This position is located at Departmental Offices,Domestic Finance - Office of Financial Research. As an IT Specialist (DATAMGT), you will be responsible for developing data management and governance concepts, principles, and methods in support of data operations and complex Office of Financial Research (OFR) and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) initiatives.

Duties

This opportunity is also open to any US citizen to apply under Announcement 25-DO-14. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply. The following are the duties of this position at the OR-53. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:For the OR-53 (GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility at the OR-52(GS-12) level in the Federal service or equivalent, which have equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes the following: Experience working with information systems used in the collection, transformation, presentation, management, and use of financial market and analytical data for analysis; AND Experience using SQL and Python or Java to manage financial market or analytical data and metadata; AND Experience working directly with data users and Information Technology specialists to document and provide technical business requirements, data architectures, and data onboarding and validation to facilitate delivery of identified data needs; AND Experience serving as a consultant to top management officials. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-52 (GS-12), you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility at the OR-51 (GS-11) level in the Federal service or equivalent, which have equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes the following: Experience working with information systems used in the collection, transformation, presentation, management, or use of financial market or analytical data for analysis; AND Experience using SQL or Python or JAVA to manage financial market or analytical data and metadata; AND Experience supporting data users or Information Technology Specialists to document and provide technical business requirements, data architectures, and data onboarding and validation to facilitate delivery of identified data needs. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the OR-51 (GS-11), you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility at the OR-42 (GS-09) level in the Federal service or equivalent, which have equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes the following: Experience working with financial market or analytical data and metadata; AND Experience using analytical software such as SQL or Python to manage financial market or analytical data and metadata; OR Experience working directly with data users to document and provide technical business requirements, data architectures, and data onboarding and validation to facilitate delivery of identified data needs. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management or degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resumé. In addition to specialized experience, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the OR-53, you must have been at the OR-52 level for 52 weeks. TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the OR-52, you must have been at the OR-51 level for 52 weeks. TIME-IN-GRADE: In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the OR-51, you must have been at the OR-43 level for 52 weeks. TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Education

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

• EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION:
  • You are not required to submit transcripts for this initial phase of the application process. Candidates will be referred for consideration based on their self-certification. If you are selected for a position which has a positive education requirement (as described in the vacancy announcement) and/or you are qualifying solely on your education, you will be required to submit official transcripts verifying your qualifications prior to a job offer being issued.
  • A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.

Contacts

• Address Domestic Finance - Office of Financial Research Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]