Job opening: DATA SCIENTIST
Salary: $163 964 - 191 900 per year
Published at: Oct 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)), Human Capital Management Office (HCMO). This incumbent of this position provides expert-level workforce data analytics to the Director of HCMO and Director, Enterprise Assessment in support of USD(I&S) oversight and direction of human capital programs across the Enterprise.
Duties
This Position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601.
Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.
If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions.
If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS.
For more information see https://dcips.defense.gov/
Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:
Use advanced statistical and data analytic methods, conduct in-depth analysis of workforce climate survey and other survey data to identify trends in shifting workforce perceptions and develop associations with other data sources to identify causal relations and potential courses of action to alter future direction of employee views.
Lead the Defense Intelligence and Security Enterprise (DIE) program to identify authoritative sources of military and civilian workforce data in Defense information systems and, in consultation with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Security, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and the Office of the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Office Officer.
Create and implement a strategy for accessing, extracting and integrating that data under common data standards using the Advana advanced data analytics tool on at all security domain levels.
Develop advanced modeling techniques to project future payroll costs based on dynamic workforce factors including hiring plans, attrition, promotion planning, and implementation of new pay plans or Congressional pay increases in consultation with OSD, intelligence agency and Military Department Comptrollers and Chief Human Capital Officers.
Partner with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), leading the development and implementation of strategies to provide visibility into Department data necessary to the execution of DNI oversight and National Intelligence Program budgets.
Provide ongoing consultative support to the Director of Enterprise Assessment in support of USD(I&S) oversight mission and Departmental Strategy and Strategic Management Plan requirements.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).
- Selectee might be required to successfully complete a two-year trial period.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
- This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
- Position is in the Excepted Service and is special sensitive. Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- This position may require occasional temporary duty (TDY) travel both CONUS and OCONUS.
Qualifications
The DCIPS occupational structure provides the foundation for managing the DCIPS pay structure. It consists of the following elements: mission categories, occupational groups, and work categories, work levels, pay band (for those DCIPS Components operating under the DCIPS pay banded structure using pay plan IA) and grades (for those DCIPS Components operating under the GG graded structure using pay plan GG), job titles, and competencies.
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.
It is recommended that applicants also include their hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume.
Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/
You may qualify at the GG-15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:
Basic Requirement for Data Scientist, GG-1560-15:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position.
OR
B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) providing workforce data analytics in support of human capital programs; 2) conducting advanced statistical and mathematical modeling techniques to the analysis of large data sets; and 3) utilizing data systems and their interrelationships in the context of the intelligence and/or war fighter missions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG-14).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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.
All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes 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:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
ARE YOU MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE?
You must provide sufficient documentation of your education in your resume. You are strongly encouraged to provide a copy of transcripts or degrees in your application package. It is also acceptable to document your applicable course listing in your resume (course number, credits earned, etc.). Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency. If selected, an official/sealed transcript will be required prior to appointment.
Contacts
- Address Office of the USD for Intelligence and Security
Human Resources Directorate
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22350
US
- Name: Washington HQ Services
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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