Veteran Experienced Talent (VET) Program: Independent Testing Specialist

About this role:

The Veteran Experienced Talent (VET) Program is a 6-week direct hire program dedicated to hiring military talent. Veterans are hired as full-time employees and will receive support and coaching aimed at supporting transition into Wells Fargo. The program includes a two-day Military Orientation led by the Military Talent Strategic Sourcing (MTSS) Team or Learning and Development Facilitators. Weekly professional development sessions are held to ease transition, network, and build camaraderie within the cohort. In addition, VET Program Alumni are available to mentor and support hires.

If you are a problem-solver who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, working hard to achieve a goal, learning new things, and improving yourself, the VET Program is a great fit for you. Successful candidates are team-players who work well in a collaborative environment and have strong situational analysis skills. All ranks are encouraged to apply however this program is NOT DOD SkillBridge eligible since it’s a Wells Fargo paid program.

We believe each of our employees offer something extraordinary and we consider military experience a tremendous asset to our work environment. That’s why we’re committed to hiring military veterans, veterans with disabilities, military families, and active military Reserve and National Guard personnel.

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Program Expectations:

• Service in any branch of the United States military

• Must be able to start on the anticipated start date

• Must be off active duty no later than the anticipated start date
  Exceptions: terminal leave and/or traditional Guard or Reserve status. These are eligible

Wells Fargo is seeking an Independent Testing Specialist. As a part of Wells Fargo's second line of defense and Independent Risk Management team, covers jobs responsible for development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities and ensuring and performing effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risks and controls according to standards and other applicable policies As a part of Wells Fargo's second line of defense and Independent Risk Management team, covers jobs responsible for development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities and ensuring and performing effective and appropriate testing, validation, and documentation of review activities for risks and controls according to standards and other applicable policies.

In this role, you will:

• 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 IT&V.

• Participate in process walkthroughs and document narratives including key risks, controls, systems and stakeholders for lead/supervisor review.

• Support the use of data testing strategies by utilizing data profiling, data analysis, and data mapping. 

• Execute assigned testing activities exercising effective quality review behaviors and seek guidance through research and consultation with engagement management; assess findings, and escalate/communicate to engagement management, business, partners as applicable.

• Participate in less complex development and design of methodologies and standards for review activities companywide in alignment with the risk management framework.

• 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 less 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.

• Follow through on reporting, escalation of issues/challenges, and resolution of open testing/validation items.

• Operate in a matrixed environment and communicate emerging risks to management within IT&V.

• Contribute to large scale planning related to Independent Testing deliverables.

• Act as a change agent for continual improvement of the control environment.

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.

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