This position is located in the Chief Information Officer Organization, Office of the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C.
Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $325,000.
This job opportunity announcement is being extended until Monday, January 26, 2026.
Summary
This position is located in the Chief Information Officer Organization, Office of the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C.
Salary reflects a pay cap for this position of $325,000.
This job opportunity announcement is being extended until Monday, January 26, 2026.
Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2026-EM-MP-0199. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.
As the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the incumbent provides leadership and oversight over the FDIC’s information resources management program that includes enterprise IT governance (i.e., strategic planning, enterprise architecture, budget formulation and execution, acquisition planning and implementation), investment management (i.e., portfolio, program, project and product management), systems and application development, IT operations and maintenance (information security, privacy and data management, including artificial intelligence). The CIO must remain abreast of emerging technologies and innovations in the IT industry and government, as well as new policies, regulations and trends in the federal government to support the FDIC’s adoption as appropriate. The CIO is responsible for planning, administering, coordinating, and ensuring the effectiveness of all programs and resources under the CIOO. The incumbent serves as the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO), Director of the Division of Information Technology, Chair of the FDIC CIO Council, Co-Chair of the Capital Investment Review Committee (CIRC), as well as other governance bodies as required.
Implements decisions made by the Chairman and the FDIC Board of Directors and drives the realization of the IT strategic vision in alignment with FDIC priorities. Establishes the FDIC’s IT strategic vision and plan in alignment with FDIC mission and business goals and priorities, leveraging the enterprise architecture to describe the methodical and progressive implementation of the IT strategy and realization of the target state architecture over time.
Leads the effort to continuously modernize the work processes, technology, data practices and workforce skills within the CIOO and FDIC mission organizations, while maintaining legacy systems that sustain the day-to-day work of the agency.
Formulates and proposes the annual IT budget for the agency in collaboration with FDIC’s Division and Office stakeholders, as well as multi-year IT investments and associated acquisitions to implement the vision and target state architecture for FDIC mission areas and the enterprise IT environment. Ensures the rationalization of IT resources to deliver an efficient, optimized computing environment for the agency.
Evaluates and communicates major strategic or policy initiatives to FDIC senior leadership, Division and Office counterparts and internal CIOO staff on changes in federal law, regulation and policy and their impact on FDIC activities and operations.
Oversees and directs the Corporation’s IT portfolio of investments, contracts, projects and products, as well as the overall IT infrastructure (network, systems, hosting, data management, workforce productivity tools and end-user support, etc.). Leads FDIC’s IT governance, providing direction and support for IT investments and ensuring that technology enables the Corporation’s mission in an efficient and cost-effective manner that minimizes duplication. Monitors the value-delivery and costs of investments over time.
Oversees and reports on the effectiveness of the FDIC's information security and privacy program. Works with the Chief Information Security Officer to ensure FDIC’s IT program operates in compliance with federal information security standards. Monitors and ensures the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources.
Responsible for establishing agency-wide policies around the FDIC’s information resource management program, as well as the implementation and use of information systems and data in compliance with federal laws, regulations and FDIC requirements. Ensures compliance with federal mandates and effective internal controls over information technology, cybersecurity, privacy, information and data management, with consideration of business impacts to FDIC mission activities. Enforces policies and procedures for privacy, security, and the appropriate disclosure and sharing of FDIC information.
Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with the Board of Directors, FDIC Division/Office Directors and other senior executives and staff within the FDIC, interagency counterparts from other federal financial regulatory agencies (e.g., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve, NCUA, SEC, etc.), Congressional staff, representatives of financial institutions and industry. Represents the FDIC to the federal interagency community (such as the Federal CIO Council) and to industry.
Supervises a team of executives who lead major functional areas of the CIOO’s IT program, as well as staff who support the CIO and the day-to-day operations of the CIOO.
2-page Resume Requirement: Please limit your résumé to 2 pages (minimum 10-point font). If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
Applicant tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and will be subject to random drug tests.
Must be able to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of security clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications, applicants must possess the leadership and technical experiences listed below. These qualifications would typically be gained through progressively responsible management or executive-level assignments.
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.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must submit a resume that addresses each minimum qualification experience. Examples should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities; the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services you managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertook; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues you addressed; and the results of your actions. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience wherever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised). Leadership experiences identified must have been performed in an official supervisory role.
