This position is located in the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Mission Support Team, Data Analytics Team (DAT) and reports directly to the Director of Data Science. This position manages a team of data scientists that work with other technical and subject matter expert teams to apply data science techniques to produce defensive results that improve the impact of DoD OIG oversight mission activities.

Duties

Manage staff in the research, planning, and execution of oversight projects, and administrative tasks and duties in support of direct reports which includes delegation, quality control, and critical feedback. Ensure oversight standards are met and security protocols are followed by staff, along with regular updates and recommendations to the senior leaders on progress and courses of action. Provide feedback on statistical/mathematical modeling decisions and interpretation. Balance technical nuances across domains of data, math/stats, machine learning, and software to connect them to business context and value for DoD OIG oversight components. Execution of special assignments from OIG and CIGIE Senior Leaders, working with the team to establish best practices for cooperation, and regular administrative tasks (approving training/performance reviews).

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen or National
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or be exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov).
• Suitable for federal employment
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Incumbent is required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment, and is subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with DoD OIG.
• The incumbent must adhere to the DoD Standards of Conduct.

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 in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. Specialized Experience: You must have at least 1 year (52 weeks) of demonstrated experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as demonstrated experience managing or leading the development of major data engineering projects in a production environment. 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. Only experience and/or education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

Education

There is no substitution of education for the qualifying experience at this grade level.

You MUST provide unofficial transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list of courses. Transcripts and list of courses must include the following information: name of accredited institution, list of courses with grades and credit earned for each course, quarter or semester hours earned, degree conferred and date, and the name and address of the school. If selected for this position, you will be required to provide an official certified copy of your transcripts before a start date will be established. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more that 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

ACCREDITATION: Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are
acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management website at https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/ and U.S. Department of Education website at https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

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 a private organization that specialized in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address DoD OIG - MISSION SUPPORT TEAM 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US
• Name: RASHEED BULLARD
• Phone: (703) 604-8943
• Email: [email protected]