Federal Reserve Financial Services Technical Advisor

05E Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

401K match

Pension program

Paid vacation

Flexible work environment

Public transportation subsidies

Education assistance

Professional development

Training and conferences

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond seeks an IT strategist to guide technology solutions for clients across the Fed system. You will lead initiatives, mentor teams, and drive secure, scalable infrastructure while collaborating with stakeholders. The role emphasizes data analysis, project leadership, and best-practice implementation.

The position offers hybrid onsite work with occasional extended hours as needed. A BA/BS or equivalent experience is preferred for success in this role.

Qualifications

• BA/BS preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Prior work experience supporting testing initiatives and environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance on complex technology-based solutions for clients and leaders.
• Assist with moderately complex designs, data flows and processing, environment administration, and process improvement opportunities.
• Anticipate client needs by establishing partnerships and building relationships with all clients.
• Advise and collaborate with client groups on best practices and how to implement necessary changes.
• Facilitate/lead IT process improvement and long-term technology-based solution discussions for senior management.
• Develop communications of these changes to impacted clients.
• Research and recommend improvements to increase efficiency of infrastructure and automation processes.

Skills

Strategic IT leadership

Client relationship management

SQL & cloud concepts

Process automation

Project coordination

Education

BA/BS or equivalent experience

Job description

Company Overview

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) delivers a suite of payments services to financial institutions via FedLine® Solutions, Fedwire® Funds and Securities, the National Settlement Service (NSS), FedCash®1, FedACH®, Check Services, and the FedNow® Service. FRFS operates as a fully integrated organization with groups dedicated to operations, technology, product and industry engagement, enterprise services, and one focused on the ongoing growth and development of the FedNow instant payment service. Our strategy defines our future direction, seeking to offer a fully integrated product suite that provides speed, resilience, and choice in meeting the payments needs of financial institutions across the United States. Through our Enterprise structure, we strive to meet the needs of the marketplace for new products and services with speed and agility, seek to provide a robust and unified customer experience, and work to create career growth opportunities for FRFS staff. We seek leaders to set the vision, strategy, values, and priorities that enable FRFS to achieve its mission. Our leaders must demonstrate a strategic, action-oriented mindset focused on intellectual curiosity, agility, accountability, and the ability to drive innovation through experimentation.

Onsite Work Expectations

The Bank believes in flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also recognizing the necessity of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Onsite work is an essential function of this position, and you are required to be onsite according to the schedule set by your management. The hours of coverage can vary but core business hours are 7:30 AM ET to 5:30 PM ET with some after hour needs. Additionally, these positions are hybrid working arrangements and will require regular on-site attendance based on specific district policies. The specific requirements will be based upon your district at time of application.

Responsibilities

Use fundamental knowledge of technology (programming, SQL queries, Cloud computing concepts, process automation, monitoring, quantitative/qualitative data analytic techniques) to provide strategic guidance and consultation to clients and leaders on highly complex technology-based solutions. Assist with moderately complex designs, data flows and processing, environment administration, and process improvement opportunities. Anticipate client needs by establishing partnerships and building relationships with all clients. Advise and collaborate with client groups on best practices and how to implement the necessary changes to address business technology needs. Facilitate/Lead IT process improvement and long-term technology-based solution discussions and present outcomes to senior management. Facilitate/Lead in project development surrounding new technologies; develop communications of these changes to impacted clients. Research and recommend improvements to increase efficiency of infrastructure and automation processes based on industry best practices. Ability to recognize relationships and impacts between strategic and tactical components of project and business activities.

Other Requirements

• May require extended work hours.
• Occasional travel including overnight stays may be necessary.

Qualifications

• BA/BS preferred or equivalent work experience
• Prior work experience supporting testing initiatives and environments

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision) 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan Paid vacation and holidays
• flexible work environment
• Generously subsidized public transportation
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development programs, training and conferences
• And more…

Additional Requirements

This position will require at minimum fingerprinting for a criminal background check, education and employment verification, along with potential additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. Any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of any required background screening. These screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to approximately 8 weeks to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reaches out to your references and people that know you well. For Law Enforcement positions, physical, psychological, drug, stress/EKG, and attending an academy will be required. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta employees must comply with the Bank’s ethics rules. These rules generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from holding financial interests (such as common stock and corporate bonds) issued by financial institutions. This prohibition also applies to investment funds that focus on investing in the financial sector. If you, your spouse/domestic partner, or minor child own such securities, you will generally be asked to divest them if you accept an offer of Bank employment. If you have concerns about this prohibition, you should raise the issue with the recruiter for this posting early in the process.

Employment

Full Time / Part Time Full time Regular / Temporary Regular Job Exempt (Yes / No) Yes

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.

Company Culture

Our people are diverse in background and ideas, which allows for ongoing creativity and innovation. Ultimately, they are the ones who push our high-performance, exchange-driven culture forward.

Why Our People Choose Us

Our reputation precedes us There will always be room for personal growth Our people are first You’ll find the right balance Your responsibilities will be meaningful We hope that you will be our future colleague.

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