Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: This position will be working directly in support of Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

Duties

Serves as a Data Scientist within the Foreign Military Sales Division (FMSD) of the Army Contracting Command (ACC). Responsible for planning, conducting, and presenting complex contracting and financial systems analyses in support of the Army Contracting Command (ACC). Initiates and conducts analytic studies involving broad and varied subject matters in the areas of Army contracting and procurement. Exercises technical responsibility for publishing reports relating to specific analysis accomplishment and for the exhaustive interpretation of these results. Maintains technical proficiency and applies new methods relating to data science, systems analysis, and operations research with particular emphasis on areas relevant to assigned responsibilities. Presents briefings to Army senior leadership summarizing significant results of completed studies.

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance for the duration of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
• Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at Level Practitioner in the Acquisition Career Field Engineering and Technical Management within 60 months of entrance on duty.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position requires submission of Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, upon entering the position and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Data Scientist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science. 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) Formulating analytical/mathematical procedures to solve operational data problems; AND 2) Planning and conducting, as project lead or member of a study team, relevant research, and analytical studies of Army problems to support critical operational problems and/or decisions; AND 3) Creating and presenting analytical reports for senior leadership. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application will be considered incomplete. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsData AnalysisProblem Solving

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address AD-W6QKAA HQ US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk