Info. Tech. Specialist III (Digital Financial Assets Infrastructure)

About the DFPI

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is California’s financial regulator, working to protect consumers by examining and licensing financial activities and taking action against unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices. We oversee state-chartered banks, credit unions, student loan servicers, and more. The DFPI has office locations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco. The DFPI offers benefit packages, competitive salary, a robust training program and opportunities for advancement.

Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-427186

Position #(s):

410-113-1415-901

Working Title:

Digital Financial Assets Infrastructure Specialist

Classification:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III

$8,961.00 - $12,009.00 A

# of Positions:

1

Work Location:

Sacramento County

Telework:

Hybrid

Job Type:

12 Month Limited Term - Full Time

Job Description And Duties

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation is recruiting for one limited term, full-time Information Technology Specialist III position in the Information Technology Division. Position to be located in the Sacramento office. This recruitment may be used to fill subsequent vacancies of these positions in DFPI within the next 180 days.

Under the general direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the ITS III serves as the Digital Financial Assets Infrastructure Architect and will serve as the ITSD liaison to the DFPI’s Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) Program. The candidate will be working closely with the Deputy Commissioner for Investor Protection and the DFAL team. In addition to serving as an advanced senior advisor in reviewing crypto assets transaction and activity on the blockchain, the incumbent will be leading the implementation of the new cryptocurrency monitoring technology such as Ethereum Chainalysis. The incumbent is expected to stay connected to market trends in popular blockchain analytics software products and tools for future innovative solutions. The candidate will further spearhead the infrastructure build-out for crypto kiosks data collection, provide oversight in the establishment of processes related to crypto kiosks that can incorporate several distinct products and cover multiple digital assets and serve as subject matter expert in the DFAL system development project. As the lead in the ITSD’s Strategic Planning and Emerging Technologies Section, the candidate will be working closely with project manager, application developers, systems engineers, and data scientist, on data mining relating to kiosk and digital financial assets data with the goal of providing the DFAL program with timely data analytics and dashboards. The incumbent will collaborate and provide support to sections within the Information Technology Services Division, the program areas, and the Department. The ITS III will develop and foster relationships with our clients and stakeholders while helping our department meet our mission and objectives through the support of mission critical applications.
 

This is a limited term position which may be extended or become permanent.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Final Filing Date: 4/29/2024

Examination Information

Applicants will need to take and pass the online ITS III exam/assessment to be eligible to apply for ITS III positions. Please visit: https://calcareers.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/2PBCH.PDF

Consider a rewarding and challenging career with the DFPI!

DFPI Website: www.dfpi.ca.gov