Data Analyst - Federal Acquisition Service

GSA; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 115.000 - 141.000; Tempo pieno

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Health insurance

Thrift Savings Plan

Transit and child care subsidies

Training and development

Descrizione del lavoro

GSA is seeking a Data Analyst to serve as a senior Program Analyst with specialized expertise in data analytics. The role involves working with stakeholders to define data needs, applying observational analyses, and guiding the modernization of data services across federal programs.

The successful candidate will develop derived metrics from multiple datasets, translate complex findings for diverse audiences, and lead large-scale analytic efforts while ensuring data quality and compliance with

Competenze

• Resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described in the job announcement.
• Include information on data analytics projects involving large datasets and decision-support outputs.
• Provide evidence of translating analytical findings into reports or dashboards.

Mansioni

• Consults with stakeholders to identify data, approach, and design.
• Performs observational analyses using R/Python/SAS to explore data and inform decisions.
• Translates findings into concise language and designs presentations for audiences.
• Leads data projects and provides guidance on data quality and analytics modernization.
• Accesses, merges, cleans, and derives metrics from multiple datasets.

Conoscenze

Stakeholder collaboration

R

Python

SAS

Data wrangling

Communication

Technical guidance

Leadership

Strumenti

R

Python

SAS

BI platforms

Cloud data environments

Descrizione del lavoro

Summary

As a Data Analyst, you will serve as a senior Program Analyst with specific technical expertise in data analytics.

Summary

As a Data Analyst, you will serve as a senior Program Analyst with specific technical expertise in data analytics.

Location of position

Washington, DC; Kansas City, MO; Fort Worth, TX; Lakewood, CO; Tacoma, WA; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Chicago, IL

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Duties

• Consults with stakeholders and customers to identify the appropriate data, methodological approach, and design. Conducts observational analyses using software and/or programming languages such as R, Python, or SAS to explore/group data, test hypotheses, predict outcomes, and inform decisions.


• Translates complex concepts, findings, and limitations into concise, plain language. Researches and designs presentations and interpretations of analytical outputs tailored to specific audiences including the use of interactivity and narrative storytelling where appropriate.


• Provides technical advice to the Division Director in the collecting, analyzing, interpreting and communicating insights from data. Provides technical recommendations in the development, implementation, and oversight of new technologies, as well as in the modernization of existing services.


• Accesses, merges, cleans, standardizes, and develops derived metrics on multiple structured datasets; has familiarity with appropriate software and automation tools.


• Serves as a resource and leader to Federal and contractor staff on implementing, managing, tracking and evaluating large scale and extremely complex data analysis projects and their associated requirements and risks.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)


• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date


• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable


• Register with Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or NonCareer SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.


• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.


• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level).


• Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

Qualifications

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below.

Your resume must not exceed two pages.

To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information:

• Name, address, telephone number, email address;


• Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade);


• Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.


• Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts.

Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-14salary range starts at $127,829per year. If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that must include all four of the following:

• Leading or independently conducting data analytics projects involving large, complex, or disparate datasets to support program, business, operational, or strategic decision-making;


• Using data analytics tools, query or scripting languages, business intelligence platforms, statistical software, or cloud-based data environments to access, manipulate, validate, analyze, automate, or visualize data;


• Translating analytical findings, assumptions, limitations, trends, and recommendations into reports, dashboards, visualizations, briefings, or other decision-support products for management, technical, or non-technical stakeholders; and


• Providing technical guidance or project leadership to cross-functional teams, stakeholders, analysts, contractors, or program staff on data quality, reporting, automation, business intelligence, analytics modernization, or data-driven process improvement initiatives.

Additional information

Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

Applicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches.

If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage.

Relocation-related expenses are not approved and will be your responsibility.

On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved

• Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government


• Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee


• Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government

Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.

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.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

You will have access to many benefits including:

• Health insurance (choose from a wide range of plans)


• Life insurance coverage with several options


• Sick leave and vacation time, including 11 paid holidays per year


• Thrift Savings Plan (similar to a 401(k) plan)


• Transit and child care subsidies


• Flexible spending accounts


• Long-term care insurance


• Training and development

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.