This position is located in DHS, Office of Policy, Border and Immigration Policy, Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS). The primary purpose of this position is to work with and supports activities for the end-to-end data pipeline - data ingestion and cleaning. Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). For more information visit: https://www.afge.org/about-us/afge-at-a-glance/.

Duties

As a Program Analyst (Data Analytics), GS-0343-13/14, your typical work assignments may include the following: Serves as a data scientist to support immigration data related solutions for privacy compliance, disclosure avoidance, and supporting the Evidence Act; apply a variety of analytical approaches to solve mission focused policy, methodologies, and/or administrative problems in a fast -paced environment. Lead and integrate data lifecycle management activities and data quality measures; improve the collection of data from varying sources, formats, and quality and prepare them for analysis and dissemination. Conducts analysis in a programming or statistical software suite such as: R, Python, SAS, SPSS, STATA, Tableau, and/or PowerBI; work with large data sets. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received. This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
• This is a Drug testing designated position which requires a pre-employment drug screen and may be subject to subsequent random testing
• Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13 level, you must have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the federal service or obtained in either the public or private sectors performing duties such as: working with teams to develop data products and definitions, consulting with diverse stakeholders and customers, using analysis tools to design and implement data analyses, and demonstrating experience translating data analyses into meaningful, easily understood communications. This also requires experience to work across silos to successfully deliver quantifiable impact, demonstrate you've led and advised leadership on data wrangling, implemented data analysis projects in an agile way through the entire lifecycle with a focus on study design and stakeholder needs, and communicating orally and in writing to provide authoritative advice or guidance on data analysis results. To qualify for the GS-14 level, you must have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the federal service or obtained in either the public or private sectors performing duties such as: working with teams to develop data products and definitions, consult with diverse stakeholders, use analysis tools to design and implement data analyses, and demonstrate experience translating data analyses into meaningful, easily communications. This also requires experience to work across silos to successfully deliver quantifiable impact, demonstrate you've led and advised leadership on data wrangling, implemented data analysis projects in an agile way through the entire lifecycle with a focus on study design and stakeholder needs, and that you are recognized as an expert on communicating data analysis results. Selective placement factor: A competency/KSAs or special qualification without which a candidate could not perform the duties of a position in a satisfactory manner. Selective factors are applied in addition to minimum qualifications. Applicants who do not meet a selective factor are ineligible for further consideration. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements. Applicants must certify their demonstrated ability working in data governance and data integration within statistical frameworks or platforms supporting immigration operations or policy, trade, emergency management, counter terrorism, law enforcement, or counter drug operations. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement. Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job). If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE. 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: 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

Not Applicable

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Julian Torres
• Phone: 202-805-2854
• Email: [email protected]