IT Risk Analyst in New York, NY

A large financial company in midtown Manhattan seeks a consultant to work a 6 month plus contract as a Risk Analyst. Job Duties: Lead, conduct, and coordinate IT Risk and Security assessments and risk opinions for applications with highly sensitive information, ie. Funds transfer apps, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, and applications with individual client or confidential employee information. Conduct Criticality / Business Impact reviews with the business and IT to understand the importance of the information. Interface with clients to collect information required for assessments. Evaluate controls against firm Information Security Standards Review finding report with IT & the business Agree with IT & the business on the controls to be implemented and obtain signoff of the assessment Necessary Degree: Undergraduate degree in finance, computer or electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science or related discipline Graduate degree in finance, computer or electrical engineering, mathematics, computer science or related discipline Work Experience: At least 5 years of experience as an analyst, architect or administrator in IT infrastructure, security Experience with development and administration of risk assessments and reviews Experience with audit processes and disciplines Familiarity with IT infrastructure, applications development, and related disciplines Experience with application assessments utilizing the Information Risk Analysis Methodologies (IRAM) Technical Skills: Substantial knowledge of risk assessment methodologies, IT policies and standards, awareness and training approaches Familiarity with front and back office operations in the financial services industry Solid familiarity with relevant regional regulatory requirements Experience with IT risk standards and industry best practice approaches, such as ISO 17799, CoBIT, COSO, ITIL, etc. Experience: Please forward an attached MS Word version of your resume along with hourly or daily pay requirements to To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here