Senior IT Risk & Controls Specialist
About The Position
As a Senior IT Risk and Controls Specialist, you’ll play a key role in strengthening FCC’s IT risk management practices by helping teams understand risk, apply effective controls and continuously improve how we manage and report on risk across the organization. You’ll be part of a collaborative risk and controls team that supports information management, cybersecurity and privacy outcomes. Working closely with IT delivery teams, business partners, and second- and third-line risk partners, you’ll help translate complex risk concepts into practical guidance, meaningful reporting, and effective control testing and monitoring. If you enjoy working across teams, simplifying complexity and influencing how risk is managed in a fast‑changing IT environment, this could be the role for you.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, commerce, business administration or a related field
- Minimum five years of progressive experience in IT risk management, technology risk, audit or a related field (or an equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Advanced knowledge of IT risk management practices, methodologies, processes and emerging trends
- Solid understanding of IT general controls (ITGCs) and control design and effectiveness
- Proven experience providing risk guidance and advisory support to technology or delivery teams
- Experience supporting control testing, monitoring and risk reporting activities
- Risk management or related professional certification (or working toward one)
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of agriculture lending or financial services environments
- Experience supporting learning and awareness programs related to IT risk, cybersecurity or privacy
- Familiarity with three lines of defence risk management models
Responsibilities
- Plan and execute design and operating effectiveness testing of IT, cybersecurity, privacy and information management controls
- Conduct process walkthroughs with control owners to understand end‑to‑end control execution
- Review, validate and assess control evidence to determine effectiveness and identify gaps
- Support ongoing control monitoring, including tracking issues, remediation progress and emerging risks
- Consolidate testing results and develop clear, risk‑based reporting and key control indicators
- Advise IT delivery teams and control owners on control design, documentation and remediation activities
- Coordinate and respond to second‑ and third‑line requests, including audits and reviews
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of control testing and monitoring practices
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards packages
- market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs
- flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans
- well-being support through benefits and wellness programs
- Learning and development opportunities
- Hybrid work options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
