Onsite Senior Analyst – 1st Line Security, Controls Testing

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About the role

  • Senior Analyst in Mastercard's newly created Vocalink Control Office supporting control testing across Security domains. Ensuring a strong control environment and identifying gaps for improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Support periodic testing of key and non-key controls in accordance with Control Testing Methodology.
  • Assess control design and operating effectiveness against internal policies, standards, regulatory requirements, and customer obligations.
  • Timely collection of control testing evidence from relevant Control Owners to support scheduled testing activities.
  • Prepare clear and accurate test documentation, including test procedures, execution results, and supporting evidence.
  • Identify and document control deficiencies, ensuring timely escalation to the Manager and supporting remediation follow-up activities.
  • Work closely with 1st Line teams to obtain evidence, clarify control processes, and support accurate testing outcomes.
  • Liaise with 2nd Line Security partners and Internal Audit, ensuring transparency and alignment with control testing activities.
  • Adhere to established control testing standards, procedures, and documentation requirements.

Requirements

  • Experience in control testing, or assurance, and risk management within security in a regulated environment.
  • Good investigative and analytical experience (e.g. enquiry, scanning, analysis, interviewing, testing), problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Good understanding of control frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, CRI, ISO and PCI-DSS).
  • Ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness in complex environments and to identify control gaps and improvement opportunities.
  • Professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 or equivalent is desirable.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or related field.
  • Good Knowledge of security controls and IT general controls across platforms such as UNIX, HP Nonstop, and Windows.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint)

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Corporate Security Responsibility

Job title

Senior Analyst – 1st Line Security, Controls Testing

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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