Principal IT Assurance Analyst

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world.  As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.
 

• Consults with control owner(s) to innovate and implement controls to minimize/mitigate risks, vulnerabilities and threats to IT as well as improve overall control design
• Ensures stakeholders incorporate new controls and/or updates to controls into testing
• Work closely with key stakeholders within IT to understand the overall business environment, processes, and procedures to design, build and maintain systems of controls across IT functions
• Understands and assesses levels of risk and compliance (deriving from external and internal threats) across the enterprise
• Maintain departmental work process for IT controls
• Interface with business control personnel and provide technical guidance
• Communicates, consults, and assists in remediation of control findings and gaps with IT and business stakeholders
• Develops and/or matures metrics (KRI & KPI) to deliver reports and presentations to various levels of management personnel
• Maintains risk register with risk treatment plans
• Perform assessments of an IT Risk Acceptance request to identify risks and mitigating controls as well as follow-up on necessary approvals
• Has the ability to determine if proposed technology solutions have cross-functional impact or risks to other units and to identify areas of efficiency
• Manages stakeholders, identify, and manages issues and risks
• Examines options for improvement, risks, and proposed changes and identifies mitigation strategies
• Builds relationships with key business stakeholders and aligns the business and IT architecture
• Drives agile development methodology best practices across the teams
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education/Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree and deep functional and Centene-specific knowledge, and 7+ years of related experience.
Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Technical Skills:

• One or more of the following skills are desired.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office; Microsoft Project; Microsoft Visio
• Experience with Data Analysis; Project Management

Soft Skills:

• Advanced - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Advanced - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Advanced - Ability to work independently
• Advanced - Demonstrated analytical skills
• Advanced - Demonstrated project management skills
• Advanced - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Advanced - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Advanced - Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
• Advanced - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status.  Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act