Leadership Experience 1: Experience in overseeing and coordinating the work of organizational units directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including assigning work; directing changes to programs and priorities; and evaluating performance against goals; AND
Leadership Experience 2: Experience in managing employee performance and growth directly and indirectly through subordinate supervisors, including evaluating employee readiness for successive roles; recognizing accomplishments, providing feedback and development opportunities, and addressing performance/conduct issues; AND
Leadership Experience 3: Experience in overseeing implementation of and improvements to recruiting, hiring, training, utilization, and succession readiness of staff; AND
Technical Experience 1: Experience in leading a organization through the adoption of new technologies and innovations that benefits the agency, as well as new ways of working and addressing the agency's automation needs in a demanding environment; AND
Technical Experience 2: Experience in overseeing and managing the full IT and data management lifecycle from inception to disposal ensuring these operate in compliance with federal rules and regulations to include enterprise IT governance (i.e., strategic planning, enterprise architecture, budget formulation and execution), investment management (i.e., portfolio, program, project and product management), systems and secure application development, IT operations and maintenance (i.e., network, systems, hosting, data management, workforce productivity tools and end-user support), information security, privacy and data management, including artificial intelligence, AND
Technical Experience 3: Experience in leading a strategic and tactical enterprise-wide IT operations, programs, products, and projects across a large, multifunctional technical organization which includes a blended workforce consisting of employees and contractors/vendors.
Education
There is no substitution of education for the experience for this position.
Additional information
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period. During the probationary 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.
If selected, you may be required to serve a supervisory/managerial probationary period.
Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
FDIC Executive Managers (EM) are in the Federal competitive service and not the Senior Executive Service (SES). As an EM at the FDIC, you will provide executive leadership and managerial direction over substantive activities related to planning, developing, executing, and coordinating the Corporation's programs and policies.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The FDIC offers comprehensive 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.
In addition, under FDIC’s Group Life Insurance Program, basic life insurance coverage for Executive Managers is automatically equal to 3 times their salary (rounded to the next higher thousand) up to a maximum of $800,000. Executives may also choose from two other lower coverage options. The Corporation pays for the cost of the basic coverage unless employees also elect to be covered under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI).
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume will be reviewed, to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contains sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination.
If you are found minimally qualified, a Management Rating Panel (MRP) will review your qualifications and experience against pre-established benchmarks. The rating panel will place applications in one of three quality categories, i.e., Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies listed below.
Top ranked (Best Qualified) candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration.
The competencies/KSAs you will be assessed on are listed below.
Strategic Thinking
External Awareness
Financial & Resource Management
Organizational Stewardship
Organizational Performance
Knowledge of the disciplines underlying information resource and technology management from a strategic, tactical and operational perspective, as well as merging trends in information technology impacting the missions and goals of FDIC divisions and offices.
Ability to evaluate IT program effectiveness in all functional disciplines from the perspectives of business outcomes and impact, cost and value to the agency, technological efficiency and risk; and, ability to assess the overall performance of an agency’s IT program through goals, objectives and measures, and driving necessary adjustments and change to achieve desired outcomes in a timely and cost-effective manner for the agency.
You do not need to respond separately to these competencies/KSAs. Your resume will serve as responses to the competencies/KSAs.
Applicants must provide details of the duties performed as they relate to the qualifying experience and competencies/KSAs. Experience must be explicitly stated in the resume as experience not specifically described in the resume cannot be assumed. Resumes that are vague or don't address specific requirements will not receive maximum consideration.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The FDIC offers comprehensive 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.
In addition, under FDIC’s Group Life Insurance Program, basic life insurance coverage for Executive Managers is automatically equal to 3 times their salary (rounded to the next higher thousand) up to a maximum of $800,000. Executives may also choose from two other lower coverage options. The Corporation pays for the cost of the basic coverage unless employees also elect to be covered under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI).
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.
Your two (2) page resume showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: 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).
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here. (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
To apply for this position, you MUSTprovide a complete application package which includes:
Your two (2) page resume showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the 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).
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or point of contact listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional ApplicationInformation” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Human Resources, Executive Resources
3501 Fairfax Dr.
Room VS-D3027
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United States
Next steps
The Fair Chance Act prohibits inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal history information unless the hiring agency has made a conditional (tentative) offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Human Resources Staffing Policy and Accountability team at HRPolicyTeam@fdic.gov.
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status. Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.
Your two (2) page resume showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: 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).
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here. (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin, click the “Apply” button and follow the prompts. If you haven’t already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process. You must apply online.
To apply for this position, you MUSTprovide a complete application package which includes:
Your two (2) page resume showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the 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).
Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or point of contact listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on “Applications” tab. Click on the “Position Title,” and then select “Update Application” or “Additional ApplicationInformation” to continue.
You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Human Resources, Executive Resources
3501 Fairfax Dr.
Room VS-D3027
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United States
Next steps
The Fair Chance Act prohibits inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal history information unless the hiring agency has made a conditional (tentative) offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Human Resources Staffing Policy and Accountability team at HRPolicyTeam@fdic.gov.
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
