Independent Testing Specialist - Data Analytics

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Independent Testing Specialist within the Independent Testing & Validation (IT&V) group as part of Corporate Risk. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

The Independent Testing and Validation (IT&V) group is responsible for establishing and maintaining a consolidated Enterprise Testing program at the corporate level. Independent Testing and Validation is responsible for developing a common methodology and standards, providing governance and oversight, executing testing; and conducting horizontal reviews. Testing and validation teams are responsible for implementing the Enterprise Testing methodology, standards, and executing group specific testing.

In this role, you will:

• Navigate large, complex technology environments to understand the flow of data from origination through to regulatory and risk reports
• Support the acquisition of data relevant to regulatory and risk reports through: identification of systems facilitating reporting, collaborating with business partners to obtain system access, extracting data using SAS, SQL, or similar methods, validating and formatting the data for analysis, and documenting procedures performed to acquire the data
• Partnering with team members to share information on the data received and collaborate on design strategies to analyze the data including creation of data subsets or calculated fields
• Performing advanced data analytics of regulatory and risk reporting data and assessing quality of relevant data and information reported.
• Partner with business partners to understand the data environment and related initiatives to develop appropriate and complementary data validation procedures
• Independently research issues relating to data integrity driving to root cause, including assessing impact to regulatory and risk reports, by applying a mix of data knowledge and business knowledge
• Developing an understanding of reporting requirements for relevant regulatory and risk reports.
• Supporting efforts to effectively identify risks to report production processes through testing.
• Documenting test results and any issues identified while also providing recommendations to management.
• Provide credible challenge to process owners as needed, acting as a change agent for continual improvement of the control environment
• Participate in less complex development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities companywide in alignment with the risk management framework
• Ensure effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risk programs, risks, and controls according to standards and other applicable policies within Independent Testing
• Support and implement less complex initiatives with low to moderate risk and exercise independent judgment to guide risk reporting, escalation, and resolution
• Present recommendations for resolving more complex situations and exercise independent judgment while developing expertise in risk management framework and the risk and control environment
• Collaborate and consult with colleagues, internal partners and management

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Independent Testing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 1+ year of experience with SAS or SQL, or other data management, reporting and query tools
• Strong analytical skills including analyzing complex data
• Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret large datasets
• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to take on a high level of responsibility, initiative, and accountability 
• Ability to develop partnerships and collaborate with other business and functional areas 
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.  
• Ability to work effectively, as well as independently, in a team environment
• Ability to articulate complex concepts in a clear manner
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Knowledge and understanding of technical documents
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience in gathering, analyzing and interpreting large datasets 
• Experience using SQL within SAS, and execute against other databases such as Oracle, Teradata and SQL Server
• Ability to interpret technical documents and system flows to translate into reporting requirements
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting large dat