Job Title: Examiner (Information Technology), CG-0570-13 (Temporary Assignment NTE 6 Months)

Duties

• Serve as a Regional resource on IT matters including those of high complexity.
• Direct or conduct the ongoing analysis and evaluation of Service Providers (SP) and Financial Institutions (FI) and prepare Reports of Examination and other required correspondence as needed to affect FDIC supervisory responsibilities.
• Evaluate information security and cybersecurity programs and conducts examination, visitation, and/or investigation activities in accordance with outstanding regulatory guidance.
• Plan and direct the supervisory efforts at complex financial institutions (FI) and regional service providers (SP).
• Serve as the principal supervisory contact with primary authority for the FDIC's regulatory oversight activities for organizations as assigned.
• Communicate with senior management of the SP or FI and effectively respond to or resolve their questions, complaints, and inquiries.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with the appropriate state and Federal Banking Agencies.
• Provide guidance and training as needed for examiners conducting IT examinations.
• Participate in conferences, symposiums, outreach events, or meetings with other supervisory agencies and other officials.
• Provide expert technical advice to examiners and other appropriate personnel and prepare reports and update to the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, research papers on emerging IT technologies, updates of examination procedures and related training materials and manage or assist on projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
Must be a commissioned examiner.
Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.
Completion Of Financial Disclosure May Be Required.
Employee may be relocated to any duty location to meet management needs.
THIS IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT FOR NOT TO EXCEED SIX MONTHS. 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. If temporarily promoted, the temporary assignment may be ended earlier or extended for up to five years based on management's needs. It may also be made permanent without further competition.
Return Rights: 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 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 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 the 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.
Change in Duty Location: If the duty location of this temporary assignment is different from the employee's permanent duty location of record, the employee's duty location may be changed to the temporary duty location for the duration of the assignment if the temporary assignment lasts over one year (including extensions beyond the initial appointment).

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.
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.
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS/CG-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.
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.

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

Additional information

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
You may select up to 3 locations as advertised in this vacancy announcement. You will be referred to the selecting official based on the locations selected, if among the best qualified.
If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary or trial period as applicable to appointment type.

Selectees(s) for this position will be required to report in person to an FDIC office or financial institution.
Relocation benefits may be provided in accordance with FDIC policy if assignment exceeds 1 year or is made permanent.
Corporate Manager(CM) Applicants: CMs selected for a CG-level temporary assignment will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding documenting acceptance of a 10% temporary reduction to their base salary or pay-setting at the salary range maximum for the CG-level position, whichever one is lower, for the duration of the temporary assignment. After the temporary assignment, CM employees will return to their Positions of Record with salary restored to their CM base salary, including any CM pay adjustments applied during the temporary assignment.
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The range of pay shown includes base pay plus supplemental locality adjustments. The locality rates for these duty locations range from a low of 16.82% to a high of 34.72%. 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.
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.

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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 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.

• Knowledge of IT supervisory methods, techniques, and procedures, including enforcement matters.
• Knowledge of IT audit techniques and internal control requirements necessary to examine insured depository institutions information systems centers and service providers.
• Ability to analyze, apply established examining methods and procedures to appraise the quality-of-service provider and insured depository institutions management.
• Knowledge of insured depository institution operations, and examination procedures and techniques.
• Knowledge of regulatory theory and practices relating to financial institutions and service providers in connection with highly complex organizations.
• Ability to communicate orally.
• 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.

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• 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.
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.

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.

• As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

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:

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.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from .
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.

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