Application Control Specialist

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for completing and tracking compliance deliverables to ensure applications adhere to policies and standards as well as local laws rules and regulations. Key responsibilities include supporting compliance deliverables and infrastructure requests vendors development teams and technology managers to ensure timely completion of compliance activities. Job expectations include partnering with control functions risk management and Global Information Security teams to complete compliance deliverables effectively and efficiently.

Position Summary:

Application Control Specialist is responsible for completing and tracking compliance deliverables to ensure applications adhere to applicable policies and standards as well as local laws rules and regulations (LRR). Key responsibilities include completing administrative and non-technical tasks related to compliance deliverables and infrastructure requests for the applications they support. They support vendors development teams and Technology Managers to ensure technical security risk and other compliance activities are completed on-time and per requirements. These individuals partner closely with control functions risk management and GIS and are familiar with the applicable policies standards LRRs contacts and procedures so that the compliance deliverables are completed effectively and efficiently. The Application Control Specialist is an individual contributor working with multiple teams at the team or program level.

Responsibilities:

• Completes administrative and non-technical tasks related to risk security and other compliance deliverables (e.g. access reviews assessments questionnaires and procedural requirements) on time and per requirements for the application supported
• Tracks and supports the technical security and risk activities performed by the development teams (e.g. remediation of non permitted technology or security vulnerabilities technical recovery planning and disaster recovery exercises)
• Works with technology infrastructure teams to incorporate infrastructure requirements including requests for additional storage
• Assists with audit exams and risk assessments for applications
• Works closely with vendors for vendor applications to ensure they meet bank requirements
• Maintains data about the application in AppHQ and other systems of record
• Assists with ad hoc inquiries and questions about applications
• Ensure that risk security and other compliance deliverables are completed on-time and per requirements for the applications they support
• Complete administrative and non-technical tasks related to compliance deliverables e.g. access reviews assessments questionnaires procedural requirements etc.
• Assist with audit exams and risk assessments for the applications
• Track and support the technical security and risk activities performed by the development teams e.g. remediation of NPT or security vulnerabilities technical recovery planning disaster recovery exercises etc.
• Maintain data about the application in AppHQ and other systems of record
• For vendor applications work closely with the vendor to ensure the application meets bank requirements
• Assist with ad hoc inquiries and questions about the application
• Interface with technology infrastructure teams for infrastructure requirements like requests for additional storage

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of applicable experience
• Technical Leadership & Architecture Understanding: Ability to guide technical teams interpret architectural diagrams and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and security controls.
• Stakeholder Management: Skilled in coordinating with business and technical partners and cross functional groups to ensure RISE and other deliverable are handled on time.
• Security & Compliance Mindset: Ability to enforce security standards and mandates across the application technical stack.
• Technical Skills Needed:

Skills:

• Application Development
• Architecture
• Collaboration
• DevOps Practices
• Risk Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Data Management
• Financial Management
• Solution Delivery Process
• Technical Strategy Development
• Agile Practices
• Automation
• Result Orientation
• Solution Design
• Test Engineering

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