Staff Engineer II - GRC

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What you'll do:

• GRC Platform Management: Manage and administer the organization's GRC platforms, including configuration, customization, and updates to meet evolving business needs and regulatory requirements.

• System Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate GRC platforms with other IT systems, applications, and databases, ensuring data consistency and accuracy.

• Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Identify and address technical issues, system bugs, and performance bottlenecks in GRC platforms promptly, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal user experience.

• Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain robust security measures to protect sensitive data, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

• User Support and Training: Provide user support, conduct training sessions, and develop user-friendly guides to empower employees in effectively utilizing GRC platforms.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices to recommend and implement improvements in GRC processes and systems.

• Data Analysis and Reporting: Generate insightful reports and analytics from GRC platforms to assist stakeholders in decision-making and risk assessment.

• Collaboration: Work closely with risk management, compliance, and internal audit teams to align technology solutions with business objectives and enhance overall risk management capabilities.

• Lead the strategic planning of a project as it relates to technical solution design.
• Design and implement engineering principles aimed at reliability practices and sound recovery procedures.
• Design transaction specific application performance monitoring metrics that can be captured and passed to business partners.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system configurations and procedures while also ensuring compliance with IT policies, procedures, and industry standards. Develop desktop procedures when needed that others follow.

What you'll need:

• 7+ years of development and/or implementation experience for enterprise applications.
• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Proven experience (2+ years) in managing and supporting Governance, Risk, and Controls platforms.
• Strong knowledge of GRC frameworks and principles, such as COSO, ISO 31000, NIST, etc.
• Proficiency in configuring and customizing GRC software, e.g., SAI 360, RSA Archer, SAP GRC, etc.
• Familiarity with IT security, data privacy, and compliance regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Experience with Azure DevOps. Jira, Git, DevOps tools preferred.
• Knowledge of ETL concepts and large volume data handling between systems preferred.
• Knowledge of mathematical calculations to summarize and aggregate large volumes of data preferred.
• Working knowledge of BI / Reporting Tools (i.e., Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy) preferred.
• Previous leadership experience preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices.
• Advanced ability to see the big picture and align projects with organizational goals. Capable of leading and motivating cross-functional teams. Expertise in resolving conflicts and addressing challenges as well as skilled at identifying and mitigating risks at the project level. Proficient in governance patterns tied to intake, technical reviews and architectural compliance.

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation