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FRFS Technology Automation Engineer

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) delivers a suite of payments services to financial institutions via FedLine® Solutions, Fedwire®, National Settlement Service (NSS), FedCash®, FedACH®, and Check Services. We are currently leading a strategic effort to transform FRFS to a national, enterprise-focused organization. Over time, FRFS will offer an increasingly integrated set of Federal Reserve payment services, incorporating the FedNowSM Service upon its market entry in 2023. Through our evolved structure, we will meet the needs of the marketplace for new products and services more quickly, we will seek to provide a more robust and unified customer experience across our financial service offerings, and we will create new career growth opportunities for FRFS staff.
We are seeking leaders to set the vision, strategy, values, and priorities that enable FRFS to achieve its mission. Our leaders must demonstrate a strategic, action-oriented mindset focused on intellectual curiosity, agility, accountability, and the ability to drive innovation through experimentation. To achieve our vision for a people-focused organization with a strong collaborative and innovative culture, we expect our leaders to champion an inclusive environment and demonstrate our values in how we work and interact with each other and our broader community.

Key Activities:

We are looking for an entry-level developer to join our automation team to automate operational processes. Responsibilities for this position include:

Working with subject matter experts to gather requirements for automation
Working with automation team to develop scripts using Ansible, Splunk, and Dynatrace
Maintaining automation documentation on standards, templates, and operational needs
Scheduling automated using Ansible Tower or similar software
Working with automation team to continually improve process, drive cost reduction activities and build domain knowledge

Requirements:

Typically requires 0-3 years web development experience
1-3 years automation development using any automation software, with Ansible preferred
Typically requires an Associates Degree in Information Technology or a related field
Collaborate with IT and business contacts for successful execution
Work as a team player
Willingness and passion to learn
Good written and verbal communications skills
Self-starter, organized, detail oriented person
Ability to adapt to and succeed in a fast paced, changing environment
Ability to multi-task

This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to a couple of months to be completed. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks.

We offer benefits that go beyond the basics, featuring:

As an organization that deeply values its employees, we offer a robust set of financial, professional development, and personal benefits that go beyond the basics, featuring both a 401k/thrift plan with a generous company-match on employee contributions as well as a defined benefit pension plan and more. Depending on location, additional onsite amenities may include an onsite fitness center; onsite cafeteria with healthy and affordable food options; and additional onsite convenience benefits, discounts on a variety of goods and services.

Specific Benefits include:

Market-leading Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
401k/Thrift Plan
Pension Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Vacation & Personal Time
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Adoption Assistance
Onsite Fitness Center
Onsite Cafeteria
Additional Convenience Benefits, Discounts and More…

Subject to change based on District

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology

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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CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Esther L. George

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By Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

One of 12 regional banks in the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City oversees system member banks and bank holding companies in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, northern New Mexico, Oklahoma, western Missouri, and Wyoming. Th...

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LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Kansas City, MO

DATE POSTED

August 4, 2023