FI IT SPECIALIST CERTIFIED - 12152025-73657

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Opening Date/Time:12/15/2025 12:00AM Central TimeClosing Date/Time01/04/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly):$8,620.00 - $13,754.00
Salary (Annually):$103,440.00 - $165,048.00
Job Type:Full-Time
City, State Location:Knoxville, TNDepartmentFinancial Institutions

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ADM DIV INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, KNOX COUNTY

A Valid Motor Vehicle License Is Required.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Associate's or bachelor's degree in Information Technology related field and seven (7) years of regulatory examinations or IT auditing Or Bachelor's degree in a non-Information Technology related field and ten (10) plus years of Information Technology related experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications

• Successful completion of a criminal history fingerprint background check.
• Maintain a valid motor vehicle license.
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
  
  

Overview

Under general supervision, may also act as the examiner-in-charge at smaller and medium size, non-problem IT operations. Attend all assigned schools and training seminars. This is the position that flexes from the FI IT Specialist Associate. Make judgments in applying rules, regulations, trends, and developments as they relate to bank operations, information systems management and detected technology risks. Use sound judgement to determine adequacy of management's commitments for corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Audit, examine or analyze bank operations and information systems in the areas of information access and maintenance, data communications networking and operations, and end-user computing controls and management to determine risk and control weaknesses for these platforms. Prepare written comments and conclusions and provide appropriate documentation to support findings.
• Audit, examiner, or review IT activities as Examiner-in-Charge (EiC) of all financial institution data centers. Prepare written comments and conclusions of all component rating areas when acting as the EiC. Provide notification of pending examination to the bank division management, preplanning and scoping in preparation for the examinations, upload examination documentation to TDFI imaging, submit all documentation within the concurrent timeframes established by the safety and soundness EiC and submit all comments to the Fl IT Director of Examinations.
• Audit, examine, or analyze bank operations in the area of information security, determine risks and control weaknesses. Develop strategies and plans to effect corrective actions, develop programs and processes to monitor progress in addressing detected risks or weaknesses. Make presentations and/or lead discussions with regulators, bankers, boards of directors, financial institution personnel or committees. Obtain commitments for corrective action of deficiencies through negotiation skills where necessary.
• Research and prepare written reports, scenarios, communications, etc. to assist IT Cyber Security leadership withassigned internal/external projects and take the lead with any planned exercises. Ensure the After-Action Review is completed and submitted per established time frames.
• Upon identification of a systemic issue that could pose a serious risk, research, and develop potential solutions for examination matters/issues identified during the examination process and notify the Fl IT Director of Examinations immediately for further guidance and instruction.
• Provide on-the-job training (OJT) to a variety of Fl IT Specialists and provide peer feedback to FI IT Director of Examinations on the specialist's ability to complete assigned job tasks.
• Work collectively with other examiners to conduct the service providers examinations for those corporations that provide core significant services to financial institutions and prepare all subsequent reports and documentation as required and communicate examination findings to IT and financial institution management as well as Boards of Directors through oral presentations at exit meetings.
• Stay informed and knowledgeable of industry developments, risks and threats and share relevant information with the FI Associate IT Specialists, FI IT Specialists and FI Senior IT Specialists to ensure continued development of their knowledge base.