Internal Audit Associate (Blockchain)

TL;DR

Internal Audit Associate (Blockchain): Performing control design assessments and testing in the rapidly evolving digital asset landscape, including blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and tokenized assets. Focus on potential risks, mitigating controls, and potential findings from audit engagements within blockchain products and system architecture.

Location: Salt Lake City

Company

hirify.global is a financial institution.

What you will do

• Participate in stakeholder walkthroughs to perform control design assessments and testing.
• Enhance your understanding of Digital Assets and related global regulations.
• Support audit colleagues covering traditional finance-related areas by assessing Digital Asset-related activities.
• Contribute to the development of the Internal Audit Digital Assets coverage strategy.
• Prepare commercially effective and practical audit conclusions and findings.
• Follow up on open audit issues and track their resolution.

Requirements

• 3 - 6 years of experience in a risk, compliance, audit, technology, or related function, with direct experience in blockchain technology and digital assets.
• Foundational understanding of blockchain architecture as it relates to financial services.
• Ability to articulate risks and identify potential failure points in blockchain products and system architecture.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related quantitative discipline.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience on the business side of blockchain such as product design, trading and derivates, and other financial applications.
• Familiarity with software development concepts and system architecture principles, including a basic understanding of databases, operating systems, and messaging concepts.
• Exposure to or the ability to review code in languages commonly used in blockchain development and smart contracts (e.g. Solidity, DAML, Python, Go, Rust, etc.).