Examiner/Senior Examiner (IT/Cybersecurity)

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. 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.