IT SPECIALIST (DATA MANAGEMENT) with Security Clearance

Duties * Drafts data governance documents, including policies, standards, procedures, and guidance, and develops and recommends enterprise data standards. * Works with data stewards across divisions to apply governance standards, resolve data definition and quality issues, and support stewardship accountability. * Maintains the enterprise data dictionary and business metadata catalog, ensuring that the meaning, lineage, and ownership of agency data are accurately documented. * Supports the development and application of enterprise data quality requirements and the data classification framework, including sensitivity labeling and data-handling guidance, and assists in monitoring conformance with governance standards. * Manages the agency's official student records, including the processing and certification of student transcripts and the issuance of student diplomas, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and proper release. * Identifies data literacy and enablement needs within the data governance domain and supports efforts to address them. Requirements Conditions of employment * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement. * Proof of U.S. Citizenship required. * Direct deposit of pay is required. * One year trial or probationary period may be required. * Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation. * Must achieve and maintain full qualification for the assigned Cyberspace Work Role 424, Data Steward, at the intermediate proficiency level within nine months of assignment. * This position is designated Non-Critical Sensitive (Secret) and requires a Tier 3 investigation favorably adjudicated. Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. GS-13 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Implementing and monitoring data quality controls to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data; and 2) Resolving complex governance problems for diverse data domains; and 3) Maintaining an enterprise data dictionary or business metadata catalog. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted at the GS-13 grade level. The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: completing thorough and accurate work independently, even in the most difficult or stressful situations; occasionally reviewing work completed by others. (2) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: resolving routine and non-routine problems, questions, or complaints; developing and maintaining strong, mutually supportive working relationships with customers; conducting evaluation of support to determine quality of services and customer satisfaction, and recommending procedural changes based on customer need or changes in policy and/or regulation. (3) 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. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: convincingly conveying complex information to customers; presenting thoughts that are well-organized and demonstrating confidence in the facts and ideas; adjusting style when working with individuals with different levels of understanding; using various methods to explain and convey information. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Examples of IT-related experience demonstrating this competency include: solving complex or sensitive problems by developing and proposing strategic alternatives; identifying possible conflicts and shared benefits; helping team anticipate problems and identifying and evaluating potential sources of information; providing feedback and coaching to others to help solve problems; engaging appropriate stakeholders when developing solutions in order to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives and needs; evaluating the effectiveness of decisions and adjusting future decisions as appropriate. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: Additional information * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of War referral system for displaced employees. * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * Be advised that effective Jan. 1 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, most civilian employee relocation allowances became taxable. The Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) reimburses eligible employees for the additional Federal, State, and local income taxes incurred as a result of receiving taxable travel income. RITA does not apply to new government employees or employees returning from an overseas assignment for the purpose of separation from Government service. For more information, visit . * Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify David Walton * This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. * If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet. * This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. * This is a Direct Hire Solicitation for a Cyber Workforce Position. Your resume will not be reviewed for qualifications until a selection is made.