Senior Manager, Data Architecture (Financial Services Specialist 4 (Risk), SG-27) Position Available In New York, New York

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Program. NY HELP No The agency in which the vacancy exists. Agency Financial Services, Department of The job title for the vacancy. Title Senior Manager, Data Architecture (Financial Services Specialist 4 (Risk), SG-27) The job title for the vacancy. Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing The salary grade for this vacancy. Salaries are determined by salary grade and bargaining unit. Salary Grade 27 The collective bargaining unit to which this vacancy is assigned. Bargaining Unit PS&T – Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF) The minimum and maximum of the salary range for this vacancy. Salary Range From $106898 to $131665 Annually Indicates whether this job is full-time or part-time. If the job is part-time, an estimated percentage will be provided. Employment Type Full-Time This indicates the type of job, typically permanent, temporary, or provisional. ‘Provisional’ means that the appointment will be temporary until the incumbent takes and passes an appropriate civil service examination. Appointment Type Permanent Jurisdictional class is the indicator for how this job can be filled. 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Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class Estimates the percentage of time incumbents of this vacancy will be required to travel. Travel Percentage 0% This provides information on the expected workweek. Workweek Mon-Fri The number of hours in the workweek, typically 37.5 or 40 for full time, or any other number for part time. Hours Per Week 37.5 Workday The start time for this vacancy. If the agency employs flextime, this will be the earliest time this vacancy’s shift can start. From 8 AM The end time for this vacancy. If the agency employs flextime, this will be the latest time this vacancy’s shift can end. To 6 PM If checked, the agency allows flextime. Flextime allowed? No If checked, this vacancy includes mandatory overtime. Mandatory overtime? No If checked, this agency allows compressed workweek scheduling. Compressed workweek allowed? No If checked, this agency allows telecommuting for this position. Telecommuting allowed? Yes The county in which the vacancy is located. County To Be Determined The street address where the vacancy is located. Street Address Albany- One Commerce Plaza NYC- One State Street The city where the vacancy is located. City Albany or NYC The state where the vacancy is located (the default is New York). State NY The zip code where the vacancy is located. Zip Code 12257 The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The New York State Department of Financial Services seeks to build an equitable, transparent, and resilient financial system that benefits individuals and supports business. Through engagement, data-driven regulation and policy, and operational excellence, the Department and its employees are responsible for empowering consumers and protecting them from financial harm; ensuring the health of the entities we regulate; driving economic growth in New York through responsible innovation; and preserving the stability of the global financial system. The Department of Financial Services is seeking candidates for the position of Financial Services Specialist 4 (Risk) in the Entity Risk Management function Surveillance Operations team. The Financial Services Specialist 4 (Risk) will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to monitor risk across all entities supervised by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). This individual will oversee the day-to-day operations of surveillance activities, ensuring effective tracking of performance and identifying potential risks across various portfolios at the entity level. The individual will collaborate closely with the Risk Data & Analytics team to supply surveillance data for in-depth analysis and reporting, providing valuable insights into emerging risks. The individual is responsible for helping enable exam teams and Divisions with increased knowledge and insight into the Entities they are responsible for supervising. Additionally, the individual will lead efforts to detect, investigate, and respond to incidents or irregularities in real time, ensuring swift mitigation actions. They will produce surveillance reports summarizing findings and risks, offering recommendations for further review. This individual will also manage the selection and implementation of surveillance technologies, ensuring they are dynamic and capable of addressing the evolving risk profiles of DFS-supervised entities. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in surveillance operations, risk monitoring, and incident response, with a keen ability to improve processes and workflows to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: •

Data Integration & Architecture:

oLeads the design and implementation of robust data models and structures within the data warehouse. oCollaborates with business units, data engineers, and IT teams to identify and integrate both internal and external data sources into the data architecture. oEnsures smooth and accurate data feeds, supporting data consolidation and data warehousing requirements. •

Database & Data Architecture Optimization:

oContinuously optimizes database and data architecture performance to ensure scalability, speed, and efficiency. oEnsures that the data architecture supports high-demand analytics and reporting capabilities for real-time and historical insights into entity risk and compliance. oProactively identifies bottlenecks and areas for performance enhancement in the data architecture.

