Senior Manager, Data Architecture (Financial Services Specialist 4 (Risk), SG-27)

NY HELP No

Agency Financial Services, Department of

Title Senior Manager, Data Architecture (Financial Services Specialist 4 (Risk), SG-27)

Occupational Category Financial, Accounting, Auditing

Salary Grade 27

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $106898 to $131665 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County To Be Determined

Street Address Albany - One Commerce Plaza

NYC - One State Street

City Albany or NYC

State NY

Zip Code 12257

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 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.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. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Data Integration & Architecture
• Designs and builds strong data models for the data warehouse.
• Works with teams across the organization to bring in internal and external data sources.
• Ensures reliable and accurate data flows to support warehousing and consolidation.
• Database & Architecture Optimization
• Improves data architecture for speed, scalability, and efficiency.
• Supports real-time and historical reporting needs.
• Identifies and resolves performance issues proactively.
• Collaboration with Business & IT Teams
• Connects business, data, and IT teams to align data architecture with goals.
• Ensures integration with existing systems and workflows.
• Offers guidance on best practices for data modeling and architecture.
• Advanced Analytics & Reporting
• Builds architecture to support analytics, dashboards, and reporting.
• Partners with BI teams to meet reporting and decision-making needs.
• Enables analysis of trends relevant to regulatory oversight.
• Documentation & Reporting
• Maintains clear documentation of architecture and data flows.
• Keeps stakeholders informed with regular updates and reports.
• Ensures transparency in how data is integrated, transformed, and stored.
• Data Quality & Cleansing
• Oversees data validation and cleansing to maintain accuracy.
• Works with governance teams to enforce data quality standards.
• Sets up controls to monitor and ensure data integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Preferred Qualifications

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 $131,665Positions 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.

Name Nate Keiper

Telephone

Fax (518) 402-5071

Email Address NCE.Notifications@dfs.ny.gov

Address

Street One Commerce Plaza

Suite 301

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12257

Notes on Applying To Apply : Interested qualified candidates must submit a resume and letter of interest no later than November 28, 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 KeiperBox FSS4R-10313New York State Department of Financial ServicesOffice of Human Resources Management One Commerce Plaza, Suite 301Albany, NY 12257Email : NCE.Notifications@dfs.ny.govFax : (518) 402-5071All candidates that apply may not be scheduled for an interview.Public Service Loan ForgivenessEmployment 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 : WITH DISABILITIES ACT : REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONSUnder 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.