Director, Technical Specialist

Morgan Stanley • New York, NY

1d • $149,000 - $155,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Director, Technical Specialist in New York, New York to Execute assurance activities including audits, continuous monitoring, and closure verification to assess risk and formulate a view on the control environment. Facilitate conversations with stakeholders on risks, their impact and how well they are managed in a clear, timely and structured manner. Test controls over applications and system infrastructure, including those over data accuracy, completeness and processing, systems development, change management, data security and entitlements, production management and technology governance. Identify risk and impact to relevant coverage area to prioritize areas of focus. Telecommuting permitted up to 1 day per week.

Requirements

• Requires a Master’s in Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Requires two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as an Associate, Analyst, Internal Audit, or a related role
• Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skills: Evaluating financial institution's risk management processes and controls against the principles and guidance in the FFIEC Information Technology Handbooks; Assisting in the audit scoping process, leading walkthroughs with stakeholders, and preparing narratives to describe key centralized technology processes and associated technology controls; Creating, executing, and documenting control tests for applications and system infrastructure in the following domains: Access management control testing, disaster recovery control testing, and data processing control testing; Preparing system flow diagrams using Visio; Managing documents that are shared with stakeholders, including request lists and audit progress presentations; Drafting audit observations and issues; Verifying corrective actions have been implemented to address audit-identified issues and regulatory issues; Performing continuous monitoring activities to assess technology risks; Using workflow and risk management tools such as Archer, JIRA, and ServiceNow; Perform data analysis using tools such as QlikView dashboards; Reviewing SQL and Python code; and Collaborating with business auditors on assurance activities.

Responsibilities

• Execute assurance activities including audits, continuous monitoring, and closure verification to assess risk and formulate a view on the control environment.
• Facilitate conversations with stakeholders on risks, their impact and how well they are managed in a clear, timely and structured manner.
• Test controls over applications and system infrastructure, including those over data accuracy, completeness and processing, systems development, change management, data security and entitlements, production management and technology governance.
• Identify risk and impact to relevant coverage area to prioritize areas of focus.

What This Job Offers

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