Company Description
ABOUT WISE
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their life easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money. For everyone, everywhere.
More about our mission.
Job Description
THE ROLE
As the Technology Risk Engineering Lead at Wise, you will be one of the leaders within the Technology Risk team. Primarily responsible for building the continuous risk/control monitoring setup which would cover automated functional tests and automated control testing. You will also be the technical SME for the risk team in general supporting various automation & reporting initiatives.
You’ll contribute to the mission by:
Partnering with various technology, business and risk leaders to make risk simple, measurable and visible to help Wise make faster, bolder decisions critical for our mission without compromising safety, customer experience and scalability.
This is an exciting opportunity if you are an experienced software engineer who is familiar with risk & compliance or keen on stepping to the risk scene. The role will report to and be supported by the Group Head of Technology Risk and be based in London.
What you’ll be doing:
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Lead control testing automation efforts to improve control effectiveness reporting and to minimise manual testing coverage
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Build/implement automated functional tests around key services & controls which would be one of the main pillars of continuous monitoring & oversight setup
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Build a workflow for risk colleagues to submit test scenarios/use cases and relevant details (scope, frequency etc.) which feed into tech risk’s board
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Build customised dashboards which would cover control testing and functional testing outputs results/stats and support the maintenance of those dashboards
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Lead/participate in 2LoD technical implementation reviews (code reviews, testing coverage validation, manual/automated testing etc.) which would aim to validate if/how the services are being implemented as designed.
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Support risk assessment exercises for technology risks covering platform, information security and data domains
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Support risk appetite & KRI reporting for technology risks and continuously improve/adapt relevant metrics
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Continuously support/guide 1LoD functions to improve the control environment to mitigate relevant risk as expected
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Participate and support ongoing compliance initiatives such as DORA, OpRes etc.
Qualifications
What do you need?
We are fully aware that it is uncommon for a candidate to have all skills required and we fully support everyone in learning new skills with us. So if you have some of those listed below and are eager to learn more we do want to hear from you!
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You have solid Java knowledge, experience with Spring framework and microservice best practices
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8+ years of experience as a software engineer and/or as an engineer in test
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Experience as a software engineer in test, QA or building extensive testing suites for key platforms/services
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Distributed and Concurrent Systems
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Familiar with secure coding principles/guidelines (OWASP, NCSC etc.) and global frameworks around development security
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Experience in working for regulated firms and environments. Familiarity with risk & compliance frameworks and/or keen to the step into the risk scene.
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Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, query optimisation and designing schemas
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You believe in and follow best coding practices, code reviews and open feedback
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You enjoy writing clean and testable code
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Great communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts to non-technical audience
It would be ideal but not essential if you had:
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Experience with Python & Go
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Fincrime domain knowledge/ experience
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Experience in control automation and testing
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Experience in risk management, information security and/or technology audit
Additional Information
Interested? Find out more:
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How we work – a practical guide
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Wise Vlogs: Omar, Engineering Lead
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The Wise Tech Stack, 2022 Edition.
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Our Engineering career map
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Scaling our Infrastructure; how we make it work
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Wise Engineering – https://medium.com/wise-engineering
What do we offer:
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Company Restricted Stock Units
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Numerous great benefits in our London office
Key benefits:
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Flexible working – whether it’s working from home, school plays or life admin we get that flexibility is essential and you’re trusted to do the right thing and be responsible
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Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities
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6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave
For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Top Skills
What We Do
We’re making a positive, irreversible change in the world of finance. Together.
People on every continent around the world are choosing Wise to help them live, travel and work internationally. We’re the fairest, easiest way to send money overseas.
Built by and for people who live global lives, we make sending money abroad up to 8 times cheaper than the bank. This is money without borders - instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free.
For our customers, using Wise is as simple as sending money from A to B, but behind our app and website is a complex engine of currencies and routes, that’s being designed, built and powered by our talented teams in cities around the world.
We’re just at the beginning of our story and we’re growing at an incredible pace. We won’t stop until anyone, anywhere can send, spend and receive money wherever they are, whatever they’re doing. There’s still heaps to do and we can’t do it alone.
Why Work With Us
We are a mission-driven company, looking to change banking for the better. Current banking systems don’t let us send, spend or receive money across borders easily. Or quickly. Or cheaply. So, we’re building a new one. If you're looking for an autonomous work environment, where you'll face cool challenges, learn and grow, you'll like working at Wise
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WISE Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Here at Wise we have a hybrid working model – a mix of working from home and from the office. Wisers can also work remotely for 90 days a year. By ‘remote’ we don’t just mean from home, but from wherever in the world you choose to!
