IT Specialist (Data Engineer)

Railroad Retirement Board; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Railroad Retirement Board is seeking an IT Specialist (Data Engineer) to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure supporting large datasets. The role encompasses end-to-end data engineering for OLTP and OLAP environments, spanning on-premises and cloud deployments to ensure security, scalability, and availability.

The incumbent will serve as a technical authority on data engineering within the agency.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience designing, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end data pipelines.
• Experience designing and building large-scale data systems and databases optimized for OLTP/OLAP.
• Experience managing data infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments including AWS and Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform large volumes of data.
• Design and build large-scale data systems and database architectures for OLTP and OLAP.
• Manage data infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments (AWS and Azure).
• Provide expert guidance on data engineering to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Data pipelines

OLTP/OLAP databases

AWS & Azure

Education

There is no education substitution for this position.

Job description

Summary

This position is located in the Railroad Retirement Board’s Bureau of Information Services. The incumbent will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to collect, store, process, and deliver large datasets in support of the agency’s mission.

This job announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.

This is a bargaining unit position. This position is represented by the Council of AFGE Locals in the Board.

Location

1 vacancy in the following locations:

• Birmingham, AL
• Little Rock, AR
• Mesa, AZ
• Covina, CA
• Oakland, CA
• Roseville, CA
• Denver, CO
• Washington, DC
• Jacksonville, FL
• Tampa, FL
• Atlanta, GA
• Des Moines, IA
• Chicago, IL
• Decatur, IL
• Joliet, IL
• Indianapolis, IN
• Wichita, KS
• Louisville, KY
• New Orleans, LA
• Boston, MA
• Baltimore, MD
• Detroit, MI
• Duluth, MN
• Saint Paul, MN
• Kansas City, MO
• Saint Louis, MO
• Billings, MT
• Charlotte, NC
• Fargo, ND
• Omaha, NE
• Newark, NJ
• Albuquerque, NM
• Albany, NY
• Buffalo, NY
• Central Islip, NY
• New York, NY
• Cincinnati, OH
• Cleveland, OH
• Portland, OR
• Altoona, PA
• Harrisburg, PA
• Philadelphia, PA
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Scranton, PA
• Nashville, TN
• Fort Worth, TX
• Houston, TX
• Salt Lake City, UT
• Richmond, VA
• Roanoke, VA
• Seattle, WA
• Spokane, WA
• Milwaukee, WI
• Huntington, WV

Job Details

• Telework eligible: Yes — as determined by the agency policy. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION, and the incumbent must physically report to the office for work.
• Remote job: No
• Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
• Salary: $90,925 – $118,204 per year. The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality pay once a candidate is selected.
• Pay scale & grade: GS 13
• Promotion potential: 13
• Work schedule: Full-time
• Travel required: Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.
• Appointment type: Permanent
• Supervisory status: No
• Federal service type: This job is in the Competitive Service
• Represented by a union: Yes
• Drug test: No
• Security clearance: Not Required
• Position sensitivity and risk: Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
• Background check type: Suitability/Fitness
• Financial disclosure required: No
• Announcement number: 270006DE-13103716-CS
• Control number: 891337300

• Job series: 2210 Information Technology Management

Open To

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Duties

As an IT Specialist (Data Engineer), you will:

• Design, implement, and optimize end-to-end data pipelines to ingest, process, and transform large volumes of structured and unstructured data from agency and external sources.
• Design and build large-scale data systems and database architectures to support both Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) environments.
• Manage the strategic planning, operation, and maintenance of data infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments to ensure high levels of efficiency, security, scalability, and availability.
• Implement Data Operations (DataOps) best practices to improve the quality, speed, and reliability of data delivery across the agency.
• Serve as the agency’s recognized technical authority for data engineering, providing expert guidance to cross-functional teams.

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required
• May be required to work outside of normal duty hours, such as nights, weekends, and holidays, due to operational needs.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications for GS‑13 level:

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as:

• Experience with designing, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end data pipelines.
• Experience designing and building large-scale data systems and databases optimized for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) environments.
• Experience managing data infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments to include Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure.

In addition, all applicants qualifying based on experience must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. Applicants must demonstrate possession of these competencies within the body of the resume; no separate statements addressing them are required.

• 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.
• 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.

Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

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.

Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

There is no education substitution for this position.

Additional Information

++Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests:++ If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case‑by‑case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here.

INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP):

• ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority for competitive service vacancies. You must be determined to be well‑qualified for the vacancy to be eligible for special selection priority. After submission of an acceptable application which meets ICTAP eligibility, you will be determined to be well‑qualified for a vacancy if your rating places you in the 85th percentile or higher in total possible points.
• ICTAP eligibles must submit proof of eligibility for special selection priority. Please see the Required Documents section below for more information. Click here for more information on ICTAP.

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 you are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act; the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered, or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.

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.

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.

Learn more about federal benefits.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), and the result of the online assessment for this position.

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete the USA Hire Assessment.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty