Associate - 7995655

Associate - 7995655New York, New York, United States

Job Duties: Associate, Technology Audit with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in New York, New York. Assist in driving discussions with senior technology stakeholders in Asset Management to understand risk drivers, control state, and impact to formulate a point of view of the control environment. Assist in defining audit scope, design control testing steps to evaluate the adequacy of the control designs and operating effectiveness. Design and execute tests to validate identified application system controls, which may require data analysis, code inspection and re-performance of system processes. Analyze the design of controls around the underlying system architecture in the context of information technology controls such as security, availability and performance and their impact on the business. Analyze the business and technology processes to evaluate the effectiveness of the relevant technology controls. Validate that system features meet business, technology, and regulatory requirements. Assist in presenting the scope, progress, and results of the review to internal audit management, Technology and business stakeholders and assisting with negotiating finalization of issues with senior client management. Evaluate management action plans to address control deficiencies. Participate in department-wide initiatives aimed at continually improving Internal Audit's processes and supporting infrastructure. Analyze data by applying various data analysis techniques and data mining to derive conclusions and make business decisions to drive projects. Collaborate with application developers, system architects, engineers, and security practitioners to audit applications and systems.

Job Requirements: Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and one (1) year of experience in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related role. Prior experience must include one (1) year of experience with a Master’s degree or three (3) years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree with the following: working to identify, assess and relate technology risks to business risks in integrated audits to determine financial, regulatory or reputational impact to the firm; Auditing complex and large technical architectures including applications, system interfaces and infrastructure, and data processing; working with multiple IT controls, including data integrity, exception-based controls, change management, entitlement management, data backup and retention, performance and capacity management, technology SOX, and system monitoring; utilizing concepts related to information systems, networks, system architecture, design, information security, technology resiliency, risk and control governance and metrics, incident management, SDLC, vulnerability management and data protection in audits; using object oriented programming languages including Java and C++, scripting languages such as Python, and IDE environments such as IntelliJ, Eclipse and NetBeans; applying analytical and data analysis skills such as SQL or Aqua DB Studio and performing data analytics, data mining and database concepts; and developing scripts to facilitate in resolving complex audit scenarios.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this New York, New York-based position is $153,000/year - $160,000/year.