Senior Examiner Information Technology (IT & Operations Risk Central Point of Contact) CG-0570-15

About the role

This position is located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision and is responsible for planning, supervising, directing, and conducting IT and operations risk management examinations of highly complex financial institutions and other entities that provide information systems services. Duty location will be determined upon selection and subject to space availability.

Position may be filled at any FDIC Field office within the San Francisco, Kansas City, New York and Atlanta regions.

What you will do

• Leads and/or participates in conducting on-site examinations and targeted reviews of large complex financial institutions and documents and/or presents findings and recommendations to institution senior management, dedicated examiners, examination specialists, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) senior management.
• Leads and/or participates in on-site examinations and targeted reviews and evaluations of large, complex bank servicing organizations; financial market utilities (FMUs), and systemically important financial institutions (SIFI's), including joint inter-agency on-site examinations.
• Leads and/or participates in scheduling, planning, coordinating, and conducting examination of large independent information systems centers, including branch sites of large national processors, which provide services to FDIC supervised insured depository institutions.
• This includes information systems centers examined under the Significant Service Provider (SSP) program.
• Performs advanced analyses to identify sources of strategic, technological, operational, financial, and political risk to the SSP organizations and the serviced bank and documents/presents findings and recommended actions to servicer executives, managers and directors, examiners, and senior personnel.
• Participates in providing written guidance that will be used by examination staff from multiple banking regulatory agencies to enhance examination quality and efficiency in banks using the licensed products.
• Develops, tests, and refines examination procedures and analysis tools to proactively address emerging technological risks, and adapts existing procedures and tools to reflect changing Regulatory priorities.

Requirements

• Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
• Background Investigation (BI) required.
• Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.

How you will be evaluated

Once the application process is complete, your two page resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. Structured Resume Review: Occupational Experts (OEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required competencies. OEs will review ONLY your two (2) page resume.

OEs will not review additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume). If you are found qualified, your application will move forward to additional phase(s) of the review process.

You will be assessed on the following competencies: Financial Systems Strategic Thinking Risk Management Information Technology Performance Assessment Computer Network Defense Technical Credibility Written Communication You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Documents you must provide

• duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end dates (month/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
• FDIC EMPLOYEES: If you want to be considered non-competitively include a copy of your SF-50.
• The SF-50 must show the highest grade level or full performance level applicant has attained competitively on a permanent basis, and grade must be equivalent or higher than the grade for which applying.

Benefits

In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors. To find out more, click here.

What to expect next

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Additional information

The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 17.06% to a high of 51.75%. Pay will vary by grade level and the locality rate for the geographic location where the position is located.

For more on FDIC locality rates, click here. Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $257,500. If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.

During the probationary or trial period, you will be evaluated for fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill similar vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Financial Institution Examiners must maintain the highest personal ethical standards as provided in Part 336 of the FDIC's Rules and Regulations, (Employee Responsibilities and Conduct).

Financial Institution Examiners must comply with Section 3201.102 of Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for FDIC Employees (5 CFR Part 3201), which, in part, prohibits them and their immediate families from accepting certain credit from State nonmember banks. All Financial Institution Examiners are prohibited from the following: 1.

Obtaining a loan or a line of credit from any insured state nonmember bank or its subsidiaries. Any extensions of credit held by the Examiner, the Examiner's spouse, or any dependent children are direct or indirect extensions of credit to the Examiner. Exceptions: a.

Loans for a primary residence are permissible. The Examiner must not participate in any examination of that institution with which he holds the primary residence loan, and a "cooling off" period is required before negotiating a loan for a primary residence from any institution the Examiner has examined. b.

No restrictions on obtaining credit cards issued under the same terms and conditions available to the public from an insured state nonmember bank either within or outside of their field office of assignment. 2.

Participating in any examination, or other matter, involving an insured depository institution or any person with whom the Examiner has an outstanding loan or line of credit. 3. Performing any service for compensation with any bank, or for any officer, director, or employee thereof, or for any person connected therewith.

4. Disclosing any confidential information from a bank examination report except as authorized by law. 5.

Soliciting or accepting any gift from a prohibited source or because of the Examiner's official position. To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.