About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25.

Duties

Lead a multi-dimensional team of data scientists in the development of new or improved data science methods, techniques, principles, and concepts. Lead the analytical study efforts for teams of analysts, all engaged in the conduct of data science and cost, economic, and business transformation analyses of current, evolving, or proposed DOD and Army Enterprise Information Systems initiatives. Assign tasks based on the expertise and capability of work force in planning, evaluating, documenting, and defending the technology program of the Center. Plan and accomplish delivery of data science tools of considerable difficulty and complexity, which require the formulation and development of new techniques and methods. Represent the command on a variety of liaison, advisory, and consulting assignments with key technical and management personnel on current and emerging data science, operations research, cost/economic analysis, and Big Data transformation. Provide leadership and the analytical study direction to Operations Research Analysts and Computer Scientists/Engineers. Conduct analyses on very large scale, complex, and controversial programs which involve alternative courses of actions which have political and economic sensitivity Assist the Director in managing the implementation of the Command's Data Science Program, with primary focus on identifying where data science can benefit the command.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Requires routine and recurring access to Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) materials, equipment, programs, facilities and systems.
• This position may require temporary duty (TDY) business travel up to 25% of the time.
• See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Data Scientist: Education Requirement: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: At least one year of specialized experience which includes leading multi-disciplined technical teams providing complex analytical products or services; conducting research, tests, and/or studies using quantitative and computational methods; operating coding systems (for example Python, R, Scala, Java, Julia, OR C++); using high performance, parallel,or distributed computing for example (Apache Spark/Flink, Cuda, or Hadoop) OR cloud-based computing platforms (for example AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure); creating,deploying, testing, and evaluating with either predictive models OR machine learning algorithms such as regression, clustering, probabilistic, or ensemble methods.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address KB-W4NHAA NETCOM DO NOT MAIL Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk