Internal Audit,GBM Engineering, Blockchain, Digital Assets, Associate,Salt Lake City

As an Associate in Internal Audit at Goldman Sachs, you join the Digital Assets Audit Team, which leads the third-line assessment of the firm's rapidly evolving digital asset landscape. You will work closely with experienced professionals to build and shape the firm's audit capabilities in blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and tokenized assets, ensuring robust internal controls and risk management across this critical and innovative space.

What you'll do

• Participate in stakeholder walkthroughs to perform control design assessments and testing, and assist in documenting and presenting results to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders
• Continuously enhance your understanding of digital assets, including related business activities, relevant global regulations, and underlying infrastructure such as distributed ledger technology, with guidance from senior team members
• Support audit colleagues covering traditional finance-related areas by providing insights and assisting in the assessment of digital asset-related activities, focusing on potential risks, mitigating controls, and potential findings from audit engagements
• Contribute to the development of the Internal Audit Digital Assets coverage strategy
• Contribute to the preparation of commercially effective and practical audit conclusions and findings, and assist in their presentation to Internal Audit senior management and business stakeholders
• Under guidance, follow up on open audit issues and track their resolution

What you bring

• 3 to 6 years of experience in risk, compliance, audit, technology, or a related function, with significant direct experience in blockchain technology and digital assets
• Foundational understanding of blockchain technology and architecture as it relates to financial services
• Familiarity with software development concepts and system architecture principles, including a basic understanding of databases, operating systems, and messaging concepts
• 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, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to audiences of varying levels of seniority and blockchain expertise
• 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 derivatives, and other financial applications
• Exposure to or the ability to review code in languages commonly used in blockchain development and smart contracts such as Solidity, DAML, Python, Go, or Rust

About Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Internal Audit comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds including chartered accountants, developers, risk management professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and data scientists, organized into global teams to cover all the firm's businesses and functions.