S&R Risk Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the review of SP examinations and provide feedback to firm Central Points of Contacts (CPCs) and program leadership.
• Support the review of supervisory plans on SPs for effective risk-based supervision factoring in size and complexity of portfolio firms.
• Provide effective challenge of key work products such as supervisory plans / strategies, exam scopes, conclusion memos, and examination deliverables.
• Prepare MIS and deliverables that contribute to portfolio wide views for key stakeholders.
• Lead or contribute to initiatives to improve SP supervision and assist with the vetting preparation of supervisory strategies, significant findings, and ratings.
• Work across FBAs to contribute to the identification of common areas of supervisory focus and potentially assist with developing examination scopes and work programs.
• Contribute or lead special projects that could cover cybersecurity, resiliency, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and/or digital assets.
• Help implement and socialize any SP program enhancements and/or policy changes.
• Coordinate incident response, threat and vulnerability monitoring.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of supervision and the examination process.
• Technical understanding of operational and cyber resilience, cloud security, third-party risk management and legal and policy mandates in the financial sector that pertain to third-party risk management and cybersecurity risks and industry standards and guidance (i.e., FFIEC IT Handbook and NIST CSF).
• Previous SP supervision experience a plus.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and data analysis skills.
• Proven ability to effectively influence outcomes and build consensus across multiple stakeholders.
• Able to combine risk analysis with sound judgement in proposing recommendations.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent experience; Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Technical Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in at least some of the following domains: Cyber Security and IT Risk management, Cloud/IT Infrastructure, IT Audit, IT examination, or supervision, Artificial Intelligence, Operational resilience, governance and controls, Third Party Risk Management, Payment systems (including digital assets), Core banking services.

Familiarities

• FFIEC, NIST, SANS and ISO standards and frameworks.
• Information security, cybersecurity, and risk management principles.

Other

• Work Location: Within commuting distance of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (including branches in Jacksonville, Miami, and Birmingham) or another Federal Reserve Bank.
• Full-time Travel: Occasional travel might be expected with an expected range between 10% - 20%.
• The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.