Cloud IT Advisor, Senior

Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
When you join the Federal Reserve-the nation's central bank-you'll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We dedicate more than $1 billion to technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we're building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.
The Federal Reserve System's Information Technology organization (System IT) is a nationwide team that encompasses all IT functions and resources across the Fed. Together, we deliver technology solutions and services to support our 12 Reserve Banks, their associated Business Lines and the important mission of promoting a strong economy and a stable financial system. We have team members located in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Richmond, San Francisco, and many more locations across the country.
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.
This job is eligible for a hybrid schedule with some on-site work expected. Open to primarily remote work.
The SaaS Security Services
SaaS Security provides next-generation visibility and access control to cloud applications from any device at any location. The service has responsibilities working with the District ISOs, Fed Application registry, Cloud team to grow services (new SaaS Web proxy & CASB). The service provides SaaS discovery and reporting and API monitoring of FRS data within SaaS applications as well as the new SaaS web proxy to be used by FRS users, non-human and cloud flows.
As a Senior IT Cloud Advisor, you will provide collaborative or consultative work of varying complexity in areas of technology related strategic direction and support, problem resolution, and translating and executing business requirements for assigned IT business areas. You will direct methodologies (including coordinating, planning, and executing solutions for stakeholders) and measures to ensure appropriate processes and procedures are effective and meet IT standards.
Responsibilities:

• Provides high level consulting services to clients in order to evaluate, recommend, design and implement technical solutions and process improvements in areas related to information technology.
• Anticipates client needs and identifies client requirements by establishing personal rapport with all clients and internal/external resources to understand business and technology requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge of supported client areas and builds relationships by assessing, evaluating, and fully understanding the needs and requirements of clients.
• Advises clients on best practices and how to implement the necessary changes to address their business needs. May prepare recommended alternatives. Reviews and assesses necessary data to be used in addressing the client`s business and technology needs.
• Provides strategic guidance and support to clients and leaders in complex situations.
• Leads process improvement and long-term technical solution discussions and presents outcomes in written and verbal format to senior management.
• Oversees initial project development surrounding new processes and the integrating of new processes with existing ones. Communicates these changes to impacted clients and other resources.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with 6 to 9+ years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge pertaining to concepts and principles in functional area. General knowledge of department/business lines, Reserve Banks, and / or System operations, policies, procedures, and technologies.
• Communications: Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.
• Risk Management: [The individual] is responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision making and contributing to his or her function`s risk management.
• Decision Making: Works under direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite objectives. Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards. Achieves assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.

The Federal Reserve Bank is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace and to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, or military service.
All employees assigned to this position will be subject to FBI fingerprint/ criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years. All candidates must undergo an enhanced background check and comply with all applicable information handling rules.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required of this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or skills associated with this position or the personnel so classified. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.
For this job, any offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a two-phase security screening. The first phase consists of the satisfactory completion of a physical examination (including a drug screening), reference checks, and a security investigation consisting of credit and criminal history checks.
The second phase, which might not be complete until after you begin working at the Reserve Bank, is an additional risk-based security screening determined by the risk rating of the position. Depending upon the sensitivity of the position, this phase may include, and is not limited to, work and residency eligibility verification, and personal interviews with the candidate, references, and prior employers.
All applicants must have resided in the United States for at least three (3) years
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
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