(USA) Senior Risk Expert

Location BENTONVILLE, AR Career Area Cybersecurity Job Function Information Security Employment Type Regular/Permanent Position Type Salary Requisition WD1781361 What you'll do at Position Summary...What you'll do...This role will specialize in overseeing and driving audit finding and overall risk remediation efforts, ensuring timely and effective resolution of identified issues. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies and corrective action plans, while continuously driving / monitoring progress and reporting on the status of remediation efforts.About Team: At Walmart, we prioritize innovation and data security. Our team is dedicated to maintaining a secure operating environment and preserving the trust of our customers, associates, and stakeholders. We combine a range of services and expertise to prevent fraud, detect threats, and manage digital risk and access. Our focus is on mitigating attack risks, securing cloud transformation, and fostering a culture of security and reliability within our teamWhat you'll do:This role will be responsible for creating and driving comprehensive project plans to address audit findings, which includes ensuring broad understanding of the risk being remediated, defining objectives, timelines, resources, dependencies, and deliverables.They collaborate with various cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure that the remediation efforts are executed effectively and according to the plan, while ensuring that the outcome effectively remediates the defined risk.A successful candidate in this role will continuously track the progress of remediation efforts, measure performance against established goals, and ensure that corrective actions are taken when necessary to keep the deliverable on track and within budget.They will provide regular updates on the status of the remediation projects to senior management and other stakeholders, highlighting any issues or risks that may impact the project's success and recommending appropriate solutions.They will evaluate proposed solutions with an understanding of the risks being mitigated to ensure solutions meet risk mitigation expectations and needs.What you'll bring:Strong organization and planning: A successful candidate should be skilled in organizing resources, setting priorities, and creating detailed project plans that account for potential risks and contingencies. This includes the ability to multitask, manage deadlines, and keep track of tasks and budgets to ensure projects are completed on time and within scope.Analytical and Critical Thinking: Possess analytical and critical thinking skills to effectively identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential risks associated with technology use and implementation. They should be able to assess complex situations, gather relevant data, and draw logical conclusions to provide actionable munication and Interpersonal Skills: Needs to have strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively convey their findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership. They must be able to present complex information in a clear, concise, and easily understandable manner to facilitate decision-making and risk mitigation.Adaptability and flexibility: Proven ability to adapt to changing circumstances, learn new skills, and embrace new technologies is essential for staying ahead in a constantly evolving industry. A successful candidate should be open to change and able to pivot quickly when necessary.Time management and organizational skills: Managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously is a key aspect of this role. A successful candidate must be able to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain a high level of organization.About Walmart Global TechImagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.Flexible, hybrid work:We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.Benefits:Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.Equal Opportunity Employer:Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3years' experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.Option 2: 5 years' experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Certification in Security+, GISF, GSEC, CISA, CISSP, or CCSP, Master's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 1 year's experience leading information security or cybersecurity projectsCISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor - Certification, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional - CertificationPrimary Location...805 SE Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America