(USA) Senior Risk Expert

Position Summary...

Join Walmart’s Digital Infrastructure Team, a group dedicated to managing and reducing technology risk across one of the world’s largest digital enterprises. The team works cross-functionally to identify systemic risks, enhance governance, and build scalable frameworks that support innovation while maintaining trust and compliance.

We value continuous improvement, hands-on technical credibility, and adaptability — constantly seeking ways to apply automation and data intelligence to make risk management more proactive and effective. Your contributions will directly influence how Walmart builds, deploys, and secures technology for millions of customers and associates worldwide.

As a Senior Risk Expert, you will play a critical role in shaping and advancing Walmart's technology and information risk strategy. You will use your technical fluency, systems thinking, and analytical skills to identify emerging risks, strengthen control environments, and design innovative, automated solutions that safeguard Walmart’s global digital ecosystem.

You will lead through influence — partnering across engineering, product, legal, and security functions to drive alignment between business objectives and technology risk practices. You’ll leverage AI, automation, and data-driven insights to create scalable solutions to complex issues across Walmart's digital infrastructure.

What you'll do...

• Lead initiatives to identify, assess, and mitigate technology and operational risks across Walmart’s digital infrastructure, e.g. websites, and mobile applications.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align practices with business strategy, compliance needs, and working with technologists to remediate issue findings.

• Develop and implement automated processes, reporting tools, and system connections (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira) to improve visibility, efficiency, and scalability in risk activities, leveraging AI to enhance regulatory risk identification, analysis, and reporting across global systems.

• Convert complex technical issues into practical solutions.

• Evaluate privacy controls’ design and effectiveness in support of compliance with privacy regulation.

• Enable continuous improvement in risk detection, monitoring, and reporting, exploring emerging tools and methods to make risk management more intelligent, automated, and adaptive.

What You’ll Bring...

• A strong systems mindset with expertise in technology, infrastructure, data flows, and digital systems, paired with curiosity about how things work beneath the surface and how to leverage AI to improve them.

• Experience in technology risk management, controls testing, or governance in complex, data-driven, or regulated environments.

• Hands-on technical skills in scripting, troubleshooting, log analysis, or system integration, with the ability to create dashboards and automated, repeatable workflows.

• Proficiency with tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, or GRC platforms, and creativity to extend them through automation or AI.

• Exceptional communication and influence skills—able to translate technical findings into business impact and align business requirements with actionable technical guidance.

• A mindset for continuous improvement and risk optimization—turning gaps into resilient, efficient processes, simplifying complexity, and translating innovative ideas into practical operations.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or a related field, and 3 years’ experience in technology governance or a related area within a technology or data-driven company.

Option 2: 6 years’ experience in technology risk, controls, or governance at a large-scale enterprise organization.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions, and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3years’ experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, GISF, GSEC, CISA, CISSP, or CCSP, Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor - Certification, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional - Certification

Primary Location...

805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.