• Collaboration with

Business & IT Teams:

oActs as a liaison between business heads, data engineers, data governance, IT teams, and other stakeholders to ensure data architecture aligns with business objectives. oEnsures that the data architecture integrates seamlessly with existing systems, applications, and workflows. oProvides technical guidance and expertise on best practices for data modeling and architecture design.

• Documentation & Reporting:

  oCreates and maintain clear documentation of data architecture processes, design decisions, and data flows. oProvides clear reports to stakeholders on architecture progress, design updates, and any issues or challenges encountered during implementation.

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Data Quality & Cleansing:

oOversees any data cleansing and validation processes to ensure data quality, consistency, and accuracy across internal and external datasets. oCollaborates with the Data Governance teams to ensure standards and methodologies to maintain high-quality data and data integrity are present before data is moved into the data warehouse. oWorks closely with data governance teams to establish data quality controls and monitoring systems.

• Other duties as assigned. The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications
• Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines;
• Ability to prioritize assignments based on complexities, importance, and urgency;
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with persons both inside and outside the Department.

Appointment Method:

Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications listed below in order to be eligible for appointment.

Non-Competitive:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Auditing, Business, Business Administration, Economics, Econometrics, Finance, Mathematics, Market Analysis, Quality Assurance, or Risk Management and five (5) years of specialized experience in the following of which two (2) years must have been at a supervisory level:

• Defining, assessing and analyzing events/circumstances which impact the financial services institutions/markets.
• Performing financial and economic risk analysis, including portfolio risk analysis, credit, market and counterparty risk stress testing and stress test scenario development.
• Reviewing traded products, related derivative and cash securities pricing techniques, Value-at-Risk, and/or counterparty credit risk modeling including measurement of wrong way risk and CVA.
• Using market-based risk indicators, including equity and debt-linked default probability models.
• Using fundamentals-based early warning risk indicators, including accounting-based distress prediction models.
• Conducting predictive financial institution insolvency analysis.
• Reviewing global post-financial crisis approaches to financial institution resolution planning, including experience and expertise with approaches to systemic institution definitions and resolution planning policy and implementation; experience and expertise in key attributes of effective resolution systems and measures to implement them.

A Master’s Degree in one (1) of the related fields or a J.D. may substitute for one (1) year of specialized experience. A Ph.D. in one (1) of the related fields may substitute for two (2) years of specialized experience. Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments Please note that a change in negotiating unit may affect your salary, insurance and other benefits.

Salary:

The starting salary for this position is $106,898 with periodic increases up to $131,665 Positions located within the New York City metropolitan area, as well as Suffolk, Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, are also eligible to receive an additional $4,000 annual downstate adjustment.

Appointment Status:

Permanent Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity. The name of the contact person for this vacancy. Name Nate Keiper The telephone number to use for questions about this vacancy. Telephone The fax to use for this vacancy. Fax (518) 402-5071 Email address for emailing applications, or to ask questions about this vacancy. Email Address NCE.Notifications@dfs.ny.gov Address The street address of the contact for this vacancy. Street One Commerce Plaza Suite 301 The city for the contact for this vacancy. City Albany The state of the contact for this vacancy (the default is New York). State NY The zip code for the contact for this vacancy. Zip Code 12257 Instructions for potential applicants. Notes on

Applying To Apply:

Interested qualified candidates must submit a resume and letter of interest no later than June 30, 2025 to the email address listed below. Please include the Box # (Box

FSS4R-10313

) in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application. Email submissions are preferred. Please be advised that the New York State Department of Financial Services does not offer sponsorship for employment visas. Nate Keiper Box

FSS4R-10313

New York State Department of Financial Services Office of Human Resources Management One Commerce Plaza, Suite 301 Albany, NY 12257

Email:

NCE.Notifications@dfs.ny.gov

Fax:

(518) 402-5071 All candidates that apply may not be scheduled for an interview. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employment with New York State qualifies an individual for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). This program forgives the remaining balance on any Direct Student Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full-time for a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization. To learn more about the program and whether you would qualify, please visit: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Department of Financial Services is required to provide reasonable accommodation for known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability if an accommodation would enable the applicant to perform the essential functions of the job. If the accommodation would constitute an undue hardship on the operations of the agency, the agency is not required to provide it. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply to all jobs for which they meet the minimum qualifications.