Data Analyst - Birmingham, United States - US Social Security Administration

US Social Security Administration

Verified Company

Birmingham, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

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 6month eligibility period has elapsed.
Applications may be gathered from additional recruitment sources. These will be added to the pool created by this announcement.
Plans and conducts, as project lead or member of a study team, specific data engineering, modeling, and analysis activities within SSA. Formulates sound approaches to solve operational data problems.
Utilizes data from various sources and information systems to provide advice and support on issues related to the OAI mission. Prepares and presents briefings regarding the progress and/or results of projects/studies.
Provides management with expert technical guidance and recommendations for achieving the agency's objectives.
Conducts observational analyses using software and/or programming languages such as Excel, SQL, and Enterprise Data Catalog platforms to explore/group data, test hypotheses, predict outcomes, and inform decisions.
Derives meaning from big data (i.e., datasets that may be large, disparate, unstructured, and/or complex), including structured, loosely structured, and unstructured data.
Conducts statistical analyses and develops predictive models using statistical techniques, machine learning, and AI, using tools such as R, Python or SAS, to support SSA operational processes and to optimize planning and resource allocation.
Analyzes study findings, develops recommendations, and prepares and presents confidential indepth reports and position papers to management officials regarding analyses of problems.
Develops, integrates, and maintains data and extract transform and load (ETL) procedures to ensure the integrity and efficiency of data interchanges.
Develops forensically sound, auditable, flexible, repeatable, and scalable ETL capabilities through data engineering best practices on a variety of structure, unstructured, and metadata.
Performs testing as necessary for workflows for routing and data transformation.

- [Cont'd]... ensuring that OAI divisions are provided with the data necessary to carry out the OAI's mission of providing timely and accurate services to stakeholders.

Prepares and delivers written reports and oral presentations, e.g., briefings, training sessions, and consultations. Regularly provides authoritative advisory discussions with agency leadership, supervisors, customers, and coworkers.
Attends meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars related to data science, advanced data storage technologies, and statistical and analysis support system concepts.
Consolidates research finding and conclusions into completed products for review by OAI leadership.
Defines customer and applies system architecture principles to develop and manage technical requirements and achieve formulating, planning, stakeholder needs and...

- [Cont'd]... constraints, clarifies objectives, develops resource requirements and the appropriate balance among resources, schedule, and technical requirements.

Requirements:

Conditions of Employment:

U.S. Citizenship required
Fingerprinting and background and/or security investigation may be required
Job offers are contingent on fingerprinting and background / security investigation results
Selectees may be required to serve a 1 year probationary period
Relocation expenses will not be paid
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement

Qualifications:

Applicants must qualify for the series and grade of the posted position. Your resume must provide sufficient experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and proficiency of any required competencies to perform the specific position for which you are applying. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your experience, education, knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as they relate to this position. Your resume and supporting documents must specifically address the evaluation criteria for the position.
Qualification standards and additional information for this position can be found here: Data Science Series 1560 )
To qualify for this GS13 position, the applicant must have 52 weeks of specialized experience at, or equivalent to the Federal
GS12 level (or above), which is in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position

Such experience must include:

A) Gathering and evaluating data and information, using artificial intelligence tools to oversee the collection, procurement, storage, management, quality, and protection of data;
**C) preparing rese