Staff IT Analyst I - IT Governance, Risk and Controls.

Job Title:
Staff IT Analyst I - IT Governance, Risk and Controls.

Location:
Block 23

What you'll do:
The Staff IT Analyst – IT Governance, Risk & Controls serves as a first line of defense (1LOD) risk professional responsible for supporting the identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of technology risks and internal controls. This role helps protect the organization’s digital assets by partnering with IT, business stakeholders, control owners, risk owners, and second line of defense (2LOD) partners to maintain effective risk and control practices. The Staff IT Analyst supports risk assessments, control inventory documentation, issue and remediation tracking, audit and regulatory readiness, and the execution of applicable IT risk policies, standards, and procedures. This position uses a data-driven approach to strengthen risk visibility, improve control documentation, and support Risk and Control Self-Assessments.
- Partner with control owners, risk owners, IT stakeholders, business partners, and 2LOD teams to track risk and control priorities, updates, action items, and remediation activities through completion.
- Support the preparation, execution, review, and refresh of risk and control information by collecting, validating, analyzing, and organizing data from multiple sources.
- Execute assigned IT risk program activities and business unit risk deliverables accurately, effectively, and within required timelines.
- Engage with business units and technology teams to support the management of risks and controls across applicable risk categories, including monitoring adherence to policies, procedures, standards, and program requirements.
- Facilitate discussions with IT and business stakeholders to confirm process understanding, review process maps, validate narratives, and document process-level risks, controls, dependencies, and key handoffs.
- Coordinate with 2LOD partners to clarify expectations, provide status updates, escalate concerns, and support the timely resolution of open items.
- Document review results, observations, risk and control updates, process changes, stakeholder feedback, issue details, and recommended actions for management review.
- Identify and recommend process improvements that strengthen control documentation, execution consistency, transparency, reporting quality, and alignment with IT risk program expectations.

What you'll need:

- 3+ years of related experience in IT risk management, IT governance, internal controls, compliance, technology audit, information security, or a similar field.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business, Risk Management, Accounting, Finance, or a related field; equivalent work experience may be considered.
- Working knowledge of common technology risk, control, and governance frameworks, such as COBIT, NIST, FFIEC, ISO 27001, CRI, ITIL, or similar industry standards.
- Experience with IT general controls, Risk and Control Self-Assessments, issue management, exception management, audit evidence practices, remediation tracking, and control testing or monitoring.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, drive deliverables, meet deadlines, and follow through on open items.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory obligations, legal requirements, industry standards, and common compliance practices.
- Entry level to intermediate knowledge of financial services, banking, or other regulated industries is preferred.
- Entry level experience in analysts of a specific IT domain (Data Analysts, Quality Assurance Analysts, Product Owners/Managers, Finance Analysts, or Business Systems Analysts).
- Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.
- Occasional travel may be required.

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, Member FDIC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Serving clients nationwide, Western Alliance Bank includes six legacy bank brands — Alliance Association Bank, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank and Torrey Pines Bank — that remain part of the company’s heritage, as well as AmeriHome Mortgage, 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 [email protected] 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.

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