The position is in the Application and Platform Service Line, Office of the Chief Information Officer, in the Mission Program Enabling Office. Supporting the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, the position will support the design, maintenance, and evaluation of Language Modeling, Semantic Search capabilities, Data Engineering, and ensuring the quality of the tooling, conducting data validation, and resolving data quality issues.

Duties

Advising in the design, creation, and maintenance of Language Modeling, Semantic Search capabilities, Data Engineering and Inference mechanisms for Program Initiatives mandated by Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Ensuring the quality and compliance of the tooling in accordance with agency guidelines and relevant legislation. Developing and implementing data governance strategies, conducting data validation, verification processes, and resolving data quality issues. Leading the creation and modernization of the NASA Decision Support Tooling (DST) through the development of a portfolio allocation process based on Disciplined Convex optimization. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish data governance policies and procedures and ensure agency and regulatory compliance. Maintaining the integrity of program data and ensure its accuracy and reliability for effective decision-making.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duties/location-NASA Center requirements.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
• This position may require a one year trial period
• The location will be determined upon selection but must be at one of the locations indicated within the announcement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level. Serving as a technical advisor supporting the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) or equivalent program, as well as technical understanding of deterministic decision support techniques; conducting linear algebraic equations. Working as part of an Agile Development Team utilizing the software development lifecycle for data science, and software development. Assisting with the data collection/acquisition, ingest, cleansing / wrangling, transformation (Extract, Transfer, and Load (ETL)), and data analysis methodologies to enable and optimize data analysis and statistical assessments. AND IF you are qualifying based on experience, you MUST also have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

This job does not have an educational qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Ctr Huntsville, AL 35811 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]