Associate, Technology Audit

About the Role

Associate, Technology Audit with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in Dallas, Texas.

Key Responsibilities

• Design control testing steps to evaluate the adequacy of control design and operating effectiveness for system architecture, focusing on security, availability, and performance.
• Ensure system features meet business, technology, and regulatory requirements.
• Design and execute tests to validate application system controls through data analysis, code inspection, and re-performance of system processes.
• Present the scope, progress, and results of reviews to audit management, technology, and business stakeholders.
• Document audit testing and results clearly and concisely.
• Utilize sampling techniques or complete enumeration methods.
• Execute audits on plan, including planning, execution, reporting, management of finding remediation, continuous risk assessment, audit resource management, and firm control initiative participation.
• Analyze data using various data analysis techniques to derive conclusions and drive projects.
• Collaborate with senior technology stakeholders, application developers, and system architects/engineers to understand risk drivers and audit applications and systems.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Python
• SQL
• C#
• C++
• Java
• Excel
• Aqua DB Studio

Qualifications

Option 1:

• Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related computational and analytical field.
• One (1) year of experience in the job offered or a related Application Support role.

Option 2:

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer or Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related computational and analytical field.
• Three (3) year of experience in the job offered or a related Application Support role.

Prior work experience must include one (1) year (with a Master’s degree) OR three (3) years (with a Bachelor’s degree) with each of the following:

• Performing design assessment by understanding and reviewing system architecture or system code configuration.
• Performing control effectiveness testing by designing and implementing scripts, implementing analytical and data analysis skills, and recreating error scenarios through reperformance.
• Documenting audit testing procedures and results clearly and concisely.
• Using communication and presentation abilities to convey scope, progress, and results of audit reviews.
• Identifying and assessing technology risks and related controls within complex technology architectures and business processes.
• Reviewing code in programming languages such as Python, C#, C++, or Java.
• Performing data analysis using tools such as Excel, SQL, or Aqua DB Studio.