Job opening: Metadata Analyst
Salary: $59 966 - 140 713 per year
Published at: Apr 12 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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Duties
WHAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITOL OFFICE (HCO) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Human Capital Office of Human Resource Strategy, Human Capital Data Management and Technology, Tactical Operations Center
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
Develops dashboards, visualizations, reports and internal controls metrics from authoritative human capital information systems to guide organization performance based on authoritative data notations and definitions.
Collects, consolidates, and standardizes information gathered from a variety of human capital systems and applications to improve the quality and interpretability of data. Uses consistent, clear vocabulary and information quality standards to author and update metadata artifacts for a variety of HC databases.
Performs research to determine data lineage, provenance, and cross-references. Collaborates with subject-matter experts to develop high-quality data documentation and metadata when required to meet user requirements.
Participates in the planning and implementation of new HC databases and development of functional, relevant metadata.
Researches, writes, edits and maintains IRM documentation and standard operating procedures (SOPS) for HCDMT programs and services as it relates to metadata. Ensures content doesn't contradict other IRS guidance.
This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.
To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-09 LEVEL: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-7) level in the normal progression in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience using established techniques, methods, sources, and procedures for collecting, analyzing, and documenting technical data from a variety of sources to evaluate their effectiveness and/or efficiency. Experience retrieving information from a variety of systems/ applications, consolidating and standardizing the data, and reporting findings to higher levels. Experience assisting with broad and complex projects, problems, or critical issues; planning and organizing work, and communicating factual and procedural information clearly, verbally and in writing.
OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields; OR two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields; OR LL.B or JD in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields;
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11 LEVEL: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-9) level in the normal progression in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Basic knowledge of metadata policies and standards to evaluate, select, and adapt precedents to meet specialized information requirements as the data requires. Knowledge of techniques, methods, and procedures for collecting metadata to gather, interpret, and document technical data from a variety of sources. Experience retrieving metadata on a variety of databases, analyzing facts and reporting them logically and clearly, and identifying interrelationships, providing analyses, and reporting findings to higher levels. Basic knowledge of computer applications is required to compare multiple years of metadata as well as to review and update written documentation. Experience assisting in developing internal control metrics, dashboards, visualizations, and reports from information systems, and planning and executing complex projects, problems, or critical issues. Experience planning and organizing work, and communicating factual and procedural information clearly, verbally and in writing.
OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields; OR three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields; OR LL.M. in a field of study that;
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-12 LEVEL: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) level in the normal progression in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience utilizing advanced knowledge of metadata policies and standards to evaluate, select, and adapt precedents to meet specialized information requirements as the data requires. Knowledge of techniques, methods, and procedures for collecting metadata to gather, interpret, and document technical data from a variety of sources. Experience retrieving and analyzing metadata from a variety of systems and databases, identifying interrelationships, analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of administrative and technical programs, and identifying actual or potential problem areas, trends, deficiencies, or other similar factors affecting operations. Knowledge of computer applications is required to compare multiple years of metadata as well as to review and update written documentation. Experience developing internal control metrics, dashboards, visualizations, and reports from authoritative information systems to guide organization performance based on authoritative data notations and definitions; planning and overseeing broad and complex projects, problems, or critical issues; planning and organizing work, and communicating factual and procedural information clearly, verbally and in writing.
AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks;
AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to
Department of Education Accreditation page.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click
here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.
Contacts
- Address HCO OHRS - Human Capital Data Management and Technology
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
US
- Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
- Phone: 866-743-5748
- Email: [email protected]