RBI Lateral Recruitment 2025 – Apply Online for 93 Posts
The RBI Lateral Recruitment 2025 offers 93 vacancies for Data Engineer, Project Manager and More posts under the Reserve Bank of India Services Board (RBISB). Interested candidates can apply online from December 17, 2025, to January 06, 2026, at the RBIwebsite (rbi.org.in).
Lateral Recruitment of Experts on Full-Time Contract Basis
Total Vacancies
93 Posts
Application Mode
Online
Age Limit
21 years to 62 years
Online Registration Start Date
17 December 2025
Last Date for Application
06 January 2026
Official Website
rbi.org.in
Vacancy Details for RBI Lateral Recruitment 2025:
Department of Information Technology (DIT):
Name of Posts
No of Posts
Data Scientist
02 nos
Data Engineer
02 nos
IT Security Expert
07 nos
IT System Administrator
05 nos
IT Project Administrator
03 nos
AI / ML Specialist
03 nos
IT – Cyber Security Analyst
05 nos
Network Administrator
03 nos
Premises Department:
Name of Posts
No of Posts
Project Manager
05 nos
Department of Supervision (DoS):
Name of Posts
No of Posts
Market & Liquidity Risk Specialist
01 nos
IT – Cyber Security Analyst
13 nos
Operational Risk Analyst
02 nos
Analyst (Credit Risk)
02 nos
Analyst (Market Risk)
02 nos
Risk Analyst
05 nos
Accounts Specialist
05 nos
Risk Assessment & Data Analyst
02 nos
Policy Research Analyst
02 nos
Business & Financial Risk Analyst
06 nos
Data Engineer-I
01 nos
Data Engineer-II
01 nos
Data Analyst (Micro Data Analytics)
01 nos
Banking Domain Specialist
01 nos
Data Scientist (Data modelling)
02 nos
Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk)
01 nos
Senior Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk)
01 nos
Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics)
04 nos
Credit Risk Specialist
04 nos
Programme Coordinator (CoS)
02 nos
Eligibility Criteria for RBI Lateral Recruitment 2025:
Qualification & Experience:
Data Scientist:
Master’s in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Data Sciences / Finance / Economics; Or BE / B.Tech in Computer Science.
Minimum 4 years of experience working as a Data scientist, preferably at a financial institution.
Data Engineer:
BE / B.Sc / B. Tech / M.Sc / M.Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA.
Relevant certifications in Programming Languages like Python / R / SAS / etc., Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH), Hortonworks Certified Administrator (HDPCA), MapR Certified Administrator (MCA), Apache Spark and Hadoop Developer (HDPCD), NoSQL Database Administrator (MongoDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase).
Minimum 4 years of experience in database management, data pipeline development, and analytical database maintenance, with proficiency in designing logical data models, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and analytical data stores, ensuring data governance, and working with structured/unstructured data using technologies such as SQL, Python, Spark, Kafka, or similar platforms. Strong understanding of data architecture, ETL processes, and data integration frameworks. Experience in data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or QlikView, along with the ability to implement database solutions and troubleshoot performance issues. Experience in managing large and complex datasets within commercial banks, financial service organizations, or other reputed companies.
IT Security Expert:
B.Sc / B.E. / B. Tech / M.Sc / M. Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA with specialisation in Information Security or equivalent.
Certification in Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) / Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) / Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) / Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) / Offensive Security Certified Professional certification (OSCP) / GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)/ CompTIA Security+/ CISA or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Information Security in a security administration role, with a deep understanding of security principles and technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, vulnerability scanning tools, encryption and a proven track record of designing and implementing security policies and procedures in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies. Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements, such as PCI DSS and HIPAA, and the ability to ensure compliance with these regulations is desirable.
IT System Administrator:
B.Sc / BE / B.Tech / M.Sc / M. Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA.
Desirable: Professional Practitioner / Relevant certifications, such as IBM Certified System Administrator – z/OS, VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), equivalent certifications for respective positions.
Minimum 5 years of experience in the areas of implementation, configuration, operations, and maintenance of Mainframe (z/OS)/ Virtualisation Management software/ Oracle/DB2 in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
IT Project Administrator:
B.Sc / BE / B.Tech / BBA/ M.Sc / M. Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA or MBA or equivalent qualifications.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent qualifications.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT Project Management, interfacing with business and technical teams to finalise project scope document requirements and manage end-to-end implementation in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
AI / ML Specialist:
B Sc / BE / B.Tech. / M.Sc. / M Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA or Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics / Statistics.
