Federal Reserve Financial Services Sr. Systems Operations Specialist | Lead Systems Operations Specialist
Core
Ensures 24x7 operation and administration of distributed payments systems supporting high-value, high-availability Fedwire businesses and large-scale clearinghouse/transaction processing for Fed ACH and Check business lines.
Role type
Senior/Lead Systems Operations Specialist (Payments Infrastructure)
Builds
Fedwire Funds and Securities, National Settlement Service, FedACH, Check Services, and FedNow instant payment service
Domain
Central Banking / High-Frequency Payments Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed systems operations, incident management, application health monitoring, operational statistical analysis, process improvement, team leadership, project management, vendor coordination
Preferred skills
payments system architecture, business continuity planning, change management, training and development
Technologies
Fedwire, FedACH, Check Services, FedNow, core processing platforms, satellite/subsystems
Responsibilities
Ensure 24x7 availability of distributed payments systems; manage large-scale clearinghouse and transaction processing; provide real-time support for Check/ACH processing; monitor application health and handle production incidents; direct daily workflow and coordinate team responses to service disruptions; perform operational statistical analysis and volume estimation; lead process improvement projects and business testing; develop procedures and provide training to staff.
Seniority
Senior/Lead, hands-on IC with management responsibilities