Senior Systems Operations Specialist – Lead

Federal Reserve Board

Senior Systems Operations Specialist ensuring the 24x7 operation of Fed payments systems. Managing complex problems and leading operational incidents within Federal Reserve Financial Services.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeAtlanta • Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensures the 24x7 operation and administration of distributed payments systems supporting the high-value, high-availability of Fedwire businesses.
Ensures Wholesale Services and Account Balance Services applications are available according to their business requirements while providing premium customer service to the Federal Reserve System districts and other application users.
Coaches and reviews the work of others. Addresses more complex problems and manages projects.
Responsible for the large-scale clearinghouse/transaction processing activities for the Fed ACH and Check business lines.
Provides real-time support for Check/ACH processing.
Performs application health/monitoring for core processing platforms and satellite/subsystems.
Supports operations/production issues and incident management.
Responds to issues or problems that arise in day-to-day operations and serves as first line of escalation.
Directs and coordinates daily workflow, customer requests, and team responses to operational incidents and service disruptions in a leadership role.
Oversees team functions and provides appropriate escalation and communication to Management.
Documents production issues and resolutions for future reference.
Conducts analyses to understand operational, customer volume, etc., trends/patterns to assist with process improvements and solutions.
Performs operational statistical analysis and estimates future payment volume.
Participates/Supports business testing, defect management, and other activities to launch core processing platforms and/or satellite/subsystems enhancements or new product/services.
Participates in and supports management of Payment Processing’s role in the testing, installation, implementation, and configuration of code releases, products, interim fixes, business resumption testing, and other production initiatives.
Assists with the creation and development of business requirements.
Holds scaled decision rights to perform key tasks.
May perform ancillary tasks to support other business operations depending on shift.
Provides leadership, work direction and support to less experienced staff.
Exemplifies exceptional customer service and team-oriented behaviors.
By example and action, assists the team to achieve the same.
Takes personal responsibility to maintain and advance personal knowledge of various systems, business needs, and to expand on leadership and management skills.
Serves as role model and advisor to other team members.
Has a clear understanding of the need to elevate other staff members’ knowledge and takes action to see it is achieved.
Develops and revises procedures, defines processes, and provides training for users.
Provides instrumental guidance and training for teammates.
Directs group efforts, ad-hoc analysis, issue escalation, and other problem solving.
May directly lead or otherwise influence small to large sized teams in assigned initiatives.
Provides project updates/general communications to all levels of staff, management, and senior management.
Represents operational teams during project meetings.
Communicates with outside vendor personnel.
Coordinates efforts with outside team leadership.
Serves as project manager for process improvement efforts.
Generally, functions independently with minimal direct supervision and able to manage responsibility with flexibility and focus.
Understands the demands of leading, managing, and supporting an operation and possess the required knowledge, skills, and temperament to switch from a task to an operational demand or issue, which requires immediate attention, and then resume work on the original task.
A self-starter with the discipline to achieve deliverables, adapt priorities, and manage the rapidly changing demand of the operation and or project assignments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent experience preferred
Senior Role: Five to eight years equivalent experience preferred.
Lead Role: Eight or more years equivalent experience preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
401K match, and a fully funded pension plan
Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment
Generously subsidized public transportation
Education Assistance Program
Professional development programs, training and conferences

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Hard Skills & Tools

application health monitoringtransaction processingstatistical analysisdefect managementbusiness requirements developmentproject managementprocess improvementcustomer serviceincident managementreal-time support

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationteam-orientedproblem solvingflexibilityself-starterdisciplinecustomer focusmentoring

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree