The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is the central facility for the acquisition, preservation, protection, retrieval, and dissemination of scientific and technical information supporting the Research and Engineering (R&E) needs of the Department of Defense, as well as federal and industry partners. DTIC ensures the innovation and knowledge stemming from DoD's past and current investment in science and technology (S&T) forms the building blocks for the next generation of discovery.

Duties

Develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and build out new application programming interface (API) integrations to support continuing increases in data volume and complexity. Collaborate with analytics and business teams to improve data models that feed business intelligence tools, increase data accessibility, and foster data-driven decision making across the organization. Design and implement a data quality component within the data pipelines, develop and maintain data quality checks and alerts, and monitor data quality metrics and investigate discrepancies. Create a comprehensive data catalog (metadata) encompassing all data structures within the data pipelines, and design and implement a system for storing and managing the data catalog. Arbitrate critical decisions correctly considering data best practices, system realities, and feedback from numerous stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Background Investigation required.
• Must reside within the local commuting area
• Transcripts:  The absence of this information will result in an ineligible rating.

Qualifications

Time in Grade: For entry at the GS-14 level, status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Basic Requirement: 1550 Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. 1560 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 in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade GS-13 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in understanding data needs and requirements; running standardized queries to extract data from data lakes and other tools; flexing between Python and JavaScript/Typescript; Application programing interface (API) development with RESTful APIs and API design principles; machine learning fundamentals of data warehousing experience (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift); data pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, Luigi, or similar workflow orchestration tools); data quality tools (e.g., Great Expectations, Apache Spark (data quality checks); data cataloging tools (e.g., Apache Atlas, Collaborate); and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of knowledge, skills and abilities, or competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing KSA's or competencies are required. Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experienceat the GS-14 grade level

To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. You must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at the time of application. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services .

Contacts

• Address DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER Apply Online Indianapolis, IN 46249 US
• Name: HR Customer Care Center
• Phone: (317) 212-0454
• Email: [email protected]