Duties

Summary

This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The incumbent will serve as an Information Technology Specialist responsible for a range of assignments and projects related to data architecture, data management and analytics.
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Responsibilities

At the GS-12, in addition to duties at the lower grade level, typical duties may include:

• Serves as a Data Engineer to work with Enterprise Architect to implement data analysis architecture, data analysis infrastructure and data warehouse solutions in the cloud.
• Collaborates with agency data users to develop business cases and establish technical workgroups to develop proofs of concept, researching new and emerging data technologies to support cloud data warehouse solutions.
• Assists in architecting and delivering the solutions that fulfill the business information needs and align with the agency data architecture vision and strategy.
• Provides data engineering support for reports and dashboards based on the enterprise business needs and data visualization tools.
• Assists in establishing data governance structure and overall data strategy, data architecture, roadmap and vision for information delivery and management, including enterprise data business intelligence and analytics.
• Assists in developing a data security plan, data privacy policies, metadata standards, document standard operating procedures (SOP) and implement a data governance model based on Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBOK).
• Works in collaboration with OCIO to ensure compliance with security related laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
12

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (see "How to Apply" section.)
• Suitability for Federal employment
• Financial Interest in transportation enterprises will be evaluated on a case by case basis
• Bargaining Unit Position: YES
• Direct Deposit is required.
• Probationary period may be required.
• This position is being announced concurrently under Government- Wide procedures under Vacancy Number CIO-11160323-21-NSA. To be considered under both Public (US Citizens) and Government-Wide procedures, you must apply to both announcements.
• THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REMOTE TELEWORK

Qualifications

Specialized Experience-GS-12: Applicant must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level directly related to this position. Specialized experience is experience in creating and maintaining optimal data pipeline architecture, including optimal extraction, transformation and loading of data. Maintaining high quality documentation about data structures in shared data governance tools; Collaborating with data owners, data stewards, analysts, software developers and DBAs; Building and optimizing data pipelines, architectures, and curated data sets; Applying IT enterprise architecture principles and practices to support technical audits, complex needs analyses, developing systems requirements, conducting feasibility studies, and planning system implementation.

For more information see link: Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative A) (opm.gov) Information Technology (IT) Management Series 2210 (Alternative B) (opm.gov)

NOTE: Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience and competencies related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the education and specialized experience will results in an "Ineligible" rating.

Education

Additional information

• The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays and various benefits as well as work life amenities such as alternate work schedules, telework, flextime, fitness and transit benefits.
• Moving expenses associated with permanent change of station (PCS) ARE NOT authorized for this position.
• If you left Federal Employment and received a buy out and you are selected for this position, you may be required to repay the full amount of the payment.
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, you must be a preference eligible or a Veteran separated after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. For more information on VEOA please visit https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/special-hiring-authorities/#veoa
• Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements identified below please visit https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/special-hiring-authorities/
  • - Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A
  • - Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans
  • - Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses
  • - Other Special Appointment Authorities
• Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) meet the basic qualification standards (including minimum educational and experience requirements; (3) be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 90 and above on the rating criteria for this position; and, (4) submit the appropriate documentation ( to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp
• Note: ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
• Telework may be authorized on a case-by-case basis.
• Multiple and subsequent vacancies may be filled from this announcement.
• NTSB uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify .

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be rated using the Category Rating System. Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the Screening Questions/Occupational Questionnaire for consistency. Applicants must first meet any mandatory education/licensure/certification requirements before experience is evaluated. Failure to meet any mandatory requirement as outlined in the qualifications section will disqualify you from further consideration. Based on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training in relation to these competencies, you will be placed into one of the following three categories:

• Highly Qualified - Applicants with a background that demonstrates a superior level of possession of all competencies.·
• Well Qualified - Applicants with a background that demonstrates a satisfactory level of possession of the competencies.·
• Qualified - Applicants possessing the specialized experience described above and any education or selective factor if also required.

The Category Rating Method does not add Veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. Documented preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification/eligibility requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10% will be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Experience must be clearly reflected in your resume. If mandatory education/licensure/certification requirements are met, your application will be further evaluated based on training, experience and other factors critical to successful job performance such as:

• TECHNICAL COMPETENCE (IT ENTARCH)
• ATTENTION TO DETAIL
• CUSTOMER SERVICE
• ORAL COMMUNICATION
• PROBLEM SOLVING

If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience or your application may be removed from further consideration.

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Not Required

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process
Suitability/Fitness

Required Documents

You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. The following documents are required for a COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE:

To fully determine eligibility, all applicable documents listed below must be submitted. Failure to submit any of the below documentation may result in your disqualification from further consideration.

• Resume: Your resume should include relevant experience and dates (month/day/year) of employment and work schedule for each (e.g., part-time XX hours per week or full-time). Please see OPM's video on Resume Writing Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YX7o1PBoFk
• Responses to the questionnaire
• DD-214 (member copy 4), SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge or release from active duty from Veterans for consideration under Veteran hiring authorities.
• Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documentation: (1) Proof of Eligibility; (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action, showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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 .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.