Tech Risk and Controls Lead - Infrastructure Platforms - Plano, TX

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Plano, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tech Risk and Controls Lead within Infrastructure Platforms identifies and mitigates compliance and operational risks in accordance with the firm’s standards. The role provides subject matter expertise and technical guidance to technology-aligned process owners, ensuring controls operate effectively and comply with regulatory, legal, and industry standards. Working with Product Owners, Business Control Managers, regulators, and other stakeholders, the Lead contributes to a comprehensive view of technology risk posture and its business impact. The role applies advanced risk-management knowledge to develop solutions and manage a diverse team in a dynamic risk environment. The position uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to support risk and controls workflows, including synthesizing evidence, drafting executive reporting, and streamlining recurring testing and issue-management routines. AI-assisted outputs must be validated by a person and handled in accordance with sensitivity, security, auditability, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience, or equivalent expertise, in technology risk management, cybersecurity, or a related field, focused on regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities in the work environment to support technology risk and controls workflows, with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
Ability to review and validate AI-assisted risk summaries and recommendations before use, escalate when uncertain, and ensure outcomes meet security, auditability, and regulatory expectations.
Familiarity with risk management frameworks, industry standards, and financial-industry regulatory requirements.
Proficient knowledge of data security, risk assessment and reporting, control evaluation, design, and governance, with a record of implementing effective risk-mitigation strategies.
Ability to influence executive-level strategic decision-making and translate technology insights into business strategies for senior executives.
Experience with cloud services such as AWS, databases, AI/ML, and Infrastructure Platforms.

Nice To Haves

CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, or a similar industry-recognized risk or audit certification.
Prior Internal Audit, regulatory examination, or external audit experience, especially in issue validation, closure testing, or control assessments.
Experience writing test procedures, acceptance criteria, or QA/QC review standards.
Data analysis skills to support data-driven testing and reporting.

Responsibilities

Identify, quantify, communicate, and manage technology risk, focusing on root-cause analysis and resolution recommendations.
Use enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to synthesize risk and control evidence and draft executive-ready reporting, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
Independently validate issue remediation and closure readiness by testing action-plan evidence to confirm root causes are resolved and fixes are sustainable.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with LOB technologists, assessment teams, and data officers to support collaboration and shared goals.
Execute reporting and governance for controls, policies, issue management, and measurements, providing senior management with insights into control effectiveness and governance needs.
Review issue lifecycle documents, including issue creation, extensions, and action-plan closures, for clear root causes, accurate severity, and complete narratives.
Support risk-reduction assessments and escalations by assessing residual risk and recommending compensating controls or extended remediation where gaps remain.
Manage the Risk Assessment structure within the CORE framework, maintaining accurate mappings and monitoring of processes, risks, controls, and mitigation activities; validate remediation through evidence-based action-plan reviews and approve risk acceptances or exceptions.
Coordinate risk activities with Audit, the 2nd and 3rd Lines of Defense, and regulatory stakeholders; lead responses to RFIs and audit requests for executive-level leadership.
Monitor and evaluate control effectiveness, identify gaps, and recommend enhancements to strengthen risk posture and regulatory compliance.
Promote reuse-first, AI-assisted approaches for recurring control testing and issue/action-plan management while ensuring human review and alignment with auditability and regulatory expectations.