IT Specialist

Small Business Administration; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Small Business Administration in Chicago, IL seeks an IT Data Management Engineer to lead planning, development, and administration of complex data systems across SBA data assets.

You will coordinate data engineering work, manage end-to-end projects, and communicate technical updates to analysts, vendors, and senior leaders, ensuring secure, scalable solutions that support growth and data sharing across SBA.

Qualifications

• GS-14 required: one cumulative year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13 in data management.
• Experience with SQL to develop and refine queries for data extraction, transformation and loading.
• Coordinating data engineering work across requirements, planning, testing and sustainment.
• Ability to explain technical ideas to analysts, vendors and senior leaders.
• Developing secure, scalable data solutions with attention to data protection and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, development, implementation and administration of complex IT data systems.
• Coordinate data engineering work from requirements gathering through deployment and sustainment.
• Plan and deliver end-to-end data management projects with timelines and risk tracking.
• Communicate trade-offs and updates to diverse audiences through briefings and docs.
• Diagnose issues and improve reliability and security of data systems.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Decision Making

Information Management

Interpersonal Skills

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Reasoning

Teamwork

Technical Competence

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Power BI

Tableau

AWS/Azure analytics services

Job description

This position is located in the Small Business Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer in Chicago, IL. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Information Technology (IT) Data Management Engineer responsible for leading the planning, development, implementation, and administration of complex IT systems for the acquisition, storage, integration, transformation, analysis, sharing, and retrieval of data across the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

MINIMUM QUALICATIONS:

To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must show that you have the required IT-related experience for the grade level to which you are applying: GS-14 Required Competencies: 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. Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations. 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. Reasoning - Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions. Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Technical Competence - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

AND Specialized Experience: GS-14 - One cumulative year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 obtained in either the private or public sector related to each of the responsibilities below:

1. Utilizing Structures Query Language (SQL) to accomplish tasks, such as developing and refining SQL queries to facilitate efficient data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.
2. Coordinating data engineering work, such as coordinating requirements gathering and resource planning through implementation, testing, and sustainment using technologies such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Tableau, or AWS/Azure analytics services.
3. Running data management projects end to end, such as planning and delivering projects: creating a timeline, tracking risks, coordinating with teammates, or keeping work moving.
4. Explaining technical ideas, such as sharing updates and trade-offs with different audiences(e.g., data analysts, vendors, and senior leaders) through briefings, reports, or documentation.
5. Solving problems with secure, scalable solutions, such as diagnosing issues (E.g., bugs, performance, integration), improving reliability, or building with security in mind (e.g., authentication/authorization, data protection) so systems can handle growth.

These qualifications must be clearly referenced in your resume. There is no education substitution for this grade level. If you are a current career or career-conditional federal employee applying for promotion under Merit Promotion you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks in positions at the next level lower than the position being filled. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications web site: Competency-Based Qualification S