Microsoft · 8 hours ago
Senior Risk Analyst
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$117K/yr - $204K/yr
6+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to join their Cloud Operations and Innovation team. The role involves leading risk planning activities, analyzing project risks, and promoting a culture of risk management while collaborating with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Attends and advises during scheduled owner/architect/contractor and other project meetings
Lead risk planning activities for projects, including scheduling and coordinating workshops with stakeholders and develop appropriate risk treatment plans
Contributes to fostering a knowledge sharing culture by actively participating in the risk knowledge networks and collaborative forums
Assists in the review of risk governance to ensure a particular risk area is receiving the appropriate amount of attention with minimal guidance. Identifies and escalates any concerns of related to risks being monitored
Analyze project schedules, costs, and engineering documentation to identify potential risks and gaps
Knowledge of statistical methods (e.g., probability distributions, correlation analysis) for assessing uncertainty in cost and schedule forecasts
Application of Monte Carlo simulations to predict project outcomes under uncertainty
Ability to integrate cost and schedule data to perform risk modeling and identify potential impacts on project baselines
Use technical insights to identify causes of risks and recommend solutions to project teams
Promote a culture of risk management and governance by educating teams on new processes and driving adherence
Collaborate with stakeholders to streamline processes, improve efficiencies, and ensure alignment with organizational goals
Execute the risk management lifecycle, including data collection, analytics, and workshop facilitation, to identify and evaluate project risks
Maintain and update the risk register, ensuring risks, mitigation actions, and trigger events are accurately documented and regularly reviewed
Develop and implement mitigation plans in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring accountability and progress tracking
Periodically re-evaluate risks and opportunities to assess relevance, priority, and the effectiveness of treatment plans
Present risk assessment findings to stakeholders, ensuring awareness, gaining approval, and driving informed decision-making
Collaborate with accountability owners to ensure alignment on mitigation plans and track their execution
Partner with internal teams to communicate updated risk processes, enhancing adherence to governance standards
Leads selection and application of appropriate quantitative risk methodologies and modeling frameworks for highly complex projects, ensuring alignment with current industry practices and portfolio objectives
Identifies, validates, and curates critical datasets required for robust risk modeling, ensuring data quality, relevance, and traceability
Designs, builds, and sustains advanced analytical models that surface risk prioritization, root causes, and mitigation effectiveness across cost, schedule, and scope dimensions
Integrates quantitative risk analysis outputs into portfolio-level reporting, enabling clear visibility of exposure, trends, and concentration of risk across regions and programs
Coaches and guides teams in interpreting model outputs, translating quantitative results into actionable insights for resource prioritization, mitigation planning, and executive decision-making
Provides technical leadership on risk modeling for the most complex and high-value projects, advising on required inputs, model assumptions, and appropriate application of results to support informed trade-off decisions
Identify and prioritize issues in collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and implement resolution / recovery plans, ensuring alignment with timelines and project goals
Proactive communication with stakeholders, escalation of critical issues, and continuous improvement through lessons learned and process enhancements to prevent and mitigate project disruptions effectively
Assists with the monitoring of vendor and/or contractor performance, ensuring compliance with QRA process and reporting
Review vendor performance relative to risk, cost and schedule models (with cost and schedule management team) and clarifies those reports in presentations to the delivery and executive teams
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years experience in risk management, privacy, security, compliance, government intelligence, operations, and/or finance OR 8+ years experience in risk management, privacy, security, compliance, government intelligence, operations, and/or finance OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Master's Degree in Risk Management, Engineering, Government Intelligence, Security, or Information Technology, or related field AND 8+ years experience in risk management in the context of operations, engineering, information technology, business analyst, consulting, auditing, privacy, security, compliance, government intelligence, and/or finance
Bachelor's Degree in Risk Management, Engineering, Government Intelligence, Security, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology, or related field AND 12+ years experience in risk management in the context of operations, engineering, information technology, business analyst, consulting, auditing, privacy, security, compliance, government intelligence, and/or finance
Membership with a relevant risk domain area association including: International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2, and Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI), Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCB), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Company
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