Senior Technology Risk Specialist
- Support the effective management of technology risk across operational activities and projects.
- Partner with technology stakeholders to identify, assess, manage and report risks.
- Prepare governance reporting and assist with compliance assessments.
Brisbane
IT & Telecomms IT Security
- Initial 6 months contract with potential extensions
- Brisbane CBD (3-4 days/Week work from home)
- Attractive Market Day Rates
Our client is seeking a Senior Technology Risk Specialist to support the effective management of technology risk across operational activities, projects, change initiatives, third-party arrangements and governance processes.
Working within a first-line risk function, you will partner with technology stakeholders to identify, assess, manage and report risks while ensuring alignment with regulatory obligations, risk frameworks and organisational standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Technology teams to identify and assess operational and technology risks.
- Support risk assessments across projects, technology change initiatives and BAU operations.
- Monitor risk treatment actions and remediation plans, escalating material risks where required.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of risk profiles, risk appetite measures and key risk indicators.
- Support control design, control assessments and control effectiveness activities.
- Assist with incident management, issue remediation and root cause analysis.
- Provide risk input into technology projects, transformations and strategic initiatives.
- Support third-party and service provider risk assessments and ongoing monitoring activities.
- Prepare governance reporting, risk papers and management updates for senior stakeholders and committees.
- Assist with compliance assessments and regulatory obligations relevant to technology and operational resilience.
About You
- Experience within Technology Risk, IT Risk, Operational Risk, Governance, Compliance or Assurance environments.
- Strong understanding of risk frameworks, controls, governance processes and risk reporting.
- Experience supporting risk assessments, issue management, incident management and remediation tracking.
- Knowledge of project risk, technology change risk or transformation programs.
- Experience working with technology stakeholders, delivery teams and senior business leaders.
- Exposure to regulated industries such as financial services, banking, insurance, superannuation or utilities is highly regarded.
- Understanding of APRA prudential standards including CPS 230 and CPS 234 will be advantageous.
Desirable Skills
- Technology Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
- Operational Resilience
- Third Party Risk Management
- IT Controls
- Risk in Change
- Incident and Problem Management
- Vendor Risk
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Cyber Risk
- Regulatory Compliance
Benefits
- Hybrid working environment
- Exposure to large-scale technology and transformation initiatives
- Strong stakeholder engagement across technology and business teams
- Opportunity to contribute to enterprise risk and resilience uplift programs
- Collaborative and inclusive culture focused on continuous improvement
For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, please apply via LinkedIn or contact our team directly at po********@*****om.au.
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