Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current FDIC permanent employees with competitive status eligibility. Applicants whose duty station is within one of the listed offices may remain in their current duty station.

The incumbent will be responsible for planning and directing the supervisory efforts at complex financial institutions (FI) and regional service providers (SP). The incumbent will be the primary supervisory contact and have primary authority for the FDIC's regulatory oversight activities for organizations as assigned. The incumbent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a close working relationship with Regional Office FDIC staff, other regulatory authorities, and the management officials of the assigned organization. Major duties include:

• Plans and directs the supervisory efforts at complex financial institutions (FI) and regional service providers (SP).
• Serves as the primary supervisory contact and have primary authority for the FDIC’s regulatory oversight activities for organizations as assigned.
• Conducts IT examination functions of SPs and FIs information technology functions. Recommends plans and programs designed to correct deficiencies in the operation of the organization where deemed appropriate.
• Serves as a regional resource on IT matters.
• Establishes and maintains a close working relationship with Regional Office FDIC staff, other regulatory authorities, and the management officials of the assigned organizations. Maintains cooperative relationships with the appropriate state and Federal Banking Agencies.
• Prepares memorandums, reports, or examination follow-up including remediation actions. 
• Provides guidance and training as needed for examiners conducting IT examinations. May conduct outreach events and field office training.
• Updates the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, research papers on emerging IT technologies, updates of examination procedures and related training materials.

Conditions of employment

Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.

Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR.  The selectee will be given a temporary promotion if eligible or be placed on a lateral detail if already serving at the advertised grade level on a permanent basis.  It temporarily promoted, the temporary assignment may be ended earlier or extended for up to five (5) years based on management’s needs.  It may also be made permanent without further competition. If the temporary assignment is not made permanent and its duration is one year or less, the employee will be returned to a position that is comparable to his or her permanent position (i.e., same series, grade, and duty location) in the same or successor Division/Office. If, however, the temporary assignment is not made permanent, is to a position in a different Division/Office from the employee’s permanent Division/Office, and exceeds one year (including extensions beyond one year of the initial appointment of one year or less), the employee will not be returned to his or her permanent position of record. Instead, the employee will be placed in a permanent position comparable to his or her permanent position of record (at the same grade and pay) in the Division/Office and duty location where the temporary assignment is located. Since an extension of a temporary promotion beyond one (1) year will directly impact the employee’s return rights to his or her permanent Division/Office and duty location, the employee must concur in advance with any extension of the temporary promotion beyond one (1) year.

At the end of the temporary promotion (if temporarily promoted), the employee’s basic pay will be set at the rate received prior to being temporarily promoted, regardless of length of the temporary promotion. The pay rate shall be increased to reflect pay increases (if any) received while temporarily promoted, as long as the resulting rate does not exceed the new range maximum.

Individuals who start their Federal government service after November 22, 2021, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date, except in limited circumstances where the law requires an exception. See “Additional Information or Next Steps” section.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious/spiritual; community; student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 12 grade level or above in the Federal service.  Specialized experience is defined as experience performing information technology examinations of insured depository institutions, information systems, and data centers. Gathering, analyzing, and interpreting such items as financial data, system performance and security reports, and information technology related policies and procedures.

Candidates must be a Commissioned Risk Examiner in the FDIC or another organization with comparable commissioning criteria used by the FDIC's Division of Risk Management Supervision.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements (including selective placement factors – if any) for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

Top ranked candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.

The competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) you will be assessed on are listed below.

1. Knowledge of insured depository institution operations.
2. Knowledge of IT audit techniques and internal control requirements to examine insured depository institutions information systems centers and SPs.
3. Knowledge of regulatory theory and practices relating to financial institutions and SPs in connection with highly complex organizations.
4. Knowledge of IT supervisory methods, techniques, and procedures, including enforcement actions.
5. Ability to organize and execute research.
6. Ability to communicate orally.
7. Ability to communicate in writing.

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.