Full Job DescriptionSafety & Soundness Lead
The Safety & Soundness Lead is responsible for working closely with Information Security, Risk & Compliance, Auditing (Internal/External) and Product teams in Citi to manage the Customer Management department’s InfoSec, Compliance & Risk related requirements associated with applications managed by the department. The lead will act as a point of contact for the product teams with IS, risk and audit teams. The lead will be responsible to track and report on the safety & soundness deliverables to department leadership and to external stakeholders from other teams on a periodic basis.
The lead must be detail oriented, quick learner of InfoSec, Compliance, Risk related process and able to assess & advice on any issues encountered by the app teams. The lead should be able understand the technical aspects of the application, security implementation and assess if the implementation is compliant with various S&S requirements.
Responsibilities:
Gain deep understanding of Citi InfoSec, IT Risk, Regulatory and Policy requirements and act as an advisor to app teams on these requirements
Act as department’s Point of Contact, representing the application teams, for Risk & Compliance, InfoSec and audit teams
Assess risk, suggest corrective actions and plan for implementation for any non-compliance associated with applications
Track and report progress on corrective action plans put together for fixing non-compliance issues and ensure closure within agreed timelines with proper evidences collected from app teams
To ensure app teams schedule Vulnerability assessment tests and ensure any reported issues are closed with given timeline.
To track applications compliance with Continuity of Business requirements by ensuring up to date application recovery procedures and conduct of periodic disaster recovery tests
To collect, review and submit evidences for closure of corrective action plans and/or for audit reviews from Internal or External auditors
To track application management related requirements like Technology End of Vendor Support, Data Standards, Record Management, Disaster Recovery Readiness, etc. and ensure app teams comply to these requirements within prescribed timelines
Evaluates complex and variable issues with potential impact, where development of an approach involves weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting situations using multiple sources of information
Communicate progress, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, identify, assess, track and mitigate issues/risks at multiple levels
Share knowledge with the team in various forums (brown bags, engineering forums etc.) and demonstrate a higher level of knowledge on Safety & Soundness areas
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
6 to 10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry managing Safety & Soundness responsibilities
Strong knowledge of full software development and testing lifecycle
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Data driven and results-oriented
Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills, able to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions
Good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize, validate complex & dynamic inputs from multiple sources to bring clarity on S&S requirements to various stakeholders
Possesses good understanding of the Information Security requirements of an application that includes authentication, encryption, segregation of duties, secure handling & storage of data, Secure coding practices, network security etc.
Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
Sense of ownership, pride in meticulous performance and its impact on Organization success
Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
Good time-management skills
Ability to manage small team
Education:
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Applications Development
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Time Type:
Full time
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