Examination Specialist (Emerging Technology), CG-0570-15

Summary

The positions are located the Division of Risk Management, Atlanta and San Francisco Field Offices and serves as a technical consultant to management who provides advice on examination-related programs involving emerging technologies. These positions can be filled at any FDIC Field office within the Atlanta or San Francisco regions. The duty station is determined upon selection and subject to space availability. Relocation is not authorized.

Duties

Participates in examinations of insured institutions, and serves as a technical resource in the area of emerging technology, including digital assets, block chain technologies, artificial intelligence, third-party relationships, or similar innovation initiatives. Reviews and analyzes emerging technology risks, including those associated with insured depository institution's anti-money laundering / counter terrorist financing programs. Attends meetings and informational sessions and provides management reports and briefing materials on highly sensitive and complex issues to senior management, supervisors, and others concerning Regional matters. Prepares comments, correspondence, presentations and speeches, as needed, regarding emerging technology issues, and assists in preparing technical training for use by Regional employees. Speaks at conferences and meetings with other financial institution regulators, industry representatives, and the public regarding complex emerging technologies such as digital assets, block chain technologies, artificial intelligence, third-party relationships or similar innovation initiatives.

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. For qualification determinations, your resume must contain the following for each work experience listed: Organization/Agency's Name Title Salary (series and grade, if applicable) Start and end dates (including the month and year) Number of hours you worked per week Relevant experience that supports your response to the specialized experience that is stated in the job announcement If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. NOTE: Please indicate how you meet the specialized experience under each applicable position. Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications. Must be a commissioned examiner at the FDIC or another organization with comparable commissioning criteria to that used by the FDIC's Division of Risk Management Supervision. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 14-grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as planning and developing new or revised approaches to the examination and supervision of non-traditional activities at insured institutions, specifically of emerging technology. Examples of emerging technology includes crypto assets, artificial intelligence/machine learning, third party digital deposit programs, or third-party lending programs. Applicants must have met the qualification requirements for this position within 30 calendar days of the closing date of this announcement.

Education

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