This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Office of Performance Analysis and Integrity (PA&I). PA&I is responsible for VBA's data management strategy, advanced analytical and statistical services, publishing VBA performance metrics, data request responses, and management of VBA's Data Warehouse, ensuring that stakeholders have accurate and available data to support the delivery benefits to Veterans.

Duties

Determine stakeholder information needs as per business requirements using data warehouse artifacts such as tables, applicable table relationships, data marts and views used to fulfill ADHOC data requests under accelerated and aggressive timelines. Analyze, design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug complex Oracle SQL, PL*SQL, and Unix Shell Script code to address stakeholder ADHOC requirements. Communicate complex technical information and business concepts both in writing and verbally to stakeholders, subordinates, peers and leadership. Create technical solutions by developing user response documentation, code comments and clear code. Inform your supervisor and/or Performance Analysis and Integrity management of any issues and events arising from reviews and analyses assigned to you.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selectees are subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A probationary period may be required for employees and supervisors.
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/02/2024. Specialized Experience: GS-13: Applicants must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is work experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Designing, developing, and implementing complex Oracle Procedural Language extensions to the Oracle Structured Query Language (PL/SQL) or Structured Query Language (SQL) queries to extract data in a business environment; Communicating, problem-solving, and exemplifying analytic abilities; and Developing business reports based on existing application data. Note: 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; religions; 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 you document, to include volunteer experience.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: HRC-Detroit DEU
• Phone: 313-596-7213
• Email: [email protected]