Tech Risk Assurance Lead

JPMorgan Chase

  • Bournemouth
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
Job Description:The Cybersecurity & Technology Controls group at JPMorgan Chase aligns the firm's cybersecurity, access management, controls and resiliency teams. The group proactively and strategically partners with all lines of business and functions to enable them to design, adopt and integrate appropriate controls; deliver processes and solutions efficiently and consistently; and drive automation of controls. The group's number one priority is to enable the business by keeping the firm safe, stable and resilient.As the Cybersecurity Assurance Cyber Risk Pillar Lead the primary responsibility is to support the cybersecurity standards construct for Cybersecurity Assurance. Aligned to the key security areas within the Cybersecurity Cyber Risk Pillar you will focus on governance and compliance of regulatory and control obligations for the Cybersecurity of the firm including such disciplines as SIEM, DLP, Digital Forensics, Network Telemetry and File Analysis, Cyber Intel, Vulnerability Management, Attack Simulation, Security Configuration, and Endpoint Detection and Response. You will play an important role in securely enabling the firm through managing the risk profile, and aligning cybersecurity and technology controls requirements and product capabilities. The Cybersecurity Assurance Cyber Risk Pillar Lead is responsible for coordinating the organization, framework, program, and approach for the JPMC security architecture, policies, standards, risk assessments, monitoring, and certification around technology. This role engages in areas of development, design, and monitoring of corporate and global control programs, and acts as a liaison between management, the Lines of Business, internal and external audit, and regulators. The key focus of this role will be to lead a team of professional cybersecurity experts in the areas of Security Operations (SIEM, DLP, Digital Forensics, Attack Simulation, Fraud Intel, Threat Intel, and Cybersecurity Incident management and Attack Analysis).Job responsibilities
  • Investigation, analysis, documentation, remediation, tracking, and reporting of technology risks and associated controls
  • Design and development of control requirements based on new and emerging technological solutions in a measurable way
  • Ensure existing and new solutions are designed to be continuously compliant with JPMC policies and standards
  • Collaborate with team members and stakeholders on firm-mandated, cross-LOB, and regional audits where the CDA is engaged
  • Provide strategic drive for engagement efficiency, effectiveness and transparent, measurable, sustainable control improvements, including process enhancements and use of automated data collection techniques
  • Define and proactively monitor Key Risk Indicators to identify non-compliance and assist in remediation with compensating controls to address security, risk and control gaps
  • Advise on material remediation activities ensuring appropriate resolution of issues, action plans, breaks, and remedies and support the closure verification process
  • Aid in training and spreading technology risk and control awareness within the organization
  • Develop and maintain strong business and technology relationships, becoming a trusted partner
  • Communicate risk and other control findings with key stakeholders, develop recommendations and provide accurate metrics and management reports on a timely basis
  • Maintain an in depth understanding of the Cybersecurity Operations Technology areas consisting of Security Configuration, Security Operations and Vulnerability Management
  • Support risk decisions for product roadmap prioritization and control implementations supported by documentation and substantiated evidence.
  • Manage the risk profile of aligned products, and translate risks into functional requirements, non-functional requirements and constraints together with the LOB business partners, Cyber Architecture and Product Management teams
  • Ensure that all pertinent Information Risk and Control regulatory requirements and applicable JPMC policies are understood by LOB business partners, technologists, and the Information Security Management function team members, and that these policies are implemented and monitored successfully
  • Work with technology teams to walkthrough, gather control design requirements facilitate discussions and bring to closure control issues
  • Lead the efforts to create and manage agile process for controls related assessment, and build automation/self service capabilities for analysis, reporting and reusing of information to address control issues
  • Communicate issues and evaluate issues/findings and best practices with the rest of the team and management
  • Effectively create, maintain and communicate operational metrics and status of control related initiatives and issues
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Excellent command of Cybersecurity organization practices, operations risk management processes, principles, architectural requirements, engineering threats and vulnerabilities, including incident response methodologies
  • Keen understanding of national and international laws, regulations, policies and ethics related to financial industry cybersecurity
  • Noted cybersecurity expert, keeping technical skills current and participating in multiple forums
  • Expertise in Agile and can work with at least one of the common frameworks
  • Ability to identify network attacks and systemic security issues as they relate to threats and vulnerabilities, with focus on recommendations for enhancements or remediation
  • Candidates with a minimum 10+ years of experience in technology risk and controls, risk based consulting, risk assessments, audit and regulatory activities
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Accounting Information Systems, or a related field is required. Experience within financial services areas is preferred
  • Experience with implementation and oversight of technology risk and controls, coordination of activities for audits and assessing an IT controls environment
  • Detail oriented with ability to evaluate processes, controls and issues to determine the risks
  • Bachelor's degree preferably in Computer Science or Information Technology or equivalent
  • CISSP/CRISC/CISM or equivalent industry certifications
  • Subject matter expert on information security and technology risk management with understanding of IT control policies preferred
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Ability to maintain high standards with a drive to achieve the right answer in difficult and/or ever changing situations
  • Subject matter expert on technology risk management with complete understanding of IT control policie
  • Proven ability to examine, improve and execute the organization's existing processes and procedures for risk assessment
  • Able to review, understand, and rely on technical and software documentation and apply that knowledge into practice
  • Experience operating in environments that are heavily governed under compliance, regulatory, or risk reduction controls
  • Stakeholder engagement skills, including ability to interact with senior levels of management
  • Knowledge of process-focused methodologies for IT related activities (Networks, Cloud, Change Management, Incident Management, SDLC)
  • Knowledge of industry-standard risk/control frameworks: ITIL, COSO, NIST, PCI-DSS, COBIT, etc.
  • Proficient verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively lead discussions and meetings with internal management, external / internal audit, peer groups, regulators and senior stakeholders
  • Ability to prioritize and work under stringent timelines
  • Ability to lead within a cross line of business technology organization, empower people, build rapport, garnering respect and appropriately exercising authority in a collaborative cross-cultural environment
About Us: J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our for more information about requesting an accommodation.About the Team: Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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