IT Specialist - Washington, United States - Offices, Boards and Divisions

Description

Summary The mission of the Antitrust Division is to promote competition by enforcing the antitrust laws to protect economic freedom and opportunity on behalf of the American people.

The Antitrust Division has an opening for a IT Specialist (DATAMGMT) to join its dedicated team and gain invaluable experience working in the public interest to protect the competitive process.

Are you ready to contribute to matters of national importance that promote a competitive and productive American economy? Responsibilities As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service.

This position is located in the Investigative Data and Analysis Unit of the Expert Analysis Group (EAG), of the Executive Office (EXO), Antitrust Division (Division), Department of Justice (DOJ or Department).

EXO is a very dynamic and fast paced office, delivering the professional management services that power ATR's people and mission.

Within EXO, EAG is one of the world's leading venues for developing and applying economic and other expertise to real world questions of competition.

EAG is comprised of the Economic Litigation Section (ELS), Economic Policy Section (EPS), Economic Regulatory Section (ERS), Technology Policy Unit (TPU), and Investigative Data and Analysis Unit (IDAU).

These constituent organizations are responsible for providing a broad range of expertise to support investigations, litigation, and policy.

In particular, IDAU is charged with advancing the frontiers of EAG's data and technology capabilities through specialized infrastructure, tools, and expertise, and bringing those capabilities to bear across EAG's portfolio of empirical work.

As a IT Specialist (DATAMGMT), responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to:

Proactively forecasting specialized needs (e.g., natural language processing and machine learning) and works cross-functionally and cross-organizationally to develop solution concepts to enhance EAG preparedness.

Serving as a recognized authority on all areas related to data and enabling technologies.

Such areas include Python, R, SQL, cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure), data warehousing technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks), container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), extract-transform-load pipelines, and other areas relevant to handling data at scale.

Exercising broad authority and responsibility for administrative and management policies, strategic planning, and program operations.

Overseeing the design, deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of data and related IT capabilities essential for supporting critical EAG and Division priorities, in collaboration with TD, Justice Management Division (JMD), and others as appropriate.

Developing long-range programs, plans, and strategies to facilitate accomplishment of EAG and IDAU objectives. Identifying and proposes performance measures relative to IDAU operations to establish realistic performance targets.

Justifying and defends the resources necessary to provide first-rate technical capabilities to stakeholders, while maintaining compliance with policies and regulations.

Managing the staff's work to proactively resolve resource needs, performance concerns, and other issues.

Assigning staff to active investigation and litigation matters, based on the technical complexity of the data processing and engineering needs.

Maintaining a broad and diverse set of external relationships with industry, civil society, and other governmental agencies to inform and advance EAG's data and technical priorities.

Representing EAG and the Division in conferences, workshops, interagency fora, and bilateral engagements.


Please note:
Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Also, a writing sample and a combination of three to five business and academic references may be requested of individuals identified as best qualified, to be forwarded to the selecting official along with your application package, upon referral.

Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for this position. You must undergo a pre-employment security investigation. You may be required to take and successfully clear a drug test. You must submit a complete application package by the closing date of this announcement.


SELECTIVE SERVICE:
All male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must have registered for the selective service (see ).

If selected for this position, the applicant must sign a statement certifying his registration, or the applicant must demonstrate exempt status under the Selective Service Law.

DIRECT DEPOSIT:

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.

This position is ineligible for inclusion in a bargaining unit.

This is a full-time, permanent supervisory appointment in the competitive service, subject to a one-year supervisory probation period in accordance with 5 C.F.R The Antitrust Division participates in the E-Verify program.

Financial Disclosure:
If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines. This position is designated as emergency essential.

Qualifications To qualify for the position of Information Technology Specialist (DATAMGMT), you must meet the Basic Qualification Requirements AND possess the required Specialized Experience specific to the series and grade listed below.

This experience must be identified in your resume.


Basic Requirements:
Attention to Detail - Is thorough when planning, developing, and carrying out vital tasks in managing IT projects and other IT business functions; 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; AND, Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations


Specialized Experience:

GS-15: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-14 grade level or equivalent in private/public sector that includes the following duties: Experience with developing, strategic approaches and solutions in order to resolve the most complex and unprecedented data & IT architecture issues and problems; Experience with applying knowledge of information management systems, data engineering, and applied data science theories, principles, concepts, and practices to develop and apply new theories, concepts, principles, standards, methods, and controls; Experience using data warehousing technologies (e.g., Databricks, Spark) in cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS) to handle data at scale; and Experience with working in a integrated team environment among various team members and plan and organize work by effectively formulating strategies, tactics, and action plans to achieve result.

Education Substitution of education not allowed for the GS-15 grade level.

Additional Information The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is online.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over candidates from other agencies for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority over other applicants who are not employees of the Department of Justice if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria.

You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority.

Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is online.


Veterans' Preference:

If you are entitled to or claim veterans' preference (VP), you should indicate the type of veterans' preference (5 or 10 points) you are claiming on your resume.

In order to determine your eligibility, you can find additional information online.


NOTE:

To verify your veterans' preference entitlement, please submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty; or other official documentation (e.g., documentation of receipt of a campaign badge or expeditionary medal) that shows your military service was performed under honorable conditions.

(1) If you are claiming 10-point preference, you must submit Member Copy 4 of your DD-214 in addition to the supporting documentation required and identified on the reserves side of the SF-15, Application for 10 Point Veterans' Preference.

(2) If you are claiming 10-point DERIVED PREFERENCE as a relative you must submit Member Copy 4 of the veteran's DD-214, and an SF-15, Application for 10-point veterans' preference, in addition to the supporting documentation required and identified on the reverse side of this form.

If you fail to do so, you will receive consideration as a non-veteran. DOJ EEO Statement/Policy OPM Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement DOJ Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement Veterans' Information Legal and Regulatory Guidance