IT Specialist - Washington, United States - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Description

Summary The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies through the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings This IT Specialist (Data Management) position is located in the Office of the Executive Director (OED)


For more information visit:
Office of the Executive Director (OED) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ).

Responsibilities As an IT Specialist (Data Management), some of your typical work assignments may include: Leading data policy development and implementation to support mission needs, creating data standards, procedures, and guidelines that support the documentation and implementation of data policies.

Designing and implementing governance processes that support the execution and implementation of standards, procedures, and guidelines in support of data policies.

Promoting and enabling a data stewardship framework that facilitates data sharing, collaboration, data quality, and fosters maturation of data management strategies and policies.

Engaging with Program Office customers to implement data stewardship practices in service of the Commission's data needs.

Designing optimal data collection and organization processes, methodologies, and technologies for Commission needs throughout the data life cycle, while promoting compliance with federal requirements including the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

Comprehending customer data needs to define FERC's business information layer and regulatory data collections. Contributing to data architectures to support analysis and data driven decision making to serve Program Office missions.

Supporting customer success, timely communication, project execution, coordinating effective collaboration, and risk management to support the goals and objectives of the Data Governance Division.

Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or National. You must provide your SF-50 (see Required Documents section). A one-year probationary period may be required. A background investigation is required. This is not a bargaining unit position. Generally, male applicants must be registered with the Selective Service. Relocation expenses will not be paid. You may be required to divest certain energy-related securities.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement unless you are (1) eligible for a special hiring authority OR (2) reinstatement eligible.

You must meet qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of IT Specialist (Data Management), GS-2210, please visit: IT Specialist, 2210 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ).

You must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS- 13 level.


Specialized experience is defined as:
Experience facilitating effective data and information collections, data cataloging, data architecture, data policy, and data stewardship. Additionally, knowledge of the Open Government Data Act is preferred.

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 any volunteer experience.

Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education There is no education requirement for this position; therefore, transcripts are not required.

Additional Information FERC is ranked as the #1 mid-size agency in both Teamwork and Effective Leadership in the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work rankings In addition, FERC is ranked as a top 5 agency in Work-Life Balance and is proud to offer telework and workplace flexibilities in accordance with agency policy.

The duty location of this position is Washington, DC. Agency employees are eligible for telework and other workplace flexibilities. Telework days and waiting periods for eligibility are determined when an employee enters on duty.

When promotion potential is shown, future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

If selected for this position, you will be required to:
Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) to determine your suitability for Federal employment. Have your Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choice. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. FERC also participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

For more information about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit:
Attend a mandatory ethics training. We are governed by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Standards of Conduct, the criminal conflict of interest statutes, and FERC's supplemental ethics regulation, which specifically prohibits FERC employees from holding certain energy-related securities. To comply with these regulations and statutes, divestiture of these securities may be required after you begin employment. See 5 C.F.R ; 18 U.S.C ; 5 C.F.R If selected, you may also be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of appointment. Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.