks to other units and to identify areas of efficiency Manages stakeholders, identify, and manages issues and risks Examines options for improvement, risks, and proposed changes and identifies mitigation strategies Builds relationships with key business stakeholders and aligns the business and IT architecture Drives agile development methodology best practices across the teams Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree and deep functional and Centene-specific knowledge, and 7+ years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office; Microsoft Project; Microsoft Visio
Experience with Data Analysis; Project Management
Advanced - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
Advanced - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Advanced - Ability to work independently
Advanced - Demonstrated analytical skills
Advanced - Demonstrated project management skills
Advanced - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
Advanced - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Advanced - Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
Advanced - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion

Responsibilities

Gathers and organizes the assessment data and results to support risk reporting and monitoring processes.
Advises, designs, and/or validates the status of IT controls and processes and assists in the design of corrective actions to address control deficiencies.
Consults with control owner(s) to innovate and implement controls to minimize/mitigate risks, vulnerabilities and threats to IT as well as improve overall control design
Ensures stakeholders incorporate new controls and/or updates to controls into testing
Work closely with key stakeholders within IT to understand the overall business environment, processes, and procedures to design, build and maintain systems of controls across IT functions
Understands and assesses levels of risk and compliance (deriving from external and internal threats) across the enterprise
Maintain departmental work process for IT controls
Interface with business control personnel and provide technical guidance
Communicates, consults, and assists in remediation of control findings and gaps with IT and business stakeholders
Develops and/or matures metrics (KRI & KPI) to deliver reports and presentations to various levels of management personnel
Maintains risk register with risk treatment plans
Perform assessments of an IT Risk Acceptance request to identify risks and mitigating controls as well as follow-up on necessary approvals
Has the ability to determine if proposed technology solutions have cross-functional impact or risks to other units and to identify areas of efficiency
Manages stakeholders, identify, and manages issues and risks
Examines options for improvement, risks, and proposed changes and identifies mitigation strategies
Builds relationships with key business stakeholders and aligns the business and IT architecture
Drives agile development methodology best practices across the teams
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards