We're seeking a Senior Technology Risk Consultant to support initiatives across the Enterprise AI & Engineering Platforms organization, and broader technology landscape, with a focus on modern technology platforms, cloud environments, and emerging capabilities such as Generative AI.
This role is designed for a technology-first risk professional, someone who is comfortable working across a wide range of platforms (infrastructure, applications, analytics, and AI), quickly understanding how systems are built, and evaluating risk in real-world implementations.
You will partner directly with engineers, architects, and product teams to assess risk, challenge decisions, and recommend practical control improvements. This is not a policy-heavy or governance-only role. Success in this position requires hands-on risk assessment experience and the ability to operate across diverse and evolving technology domains.
What You'll Do - Assess risk across modern technology environments, including cloud platforms, applications, analytics ecosystems, and emerging AI/GenAI capabilities.
- Perform hands-on, end-to-end risk assessments, evaluating how systems are designed, implemented, and operated-identifying control gaps and recommending pragmatic mitigations.
- Partner closely with engineering, architecture, and product teams to understand technical designs and influence outcomes with clear, actionable risk insights.
- Evaluate a wide variety of platforms and use cases, demonstrating the ability to quickly ramp into new technologies and apply consistent risk assessment rigor.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-relevant risk perspectives for senior stakeholders.
- Challenge assumptions and design decisions where appropriate, helping teams balance speed, innovation, and risk management.
- Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and emerging technology efforts, bringing a technology-aware risk lens to new and evolving capabilities.
What Sets This Role Apart - You will operate as a horizontal risk advisor, not tied to a single domain (e.g., not just data governance or model risk)
- Exposure to a broad and evolving technology landscape, including cloud platforms, and AI
- Opportunity to work directly with technical teams shaping real implementations
Qualifications - Typically 8+ years of experience in technology risk, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical field
- Demonstrated experience performing hands-on risk assessments across diverse technology environments (e.g., cloud, infrastructure, applications, platforms, or AI/ML systems)
- Strong ability to understand technical architectures and challenge design decisions
- Experience working directly with engineers, architects, or technical product teams
- Proven ability to operate across multiple domains and rapidly ramp up on new technologies
- Consulting or advisory experience, with the ability to provide clear, actionable recommendations, not just identify issues
What Will Differentiate You - Background that blends technical depth with risk assessment experience (e.g., prior engineering, architecture, or security experience)
- Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), APIs, or distributed systems
- Experience assessing emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI, machine learning platforms) in real-world implementations
- Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and flex across changing priorities
Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
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