Controls Automation Governance

Join us as a Controls Automation Governance for an exciting journey as we modernize our core platforms to make them Simpler, Leaner and more Efficient. You will utilize your strong industry and domain expertise to shape up our Technology product offerings to meet the Business requirements for the future. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Controls Automation Governance, you should have experience with:

• Experience in MS SQL Server, data modelling, design, development and optimization for large scalable database applications

• Experience of integration, SSIS design and development of ETL packages

• OLAP development experience including star and snow flake schemas, multi-dimensional modelling, design and development of complex data solutions

• Experience in building reporting dashboards, preferably using Tableau

• Strong background in cyber assurance, security governance, or security operations, with experience overseeing control testing or audit outcomes at scale

• Proven experience leading automation or data driven initiatives within complex enterprise environments

• Deep understanding of control lifecycle management – design, testing, evidence, exception handling, and remediation

• Ability to translate technical control outcomes into clear risk and assurance narratives for senior executives and regulators

• Experience operating in global, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• This role requires extensive knowledge and working experience in Technology, Information, and Security domain.

• Drive a high level of technical expertise in the use of RDBMSs.

• Experience building or sponsoring executive cyber assurance dashboards and metrics.

• Strong track record in reducing manual assurance effort, audit friction, and control failures through automation.

• Working knowledge of industry cyber frameworks and regulatory expectations (e.g., NIST, ISO, internal enterprise standards).

• Responsible for the successful delivery of Data Engineering and Automation initiatives to agreed quality and governance standards.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Pune.

Purpose of the role

To identify potential vulnerabilities within the banks IT systems using penetration testing tools and techniques to ensure security of computer systems, applications, servers, and networks. 

Accountabilities

• Development and execution of assessments, audits, and threat models to identify vulnerabilities within the banks systems, applications and servers using penetration tools and techniques, and communicate key findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaboration with stakeholders and IT teams to identify emerging cyber-attack techniques, tools and technologies and to support the development of penetration testing methodologies.
• Development and maintenance of comprehensive documents and reports for senior stakeholders on penetration test findings, and remediation guidance.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to understand their security requirements and controls in business processes, application/services, to enhance overall security posture and assurance.
• Identification of emerging vulnerabilities, exploit codes and cyber-attacks to develop testing methodologies and assurance activities.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.