Relevant professional certification like Certified Artificial Intelligence Professional (CAIP), Certified Machine Learning Professional (CMLP), Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Amazon Web Services Certified Machine Learning – Speciality, Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate or equivalent qualifications.
Minimum 7 years of professional experience in data preparation, feature engineering, model selection and training, and deployment of models into production systems. Strong proven experience with tools/libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, NumPy, Pandas/etc, and functional knowledge on Machine Learning Algorithms (Regression Analysis/ Supervised/Unsupervised/ Neural Networks/NLP/etc) and Deep Learning architecture required. Good knowledge of Python/Java/Scala/Unix/Rest API process required.
Cyber Security Analyst:
B.Sc / BE / B. Tech / M.Sc / M. Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA with specialization in Information Security / IT Risk Management / Information Assurance / Cyber security and Digital Threat Management.
Professional certifications like Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) or equivalent qualifications.
Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organisations / IT services companies/ Telecom companies/ IS Audit/ Information Security companies/ firms/ organisations in one/more of the following areas:
(i) Conduct of IS Audit as part of internal IS Audit team (IS audit of data centres specifically) or external audit team in Banks/ FIs/ Financial services organisations;
(ii) Part of the SOC team in managing SOC activities on a day-to-day basis in commercial banks/ financial companies / financial services organisations/ IT services companies / Telecom companies;
(iii) Conduct of information security-related risk assessments, in commercial banks/ financial companies / financial services organisations/ IT services companies / Telecom companies;
(iv) Part of the IT team in managing the data centres, associated with secure configurations of applications, databases, network devices, and operating systems in data centres;
(v) Experience of application coding or conduct of Quality Assurance in mobile application, open banking applications, fintech applications, Core Banking Systems (CBS), etc;
Network Administrator:
B.Sc/ BE / B.Tech / M.Sc/ M Tech in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electrical and Electronics or equivalent; or MCA.
Desirable: Relevant certifications, such as Cisco Certified Network Associate / Professional (CCNA/CCNP) or Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) or CompTIA Network+ or equivalent certifications.
Minimum 5 years of experience in a network administration role, with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining computer networks, diagnose and troubleshoot complex network issues along with a deep understanding of networking concepts and technologies such as routing, switching, load balancing, firewall security, intrusion detection and prevention systems, network access control, virtual private networks (VPNs), etc. in commercial banks/ financial service organisations or any other reputed companies.
Project Manager – Premises Dept:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification; and
Microsoft Project Management Professional Certificate with knowledge of Power BI.
Desirable: Good communication skills.
Experience in Construction and Project management with at least 5 years of experience as a Project Manager in construction activity after graduation in a public or private limited organization, in the area of Planning / Designing / Construction of Large office Buildings / Multi-storeyed Buildings / Residential Campus and having experience in preparation and evaluation of tender.
Market & Liquidity Risk Specialist:
PG Degree in Statistics / Economics / Finance / Commerce; or (ii) ‘MBA / PGDBA / PGPM / PGDM’ – with finance specialization.
Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Treasury, Investment, Risk management, or Data Analytics, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).
Minimum 7 years of experience in commercial banks/ Systemically Significant NBFCs/ financial service organisations, of which three years of experience in the area of Treasury Operations or Risk Management Department.
IT – Cyber Security Analyst:
B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech / MSc’ in Computer Science / Information Technology / Cyber Security / Digital Forensics; or (ii) MCA.
Professional certifications like Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
Minimum 5 years of experience in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organisations / IT services companies / Consulting / Telecom companies / IS Audit / Information Security companies/firms/organisations in one or more of the following areas:
(i) Conduct of information security-related risk assessments, in commercial banks/ financial companies / financial services organisations / IT services companies / Telecom companies.
(ii) Part of the Security Operations Centre (SOC) team in managing SOC activities on a day-to-day basis in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organisations / IT services companies / Telecom companies.
(iii) Part of the IT team in managing the data centres, associated with secure configurations of applications, databases, network devices, and operating systems in data centres.
(iv) Experience in application coding or conducting Quality Assurance in mobile applications, open banking applications, fintech applications, CBS, etc.
(v) Conduct of Information Security (IS) Audit as part of internal IS Audit team (IS audit of data centres specifically) or external audit team in Banks / FIs / Financial services organisations.
Operational Risk Analyst:
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics, Data Analytics or any other quantitative modelling field.
Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics Psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA), Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics or MBA / PGDBA / PGPM / PGDM.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in the Operational Risk Management Department of a large financial institution, viz., large commercial banks, NBFCs in the Top Layer, Upper Layer under Scale-Based Regulation for NBFCs.
