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New York State offers competitive salaries and attractive benefits. For general information about employment with New York State and how to apply for a Civil Service Examination, visit the Department of Civil Service.

Executive Order No. 161 ensures pay equity for applicants for employment by prohibiting state entities from asking for the salary history, wages, benefits and other forms of payment an applicant for employment might have received from a former employer.

The Department is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, Minorities, and Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Current Opportunities

AnnouncementBusiness Unit/DivisionOffice Location(s)Closing Date
Administrative Assistant, SG-11Life BureauAlbany2024-10-18
Assistant Actuary, SG-14Insurance DivisionAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Assistant Director Financial Administration 2, M-2 Office of Financial ManagementAlbany2024-10-01
Associate Actuary Casualty, SG-24Insurance Division, Property BureauAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Associate Actuary Life, SG-24Insurance Division, Health and Life BureausAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Associate Director Human Resources 1, M-1Human Resources ManagementAlbany2024-10-25
Climate Policy Analyst (Financial Services Specialist 1 Policy Analysis), SG-18)Climate DivisionNYC2024-12-10
Communications Assistant (Executive Assistant), NSExternal Affairs & StrategyNYC2024-12-02
Data Analysis Specialist (Financial Services Specialist 1 (Compliance), SG-18)Economic ResearchAlbany or NYC2024-11-19
Deputy Superintendent for Banking Division Applications, NSBanking ApplicationsNYC2024-12-18
Deputy Director for Communications, NSExternal Affairs & StrategyAlbany or NYC2024-10-15
Deputy Superintendent for Bank Supervision, NSBanking DivisionAlbany or NYC2024-10-28
Deputy Superintendent for Life, NSInsurance Division, Life BureauNYC2024-11-07
Deputy Superintendent for Non-bank Supervision, NSBanking DivisionNYC2024-10-28
Deputy Superintendent of Health, NSInsurance Division, Health BureauAlbany or NYC2024-11-07
Executive Assistant, NSExecutive DivisionNYC2024-11-18
Executive Assistant - Scheduler, NSExecutive DivisionNYC2024-11-18
Executive Deputy Superintendent for Banking, NSBanking DivisionAlbany or NYC2024-10-14
Financial Crimes Blockchain Analytics Risk Associate (Financial Services specialist 4(Financial Crime Risk), SG-27)Virtual CurrencyAlbany or NYC2024-11-11
Financial Crime Risk Specialist (Financial Services Specialist 4 (Financial Crime Risk), SG-27Banking ManagementAlbany or NYC2024-12-03
Financial Services Examiner Trainee 1, NSVariousVarious2024-10-09
Financial Services Examiner Trainee 1, NSVariousMultiple Locations2024-12-31
Financial Services Specialist 1 (Cyber Security), SG-18CybersecurityAlbany or NYC2024-11-05
Human Resources Specialist 1, SG-18Human Resources ManagementAlbany2024-10-31
Information Technology Specialist 2, SG-18Information TechnologyAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming), SG-18Information TechnologyAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Information Technology Specialist 3 (Programming), SG-23Information TechnologyNYC2024-10-31
IT/Cyber Supervision-Financial Services Specialist (Financial Services Specialist 4 (Cybersecurity), SG-27)CybersecurityAlbany or NYC2024-11-05
Investigator (PEF)Frauds BureauAlbany2024-11-20
Investigator (MC)Frauds BureauAlbany2024-11-20
InvestigatorFrauds BureauBuffalo2024-11-20
InvestigatorFrauds BureauNYC2024-11-20
InvestigatorFrauds BureauSyracuse2024-11-20
Licensing Services Clerk, SG-09Producers/Licensing ServicesAlbany2024-10-31
Office Assistant 1, SG-06Human Resources ManagementAlbany2024-10-31
Principal Actuary Casualty, SG-28Insurance Division, Property BureauAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Principal Actuary Life, SG-28Insurance Division, Life BureauAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Program Aide, SG-13Human Resources ManagementAlbany2024-10-31
Program Outreach Specialist 2, SG-23Research & InnovationMultiple Locations2024-11-30
Project Manager 4, SG-27Technology BureauAlbany2024-10-03
Senior Actuary Casualty, SG-19Insurance DivisionAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Senior Actuary Life, SG-19Insurance DivisionAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Senior Attorney, SG-25VariousAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Senior Attorney, SG-25Insurance DivisionAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Senior Compliance Specialist (Financial Services Specialist 2 (Compliance), SG-23)Consumer Examinations UnitNYC2024-11-18
Senior Inclusion Policy Specialist (Financial Services Specialist 2, Policy Analysis), SG-23Research & InnovationAlbany or NYC2024-10-14
Senior Innovation Policy Specialist (Financial Services Specialist 2, Policy Analysis), SG-23Research & InnovationAlbany or NYC2024-10-15
Supervising Actuary Casualty, M-4Insurance Division, Property BureauAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Supervising Actuary Life, M-4Insurance Division, Life BureauAlbany or NYC2024-12-31
Virtual Currency Analyst (Financial Services Specialist 1 (Compliance), SG-18)Research and InnovationAlbany or NYC2024-12-02
Virtual Currency Senior Blockchain Analytics Analyst (Financial Services Specialist 2(Financial Crime Risk), SG-23Banking Division, Virtual CurrencyAlbany or NYC2024-12-06

Attorneys

Our Office of General Counsel and divisions across the Department employ staff attorneys engaged in evaluating and preparing legislation and litigation. The complexities of the law have required the development of a specialized staff of attorneys with a thorough knowledge of the law and related statutes.

Minimum qualifications:

  • LLB or JD from an accredited law school and/or
  • Eligibility to take the New York State bar examination

If you are in your senior year at an accredited law school, you may apply within two months of the date of your anticipated graduation. We consider applications continuously for all levels of the Attorney title series.

Entry-level attorney titles are part of the NY HELPS program, which means no Civil Service examination is required for appointment of eligible candidates.

Actuaries (Health, Life, Casualty Insurance)

Actuaries perform actuarial computations relative to insurance plans and rates of contribution to pension funds, and for the preparation of the mortality, disability and other demographic tables upon which such calculations are based. Incumbents determine reserves to provide future benefits and analyze sources of earnings under policies and contracts to determine proper rates of dividends and other indeterminate credits and charges.

Contact [email protected] or call (518) 474-2994

NY HELPS Program

Several DFS positions are available through the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide (NY HELPS) program. For the duration of the program, these titles maybe filled via non-competitive appointments, which means no Civil Service examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At a future date (within one year of appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment statuses converted to competitive statuses, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

DFS titles that are part of the NY HELPS program are noted in job postings.

Equitable, Fair and Transparent

The Department of Financial Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, Minorities and Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Employment 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 fulltime 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: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Under 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. 

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 473-3130 or via email at [email protected].