Principal Risk Specialist

Capital One • McLean, VA

8d • $109,900 - $150,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Principal Risk Specialists at Capital One are highly motivated risk management professionals with excellent project management and communication skills. They have a high level of exposure across lines of business and the opportunity to work with control stakeholders of various levels to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential risks to the Company.
As a Principal Risk Specialist in Capital One’s Technology SOX Governance (TSG) team, you are responsible for ensuring controls that support Technology critical processes are in compliance with both internal and external regulatory requirements. You will be performing/supervising routine technology risk and control activities while also working across the enterprise to develop and implement strategic technology risk management solutions that ensure Capital One’s continued stability and success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Military experience
• At least 3 years of Information Systems Risk Management, IT Audit, or IT Compliance Experience

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years of Information Systems Risk Management, IT Audit, or IT Compliance Experience
• 4+ years of Project Management experience leading cross functional projects and programs in Risk
• 3+ years of experience working with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations
• Experience working within a Financial Services institution or highly regulated environment
• 1+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
• Certifications such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Responsibilities

• Control Governance: Ensure assigned Tech controls are operating effectively and as designed/intended. Own the operational oversight adhering to appropriate policies/standards and provide risk consulting for assigned controls portfolio.
• Control Maintenance: Provide consultation and oversight on control design, perform effective challenges on control design, and help maintain effective controls for both internal and external testing.
• Testing Readiness & Support: Perform preassessments of Tech SOX controls to determine sufficiency of processes and effectiveness of execution prior to formal testing evaluation.
• Issues Management: Responsible for providing consultation and effective challenge of identified potential issues, and accountable for impact assessment, remediation plan and issue closure.
• Strategic Delivery: Directly contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives by identifying solutions that drive efficiency and optimization within the technology risk and control domain.

Benefits

• performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
• comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal