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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is one of 12 Reserve Banks serving all or parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas with branches in Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis. The St. Louis Fed’s most critical functions include: promoting stable prices and economic growth, fostering a sound financial system, providing payment services to financial institutions, supporting the U.S. Treasury's financial operations, and advancing economic education, community development and fair access to credit.
Overview
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is looking for an Information Technology (IT) Risk Specialist to join our team of IT examiners and risk specialists focused on service provider supervision. Under the authority provided in the Bank Service Company Act, the Federal Banking Agencies (Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC) jointly supervise technology services provided to financial institutions by certain third-party service providers (SPs).
As an IT Risk Specialist, you will be primarily responsible for leading and participating in the supervision of SPs, which includes preparing, reviewing, and executing risk-focused supervisory activities. Through effective oversight of SPs, you will help ensure that operational and cyber resilience concerns that could impact a broad range of financial institutions are identified and remediated in a timely manner. You would work in either St. Louis, Missouri, or Little Rock, Arkansas, and report to a Supervisory Examiner. Specific grade level will be determined based on the candidate’s experience.
You Will:
- Plan, participate, and lead supervisory events, which includes target reviews, annual examinations, and continuous monitoring activities, in accordance with Interagency and Reserve Bank guidelines
- Assess the firm’s IT risk management practices related to internal and external audit, board and management oversight, information security, cybersecurity, third-party risk management, development and acquisition, business continuity / disaster recovery, electronic banking, payments, and IT operations
- Develop high quality and timely work products and reports to support your conclusions
- Collaborate with the OCC, FDIC, and State Central Points of Contact (CPCs) to develop and execute supervisory strategies of SPs
- Communicate examination conclusions to the supervised firm’s management team, Reserve Bank management, interagency stakeholders, and Board staff
- Foster strong relationships with the interagency CPC team, Reserve Bank personnel, Board of Governors, supervised firm management, and other federal and state banking regulators
- Travel overnight up to 20-30% of the time
- Work a compressed schedule in a hybrid work environment
You Have:
- Bachelor’s degree or commensurate industry experience
- Familiarity with common cybersecurity frameworks, information security practices, network architecture, business continuity / disaster recovery practices, IT risk management, and IT audit
- 5+ years’ experience in a large and complex IT environment, that could include a large financial institution, technology service provider, or an IT audit firm
- A Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or similar IT-related certification
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey information accurately and concisely to various stakeholders
- Well-developed analytical and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- US Citizenship or are a lawful permanent resident intending to become a citizen who meets certain other requirements
- You must live in, or relocate to, the 8th District and work out of our or St. Louis, Missouri, or Little Rock, Arkansas, offices. Relocation incentives are available.
- This position will work onsite and is not eligible for remote status.
Total Rewards
Bring your passion and expertise, and we'll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.
Salary: $97,100.00-$161,700.00
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can find balance:
- Medical (4 options), Prescription, Dental (3 options), and Vision Insurance with no waiting period
- 401k/Thrift Plan with generous employer match
- Employer-funded Pension Plan
- Paid Vacation/Sick Time and Holidays
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Healthcare Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement (undergraduate and graduate)
- Parental Leave
- Free onsite 24/7 Fitness Center (St. Louis location)
- Onsite Cafeteria and Coffee Shop (St. Louis location)
- Additional Convenience Benefits, Discounts and More…
At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed to a strong and resilient economy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. Learn more about Bank's culture.
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position requires access to confidential supervisory information (CSI) and/or Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) information. Access to CSI and FOMC information is limited to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, individuals who meet the definition of “protected individual” under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), and certain other nonimmigrants. All non-U.S. citizens authorized to access CSI and/or FOMC information must sign a declaration of intent to expeditiously become a U.S. citizen when eligible.
All employees who require access to CSI and/or FOMC information are subject to periodic background investigations and must comply with all applicable information handling policies.
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Supervision Family Group
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
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