The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is searching for a new “crypto specialist” as part of its effort to establish a “comprehensive plan” to address crypto and digital asset securities. The job opening for the position of Attorney Adviser has been posted on USAJobs, the federal government’s official employment site since March 29.

The successful candidate SEC is looking for must be able to apply knowledge of federal securities laws to digital asset securities and crypto matters, such as in areas relating to broker-dealers, exchanges, clearing agencies, transfer registrations, exchange product applications, sales, and trading practices.

The adviser also has to develop and maintain “expert-level” industry knowledge of crypto and digital asset securities and products, as well as legal and policy developments occurring in both domestic and foreign jurisdictions.

In addition, he or she will serve as the lead representative in SEC’s FinTech Working Group, and as a liaison with the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) Digital Assets Working Group. FSOC was set up in 2010 to identify and monitor significant risks to the US financial system.