Analyst (Credit Risk):
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics
Desirable: MBA (finance) / CFA (USA) / CA / ICWA / LLB / LLM / IFRS Certificate
Minimum 5 years of experience as a Credit Analyst (assessing corporate/institutional loan proposals) in a Scheduled Commercial Bank.
Analyst (Market Risk):
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics.
Desirable: CFA / FRM, MBA (Finance).
Minimum 3 years of experience as a Dealer / Trader in an Investment Bank / Treasury of a Scheduled Commercial Bank.
Risk Analyst:
Post Graduate Degree /Diploma in Statistics / Applied Statistics / Economics / Finance / Management.
Desirable: Financial Risk Manager Certification from Global Association of Risk Professionals [FRM (GARP)], Professional Risk Manager certification from Professional Risk Managers’ International Association [PRM (PRMIA)].
Five (05) years of experience in risk modelling in areas of credit/market/liquidity risk in a Scheduled Commercial Bank or a Systemically Important NBFC or in a rating agency established at least 10 years back.
Accounts Specialist:
CA/ICWA.
Desirable: Chartered Financial Analyst [CFA(USA)] / Company Secretary / IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Certificate program [IFRS Certificate].
Minimum five years of experience in commercial banks / financial companies / financial services organizations, of which two years of experience in the areas of Treasury Operations, Credit Risk.
Desirable: Master’s Degree in Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data Analytics
3 years in Research-oriented profiles in banking/finance, Research / Teaching experience at a recognised Institute.
Data Engineer-I:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) / Electronics & Telecommunication ‘Or’ (b) Post Graduate degree in Statistics with Diploma in Computer Applications ‘Or’ (c) Master of Computer Applications (MCA).
Desirable: One or more of the certifications viz. Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), Google Professional Data Engineer or equivalent, AWS Certified Data Analytics or equivalent, Certified Analytics Professional (CAP).
7 years of experience in data engineering or a related role within the commercial banking or financial services industry.
Data Engineer-II:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Data Science / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) / Electronics & Telecommunication ‘Or’ (b) Post Graduate degree in Statistics with Diploma in Computer Applications ‘Or’ (c) Master of Computer Applications (MCA).
5 years of experience as an Oracle / SQL / PL SQL developer, including writing complex queries/blocks with the use of database normalisation, indexing, complex joins, subqueries, nested queries, etc., at a financial institution.
Data Analyst (Micro Data Analytics):
Master’s degree in Statistics / Applied Statistics / Economics / Econometrics / Applied Economics / Quantitative Economics / Finance / Quantitative Finance / Commerce; and (b) Good knowledge of at least one data analytical tool/technology, viz. Python, R, SQL, etc.
Desirable: (a) Certification courses in AI/ML, Data Science, etc., (b) Candidates with a PhD degree, along with relevant experience in the application of data analytical tools to Economic / Financial Analysis, will be given preference.
Minimum 5 years of experience (excluding any period of research or internship while pursuing degree / PhD) as a Data analyst at a financial institution / IT Firm / Consultancy firm; Out of the minimum 5 years’ experience, at least three years’ experience should be in credit risk modelling with knowledge of AI / ML techniques in a commercial bank / large financial company / financial services organization.
Banking Domain Specialist:
(i) Chartered Account (CA)
(ii) MBA (with finance specialisation) + 3 years’ experience of having been involved in accounting work in a commercial bank
(iii) Post-graduate degree in Economics / Statistics / Commerce; + either ‘PGPM (Finance specialisation) or PGDM (Finance Specialisation)’ + 3 years’ experience of having been involved in accounting work in a commercial bank.
Desirable: Company Secretary (CS), Cost and Work Accountants (ICWA), Cost and Management Accounting (CMA), IFRS certificate
Minimum 7 years of experience working in general banking operations; and (b) IT Knowledge with working on CBS and other core systems of commercial banks; and (c) Practical knowledge of dealing with banking data along with relevant knowledge.
Data Scientist (Data modelling):
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Data Science / Econometrics.
Desirable: CFA / FRM (GARP) / PRM / Diploma or PG diploma in Data Science / AI & ML
Minimum 5 years of experience in data handling using Python, R for data analytics, visualisation, statistical programming, data mining & Natural Language Processing (NLP) to manage relevant risk in commercial banks / large financial companies / financial services organisations.
Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk):
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics; or MBA or PGDBA or PGPM or PGDM.
Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).
