Examiner/Senior Examiner (IT/Cybersecurity)

Summary

This position is for an Examiner/Senior Examiner (IT/Cybersecurity) located in the Division of Enterprise Regulation (DER) at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for assessing the Regulated Entities’ IT operations and cyber risk management practices, including the rapidly evolving frontier areas of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and cybersecurity.

Duties

• Division of Enterprise Regulation The Division of Enterprise Regulation (DER) is responsible for the supervision of the Enterprises
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and U.S.
• Financial Technology, LLC (the Regulated Entities).
• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and US FinTech are critical components of the nation's housing finance system and rely heavily on information technology (IT) systems and data to run their businesses.
• FHFA's Division of Enterprise Regulation (DER) is responsible for overseeing the Regulated Entities and ensuring their safe and sound condition and operations.
• DER is seeking dynamic IT Examiners/Senior Examiners to join our team!
• Position Overview The Examiner/Senior Examiner (IT/Cybersecurity) is assigned to a technology risk branch within the Division.
• In this capacity, the incumbent is responsible for planning, organizing, and completing examinations of the GSEs across a range of information technology disciplines.
• This will include assessing IT strategies and operations, information security and cybersecurity processes, artificial intelligence, data management practices, and business resiliency planning to ensure these align with regulatory guidance and industry standards.
• This is an opportunity to apply your IT and cybersecurity acumen to high-stakes, mission-driven work that protects the security and resilience of institutions vital to the nation's housing finance system.
• Major Duties & Responsibilities The Examiner/Senior Examiner (IT/Cybersecurity) duties listed below are at the EL-14 grade level.
• Depending on the grade level selected, the incumbent will perform the following duties with varying levels of supervision and difficulty: Lead or play a key role in the development of examination strategies and work plans; determine the scope
• Of examination activities; and devise new or modify current work methods and procedures, as needed.
• Ensure that the development of examination scope and reports are fully completed according to prescribed FHFA regulatory and supervisory policy and program guidelines and standards.
• Develop sources of material appropriate for the evaluation of new or unique types of activities or operations.
• Perform thorough research to identify material suitable for unprecedented issues.
• Communicate examination findings and their bases to senior management to elicit management's views.
• Facilitate the flow of information and ensure a fully accurate understanding of the key risks, processes. and controls, and the factual basis for findings during the course of an examination.
• Document examination findings thoroughly through a combination of GSE source documents, report comments, and other examination workpapers that address both management practices and conditions.
• Maintain ongoing awareness/knowledge of significant issues or events and emerging risks that may impact the continued safe and sound operations of the GSEs.
• Provide program expertise concerning industry problems and the adequacy of current examination techniques in dealing with them.
• Analyze highly complex and/or extremely contentious banking, financial, housing, operational, and mortgage-market developments affecting the entities.
• Provide detailed and exhaustive written analysis along with innovative, yet effective recommendations encompassing the full range of supervisory issues requiring FHFA approval or attention.
• Maintain an authoritative knowledge of issues, trends, and advances in risk management and risk-based examinations of large, complex financial institutions.
• Provide FHFA management with expert advice on advances in examination management of practices and risk-based examination procedures.
• Conceive and implement new approaches for the enhancement of the examination program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school’s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Required Documents

• FHFA's application process has been specifically developed to ensure that we only ask you for the information we absolutely need to evaluate your qualifications and eligibility.
• All applicants are required to submit the following supportive documents: 1.
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• Relevant work experience: Job experience should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.
• Education, certifications or licensures: If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure you include the required information on the resume.
• Other important information regarding your resume: As a part of the Executive Order 14170 titled, "Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service", all applicant resumes must be 2 pages or less.
• The long-form Federal resume style is now prohibited under this Executive Order.
• To be compliant with this guidance, please limit your resume to 2 pages.
• If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
• Due to the new 2-page resume limitation, finalists for this position may be asked to provide additional previous employment information for pay setting purposes. 2.
• Required, if applicable: This position may require a minimum level of education or a combination of education and experience.
• Please submit your transcripts (official or unofficial) along with your application.
• Failure to provide transcripts, when required, will result in removal from the hiring process.
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• Required, if applicable: CTAP/ICTAP documentation (a copy of a separation notice or other proof of eligibility for priority selection; a copy of an SF-50, Notification of
• Action, showing current position, grade, promotion potential, and duty location; AND a copy of your most recent performance appraisal.) 4.
• Required, if applicable: Veteran's Preference Documentation (DD-214, Member Copy 4 or other documentation containing dates of service and character of discharge.
• Disabled veterans and other applicants eligible for 10-point Veteran's Preference please include: documentation to validate your claim
• VA letter, SF-15, etc.). 5.
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• If the position requires a certain number of credit hours, you are strongly encouraged to list the relevant courses in your resume.
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• We will not access web pages linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualification.
• Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.
• It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.