IT & Business Control Monitoring & Testing - SoFi International and Technology Platform (2LOD)

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Cottonwood Heights, UT
Hybrid
3-5 Years Experience
Fintech • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
SoFi’s mission is to help people reach financial independence to realize their ambitions.
The Role
This role involves monitoring and testing IT and cybersecurity controls to ensure compliance and effectiveness. The individual will collaborate with various teams to assess risks, document findings, and recommend improvements for control efficacy across the Technology Platform business.
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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we're changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We're a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we're at the forefront. We're proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people's lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The role:
The IT & Business Control Monitoring & Testing - SoFi International and Technology Platform (2LOD) will be responsible for overseeing and executing monitoring and testing activities related to IT, cybersecurity, and business controls for the second line of defense IT risk function across our global Technology Platform business unit and operating subsidiaries (Galileo). This role is crucial for ensuring that the company's controls are effective, compliant, and aligned with both regulatory requirements and organizational goals.
This individual will be responsible for working closely with the 1LOD technology, cybersecurity, and business teams to assess control effectiveness, identify potential weaknesses, and recommend improvements to enhance overall risk management, and requires a proven expertise in and understanding of technology risk management frameworks (NIST, ISO, COBIT), testing and monitoring of IT general controls (ITGCs), Amazon Web Services (AWS) security best practices, and the ability to quickly grasp emerging technology concepts such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Trust and Safety is the cornerstone of everything we do at SoFi Technologies and features as one of our critical firm priorities. Key dimensions of responsibility include ensuring we have robust controls, processes, oversight, and risk aggregation across our Technology Platform business unit to maintain the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of IT systems and data which will be accomplished in this role by developing and executing tests to assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
What you'll do:
At SoFi, our ambition is to help our members achieve financial independence and reach their goals. We aim to be at the center of our members' financial lives, and to help every member get their money right. You will be a part of the second line of defense (2LOD) Technology Risk Management team, dedicated to driving risk management around our foundational technology, with a specific focus on IT and AWS environments that provide the solutions supporting our mission to help members achieve their financial ambitions. Opportunities for success will include but are not limited to the following risk activities:

  • Develop and execute test plans for IT, cybersecurity, and business controls to ensure they are operating effectively and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • Conduct regular and ad-hoc testing of IT, cybersecurity, and business controls, documenting findings, and providing actionable recommendations to address identified control gaps and reduce residual risk.
  • Work with other 2LOD partners to build cohesive control testing strategies
  • Prepare detailed reports on IT, cybersecurity, and business control testing results and maintain comprehensive documentation of control monitoring and testing activities.
  • Develop a comprehensive reporting mechanism for presentation of monitoring and testing results to the Board and relevant Committees.
  • Identify opportunities for enhancing IT, cybersecurity, and business control processes and work with stakeholders to implement improvements.
  • Proactively identify and implement testing automation and analytics to efficiently expand coverage of control monitoring.
  • Implement and continuously improve automated control validation strategies.
  • Assess the adequacy of technology and cybersecurity policies, standards, and processes to ensure they remain effective and up-to-date in addressing current risks.
  • Evaluate new product initiatives, including emerging technologies like AI, to ensure that associated risks are adequately managed and controls are implemented.
  • Stay informed about changes in regulations and industry standards that may impact control requirements.


What you'll need:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or Risk Management or equivalent professional experience.
  • 3-5 years of relevant Cybersecurity, Technology, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, or Internal Audit experience.
  • Experience testing technology, cybersecurity, and business controls.
  • Strong understanding of control frameworks, testing methodologies, and risk assessments.
  • Ability to communicate technology, cybersecurity, and risk management concepts to both technical and non-technical partners.
  • Strong understanding of risk governance and second line of defense processes used to review and challenge front line business unit risk management processes.
  • Experience in banking and/or fintech industry, including regulatory experience.
  • Proven success building and implementing control testing programs to evaluate the design and adequacy and effectiveness of key controls.
  • Stay up to date on emerging AWS services and security features.
  • Ability to quickly understand complex business and technology environments.
  • Strong collaboration and partnership capabilities and ability to build and foster strong cross-functional work relationships.


Nice to have:

  • AWS audit or risk management experience.
  • Relevant industry certifications, for example, CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CCSK
  • Familiarity with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
  • Experience working with global teams, Spanish language skills


Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate's experience, skills, and location.
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi page!
SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.
The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights
SoFi is committed to embracing diversity. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected].
Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
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For over a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/

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SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.

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Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.

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