The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

Duties

This position is in the Data Services Division, Office of Innovation (OIN), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Data Services Division seeks to identify and obtain important sources of internal and external data; promote the use of analytics and technical assessments in OIG audits, inspections, and investigations; and conduct projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of OIG's internal operations.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position
• You must successfully pass a background investigation
• You must be able to obtain SECRET security clearance
• Financial disclosure is required
• Selective Service registration required
• Completion of one year probationary period may be required
• Submission of Performance Appraisal is mandatory

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: 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 Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. In addition to the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also meet specialized experience: Specialized Experience Requirements for GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: (1) Demonstrated experience supporting projects that use visualization software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to visualize, interpret, and present data. (2) Demonstrated experience using various programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SAS) to analyze, join, clean, and prepare data, Specialized Experience Requirements for GS-12: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: (1) Demonstrated experience using visualization software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to visualize, interpret, and present enterprise-level data. (2) Demonstrated experience using various programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SAS) to analyze, join, clean, and prepare large datasets for visualization, Specialized Experience Requirements for GS-13: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes: (1) Demonstrated experience using visualization software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) to visualize, interpret, and present complex enterprise-level data. (2) Demonstrated experience using various programming languages (e.g., R, Python, SAS) to analyze, join, clean, and prepare complex data for visualization. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 05/29/2024of this announcement. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Basic Requirements:

1. 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.

Contacts

• Address Office of Inspector General 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20548 US
• Name: Timothy Martin
• Phone: 202-427-5086
• Email: [email protected]