Operations Research Analyst (Data Scientist)

Summary

This position is part of the Defense Human Resources Activity Defense Human Resources Activity. Defense Human Resources Agencys mission is to provide program support information management and administrative services to the DoD Components on human resource matters and to collect archive and provide management information research and analysis of human resources and other related functional area databases for the DoD.

Duties

This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense dated October 15 2021.

As a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST (DATA SCIENTIST) at the GSsome of your typical work assignments may include:

• Perform data analytics and modeling for assigned projects under the close direction of senior analysts or the supervisor applying established analytical techniques to defined problems.
• Assist in the design build and maintenance of data pipelines and analytic tools following established data engineering standards documented methodologies and reproducibility practices
• Support the development of user-focused analytics and decision-support products to inform DHRA decision makers and policy analysts with regular review and feedback from senior staff.
• Assist in engaging with stakeholders to clarify analytic requirements and prepare briefings reports and visualizations to communicate results for assigned projects.
• Contribute to analytic project efforts-including cyber workforce and installation mapping analyses-by supporting project planning tracking and reporting and assisting senior staff in applying new tools and methodologies.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
• Employee must obtain/maintain a Secret Noncritical-Sensitive security clearance.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the GS 12 if you fulfill the following qualifications:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:

• Experience applying standard data analytics statistical modeling and machine learning techniques (e.g. regression clustering) to support organizational decision-making under the direction of senior staff.
• Experience supporting the analytic lifecycle including data ingestion preparation modeling and delivery of results for assigned projects with guidance from senior analysts.
• Experience assisting in the design and maintenance of data pipelines and analytic tools including the use of version control software (e.g. GitLab) to ensure reproducibility and documentation.
• Experience preparing briefings written reports and data visualizations (e.g. Tableau Power BI) to communicate analytic results to internal team members and stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to analytic projects by supporting planning tracking and reporting on project progress under the direction of senior staff.

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.

In addition to meeting qualifications your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1515 series as listed below:

• Degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research mathematics probability statistics mathematical logic science or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.*NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Other Notes:

RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

Males born aftermust be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register Selective Service System : Selective Service System ())

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

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