Data Scientist - Data Engineer (Direct Hire)

Full Job Description

STEM position(s) are being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's delegated Direct Hire Authority, open to all U.S. citizens.

Selections made under this bulletin will be processed as new appointments to the civil service. Current civil service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the civil service.

Under the provisions of the Direct Hire Authority, Veterans Preference and the "Rule of Many" do not apply.

Resumes exceeding two pages in length will not be considered, please visit the new resume guidance for more information.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level, or equivalent, which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

The specialized experience required is: (1) Writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL); AND (2) Developing Python scripts for feature engineering, data processing, and workflow orchestration; AND (3) Implementing data validation, cleansing, and quality checks throughout the pipeline; AND (4) Optimizing code developed by Data Scientists for computing speed and code uniformity.

ALL of the specialized experience is REQUIRED and must be explicitly documented/described in your resume, or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, APPLICANTS MUST ALSO MEET THE individual occupational requirement (IOR), which states that applicants must have ONE of the following: (a.) A degree in one of the following: 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. NOTE: Transcripts are required to substantiate claimed education.

OR (b.) A combination of education and experience: have completed courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours): mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position, plus additional education or appropriate experience.

Individual Occupational Requirements must be met, even if you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in this series in the federal government. Major Duties:

• This announcement serves as public notice. Applications submitted be placed into a pool and will remain on file for selection as positions become available.
• Vacancies may be filled for up to 6 months after the closing date of this announcement. Applicants may not receive notifications of referral status until the full 6-month eligibility period has elapsed.
• Applications may be gathered from additional recruitment sources. These will be added to the pool created by this announcement.