Information Technology Examination Analyst (ITEA), CG-2210-07/09 (FPL:11) (Public Advertisement)

These positions are located in the Division of Risk Management Supervision, San Fransciso Region, at various Field Offices including Billings, MT; Los Angeles, CA; Orange, CA; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City, UT; San Francisco, CA; and Seattle, WA, of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the area of Information Technology (IT) examinations and performs a variety of related technical, analytical, and advisory duties.

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 at the CG-7 level, applicants must meet one of the following:

1) BY EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 5 or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience performing evaluations or review o finformation technology systems or applications.

IT-related experience must demonstrate each of the four competencies listed below with a minimum of 1 year of specialized experience at the grade 5 level:

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency,other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial);makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others , attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgement to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

OR

2) BY EDUCATION: Applicants must complete 1 full academic year of graduate level education or meet Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) provisions and completion of a bachelor's degree in computer science,engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, technology management, or other related field. All academic degrees and coursework must be fromaccredited or pre-accredited institutions.

To qualify for SAA, applicants must have met one of the following:

a. A grade-point average of "B" (a GPA of 2.95 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed undergraduate courses, or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study.
b. A grade-point average of "B " (a GPA of 3.45 or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study.
c. Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university or major subdivision.
d. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

OR

3) BY COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess a combination of both education and specialized experience described above that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

To qualify at the CG-9 level, applicants must meet one of the following:

1) BY EXPERIENCE: To qualify, applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 7 or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience providing IT support in safety and soundness or IT examinations at a financial institution; providing assistance with IT audits of security controls or policies of data centers or financial institutions; or providing assistance with administering information security programs or other key data center functions.

IT-related experience must demonstrate each of the four competencies listed below with a minimum of 1 year of specialized experience at the grade 7 level.

1. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
2. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency,other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; iscommitted to providing quality products and services.
3. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial);makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
4. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

OR

2) BY EDUCATION: Applicant must possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree (such as an LL. B, or J.D., if related) or two full years of progressively higher level graduate education in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, technology management, or other related field. All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

OR

3) BY COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess a COMBINATION of graduate level education beyond the 1st full year of graduate education, and specialized experience as described above, that together meet the qualification requirements for this position. All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

Responsibilities:

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Performs IT examination and evaluation in support of cybersecurity functions that support the bank examination process.
• Utilizes expanded examination procedures, supplemental work programs, and FFIEC IT Examination Handbook methods for independent review and evaluation of financial institutions and service providers (entities).
• Applies knowledge of banking and regulatory environments in relation to cybersecurity, and data protection laws and regulations to anticipate, identify, evaluate, mitigate, and minimize risks associated with IT systemsand architecture vulnerabilities.
• Applies knowledge of IT operations, related industry practices and regulatory guidance. Applies knowledge of industry standards regarding networking, how institutions systems are connected to external systems, andof current network technologies and topologies.
• Evaluates and assesses the infrastructure hardware and software used to manage network defenses.
• Documents examination findings and writes report comments to recommend and support appropriate URSIT ratings to the EIC.
• Communicates status of work assignments, problems, and possible delays regularly to the EIC so resource adjustments can be made to ensure the timely and efficient completion of IT Exams.
• Meets with entity management, board of directors and others to: make corrective action recommendations for deficiencies; provides support for ratings; inform management of potential enforcement actions; answerquestions; and to collect management's response to corrective actions recommended in the Report of Examination.

Salary : $64,809 - $95,987