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About the job

Summary

The Intelligence Community Office of the Inspector General is searching for exceptional candidates to join us in fulfilling our mission to identify and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct across the 18 elements of the Intelligence Community. We uphold the integrity of the IC and amplify its impact through independent oversight that demands accountability and drives excellence. IC OIG has four offices: Legal Counsel, Audits & Inspections, Investigations & Intake, and Strategy & Support.

Duties

This position is within the Office of Strategy and Support, which leads integrated strategy and mission support including planning, budget, human capital, technology, information management, executive coordination, and innovation. Duties include but are not limited to: Use programming, data engineering, and analytical methods to transform raw structured and unstructured data into useful, actionable information while ensuring data integrity, quality, and reliability. Support the modernization of IC OIG. Identify opportunities to reduce manual reporting, email traffic, and recurring data calls by integrating datasets and creating repeatable, reliable, and comparable analytics related to budget, contracts, workforce, information technology, and cybersecurity. Apply knowledge of ETL, databases, cloud technologies, and analytics workflows to improve data access, integration, and usability. Design and implement AI/ML models, advanced analytics, cloud-native workflows, and automation to accelerate data-driven decision-making. Support data validation, testing, deployment, and post-implementation activities. Collaborate with business analysts, IT professionals, and stakeholders to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions. Visualize data and communicate findings through dashboards, reports, briefings, and presentations. Conduct analytical research to identify trends, patterns, emerging risks, relationships, and anomalies relevant to program, policy, research, and operational assessments. Identify opportunities to improve organizational efficiency, evaluate business processes, and recommend implementable improvements. Architect, develop, and maintain analytic and reporting solutions. Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including data dictionaries, model specifications, workflows, and user guides. Engage with customers to understand changing needs and requirements; determine substantive questions. Offer recommendations for resolution based on quantitative analysis.

Qualifications

This is an excepted service GS-13 position open to the public and all current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below. Current federal employees at the GS-13 and one level below may apply to this position, and if selected will maintain pay set at their current grade and step. Current federal employees at grade levels GS-11 and below are not eligible for this position and their application will not be forwarded to the hiring manager. All current federal employees that apply for this position must submit their most recent SF-50, Notification of Personal Action (i.e., dated within the last 52 weeks from the closing date of this vacancy announcement) to verify their status of eligibility. Mandatory Requirements: Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in business analytics, business intelligence, or closely related disciplines, such as data science, statistics, economics, business, mathematics, computer science, or data visualization. Strong attention to detail, analytical ability and critical thinking skills including the ability to conduct program and management assessments, identify needs and requirements, and develop process improvement recommendations for implementation. Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely, both orally, and in writing, and tailor products to meet the needs of audiences with different perspectives and objectives. Knowledge of processes and data related to one or more business analytics domains, such as budget, contracting, information technology or cybersecurity. Experience providing technical advice or subject-matter expertise on data analytics, automation, program evaluation or business process improvement initiatives. Experience organizing, maintaining, and retrieving structured and unstructured data to support analysis, reporting requirements, and evidence-based decision-making. Experience preparing, revising, or contributing to written products, dashboards, visualizations, and briefing materials that communicate analytical findings to stakeholders. Experience analyzing data to identify patterns, trends, relations, and anomalies that support program, policy, research or operational assessments. Experience architecting, developing, and maintaining analytic solutions. Ability to leverage multiple data management tools to organize relevant information and make decisions. Ability to translate complex, technical findings into an easily understood narrative (i.e. tell story with data). Desired Requirements: Prior experience in data engineering, data science, data architecture, database technologies, or search technologies. Understanding of data science concepts, AI/ML, automation, and scripting. Experience working in cloud environments or modern data platforms. Understanding of Inspector General oversight roles and responsibilities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

How you will be evaluated

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. Only include documents listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. If you have more than one copy of a document, only include your most recent copy. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. As part of the application process for this position, applicants will be required to respond to four free-response essay questions, which are detailed below. These responses will not be scored or rated as part of the initial evaluation. Instead, they provide applicants with an opportunity to elaborate on their qualifications, professional background, and commitment to public service. FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. In this role, you will be expected to professionally and efficiently implement executive direction. Provide an example where you implemented leadership direction on a strategy or policy decision that differed from your own recommendation. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

How to apply

We encourage you to read the entire announcement prior to submitting your application. In order to be considered, you must apply via USAJOBS. The ODNI will not accept emailed applications. Your application must be received by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Applications received after the closing date will NOT be eligible for consideration. All attachments should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Do not include the following types of information in your profile or resume: Classified or government sensitive information Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal information such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents

Other information

JOB INTERVIEW TRAVEL Candidates from outside the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. SALARY DETERMINATION The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Chief of Human Resource Management. In some cases when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to, and not less than, the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum step rate of the GS grade to which assigned. RELOCATION EXPENSES For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS For individuals requiring a reasonable accommodation to support a disability that interferes with completing the job application or hiring process, please contact ODNI Human Resource Management Reasonable Accommodation (HRM RA) by email at DNI_COO_HRM_RA_ALL@odni.gov. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. To ensure ODNI HRM RA can respond to requests for reasonable accommodation in a timely manner, ODNI HRM RA will only respond to communications that are directly related to an individual's accommodation request. We appreciate your understanding in this matter. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.