Senior Independent Testing Specialist
About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Independent Testing Specialist in Independent Testing and Validation as part of Corporate Risk. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com. In this role, you will: Responsibilities of a Senior Testing Specialist include, but are not limited to, driving day-to-day testing and validation activities by: Assigning tasks/responsibilities to engagement tester(s)/validator(s), establishing milestone dates that allow engagement target due dates to be met and conducting frequent touchpoints to track progress, address concerns, or provide guidance. Understanding and applying guidance from Testing & Validation Policy, Procedures, Playbooks, and Job Aids. Evaluating and applying risk environments to engagements according to defined objectives and scopes. Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of policies, procedures, processes, systems, and control environments, and understanding market/business/regulatory... changes to determine impacts to engagement plans and scopes. Escalating potential findings to engagement managers, identifying potential corrective action(s), and completing reporting per procedural guidance. Providing guidance to testers/validators assigned to engagements. Ensuring all engagement milestone dates are met. Ensuring effective quality of overall engagement. Working independently to execute tasks and documentation with minimal rework. Providing frequent updates to engagement manager on the status of all assigned tasks, escalating when there are delays impacting engagement milestone dates. Required Qualifications: 4+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education Desired Qualifications: Ability to identify issues, risk and escalate to the appropriate party Full testing lifecycle experience that includes determining scope, designing test scripts, executing tests, identifying and escalating issues and risks, and documenting and reporting results Issues management, validation and tracking Experience leading testing engagements, preferably of large scope, while leading other testers and resources Experience providing credible challenge to business partners, when necessary, with the ability to lead through influence Experience writing reports for senior leadership audience level Experience in Audit, Compliance, Risk and Testing Critical Thinking and Analytical skills Job Expectations: Posting Locations 401 S Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 600 Wells Fargo - Minneapolis, MN 800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy - West Des Moines, IA 250 E John Carpenter Frwy - Irving, TX 1150 W Washington Street - Tempe, AZ 1 N. Jefferson Avenue - St Louis, MO This position offers a hybrid work schedule. Required locations listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position This position is subject to FINRA Background Screening Requirements, including successful completion and clearing of a background check. Internal transfers are subject to comply with 17 CFR 240.17f-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and FINRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 3, which states that Associated Persons should not be subject to statutory disqualification. Successful candidates must also meet ongoing regulatory requirements including additional screening and are required to report certain incidents Posting End Date: 27 May 2024 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 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