Minimum 5 years of experience in one of the following areas:
(a) Officer in a Commercial Bank / NBFC – UL / financial institution, having sizeable asset-portfolio bearing liquidity / ALM risks; Out of the minimum 5 years experience, 2 years hands-on experience in treasury operations (middle-office) or risk management department having a role actively involved in enterprise-wide liquidity / ALM risk management, developing and implementing suitable risk models/stress testing techniques/methodologies.
(b) Senior consultant in financial risk consultancy firms. Out of the minimum 5 years of experience, 2 years of practitioner-level experience in the evaluation of efficacy, consistency, and accuracy aspects of risk models used by commercial bank / NBFC – UL / financial institution, having a sizeable asset-portfolio bearing liquidity / ALM risks; (Or)
(c) Faculty / Researcher in professional training institutes such as NIBM, NISM, etc. Out of the minimum 5 years of experience, a minimum of 2 years of researcher-level experience in developing, studying liquidity / ALM risk models for commercial banks / NBFC – ULs / large financial institutions having sizeable asset portfolios bearing risks;
Senior Bank Examiner (Liquidity Risk):
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics; or MBA or PGDBA or PGPM or PGDM.
Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).
Minimum 7 years’ experience in one of the following areas:
(a) Officer in a commercial bank / NBFC – UL / Financial institution, having a sizeable asset-portfolio bearing liquidity / ALM risks. Risk Management Experience: Out of the minimum 7 years of experience, a minimum of 3 years of practitioner-level experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating risk models/stress testing methodologies/techniques. [Note: Frontline staff working in/ having only procedural knowledge of ‘Risk taking’ desks are not eligible. Only those who possess domain expertise in independent risk management functions may apply for the position.]; (Or)
(b) Senior Consultant in financial risk consultancy firms. Out of the minimum 7 years of experience, minimum 3 years of practitioner-level experience of developing, implementing, evaluating financial risk models for commercial banks / NBFC – ULs / financial institutions having sizeable asset portfolios bearing liquidity / ALM risks;(Or)
(c) Faculty / Researcher in professional training institutes such as NIBM, NISM, etc. Out of the minimum 7 years of experience, a minimum of 3 years of researcher-level experience in developing, studying liquidity / ALM risk models for commercial banks / NBFC – ULs / large financial institutions having sizeable asset portfolios bearing risks
Data Scientist (Advanced Analytics):
Post Graduate Degree in Economics / Statistics / Mathematics / Data Science; or PGDBA or PGPM or MBA (with Finance specialisation) or ‘B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech’ in Computer Science; or MCA.
Desirable: CFA / FRM (GARP) / PRM / Diploma or PG diploma in Data Science /AI & ML.
Minimum 5 years of experience in data handling using Python, R for data analytics, visualisation, statistical programming, data mining, & Natural language processing (NLP) to manage relevant risk in commercial banks / large financial companies / financial services organisations.
Credit Risk Specialist:
Post Graduate Degree in Statistics / Econometrics / Mathematics / Mathematical Statistics / Finance / Economics; or MBA or PGDBA or PGPM or PGDM.
Desirable: Financial Risk Manager (GARP), Professional Risk Manager (PRMIA), Diploma in the area of Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Statistics psychology, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) (USA).
Minimum 5 years of experience in one of the following:
(a) Officer in a commercial bank or an All India financial institution, having a sizeable asset portfolio bearing credit risk on retail and wholesale clients. Out of the minimum 5 years of experience, 2 years of hands-on experience in credit risk assessment/management (middle-office) or risk management department, having a role actively involved in enterprise-wide credit risk management, developing and implementing suitable risk models/stress testing techniques/methodologies.
(b) Senior consultant in financial risk consultancy firms. Out of the minimum 5 years of experience, 2 years of practitioner-level experience in the evaluation of efficacy, consistency, and accuracy aspects of risk models used by commercial bank / NBFC – UL / financial institution, having a sizeable asset-portfolio bearing liquidity / ALM risks.
Programme Coordinator (CoS):
Postgraduate in areas of Economics and Finance.
Desirable: Degrees / Certifications, viz. CA, CFA, FRM, CISA or similar qualifications. PhD in the areas of Economics and Finance.
Minimum 10 years’ experience in teaching courses on banking or financial markets in reputed academic institutions OR 15 years’ service in banks or financial institutions with at least 3 years’ experience as a member of faculty in training establishments in the financial sector; (b) Domain knowledge in the areas of Business Risk and Assurance functions as also one or more areas such as financial regulation/supervision and financial stability.