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. Position is being filled at the GS-11/12 target GS-13 level. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-13 level. Duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision.

Duties

Serve as an expert in the Data Science Directorate, and performs as a Senior Data Scientist. Lead teams for the most complex projects, and may also serve as a team participant or an independent analyst on professional data science teams. Apply the rigors of the data science discipline to data analysis in Cyber, Information Technology and economic analyses of complex and potentially controversial major information technology systems and networks. Ensure justification of planning and decision processes are accurately translated into reliable and defensible inputs to the Army's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES), for example, the Training Resource Model (TRM). Responsible for advanced level data science analytics characterized as highly unstructured and complex, having little definition or clarity, and especially complex analytic projects assigned to the organization. Analyze, plan, develop, create and apply research techniques and science-based analytical processes/methods, and tools to provide analysis, review, staff support, coordination, research, document preparation, and briefings to inform decision making. Provide business metrics and support for the most complex projects to identify improvements (contribution to the improvement should be monitored initially and over multiple iterations). Coordinate with the data steward to ensure that the information used is in compliance with the regulatory and security policies in place.

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.
• Position requires lifting of 30 pounds.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret with SCI security clearance.
• 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 experinece 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. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by Basic Education Requirements GG-1560-11/12/13: A. Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. 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 (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. To qualify your resume must clearly describe the following quality experience: GG-11:operating coding systems, such as R, Python, Scala, Java, Julia OR C++; collecting, processing, manipulating, and analyzing structured and unstructured datasets using a statistical methods and programming language; and solving math, statistics, and programming problems. GG-12:assisting in identifying opportunities through the use of statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques; operating coding systems, such as R, Python, Scala, Java, Julia OR C++; and creating, deploying, testing, and evaluating predictive models or machine learning algorithms like regression, clustering, probabilistic, or ensemble methods. GG-13:conducting research, tests, and studies on quantitative and computational methods; operating coding systems, such as R, Python, Scala, Java, Julia OR C++; using high performance, parallel, or distributed computing like Apache Spark/Flink, Cuda, Hadoop OR cloud-based computing platforms like AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure; and creating, deploying, testing, and evaluating predictive models or machine learning algorithms like 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