Information Technology Specialist or Data Scientist Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. OIG-2025-0039 Department Department of State - Agency Wide
Salary $69,923.00 to $185,234.00 Grade 09 to 14
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 6/5/2025 Close Date 6/25/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This serves as a public flyer notice. The "APPLY" button is deactivated. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this public flyer notice to be considered. This public flyer notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a selection. 

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer. 

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Open to USAID and USAID OIG employees only.

Duties

As an IT Specialist, at minimum you will:

  • Ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security programs, policies, procedures, and tools.
  • Administers information technology (IT) principles, methods, and security products to protect and maintain the availability, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability of information system resources.
  • Implements and advises on IT security policies and procedures to ensure the protection of information transmitted from installation using Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN).
  • Accomplishes risk analysis, security testing, and certification due to modifications or changes to computer systems.


BASIC REQUIREMENT
Applicants must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

  • Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  • 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.
  • Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Completion of a Financial Disclosure (OGE-450) is required by this position.
  • Incumbent may be required to carry a Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) cellular device and maintain a personal working cell/home telephone at all times.
  • Overtime may be required.
  • Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Must serve a one-year probationary period unless excepted by regulation.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.

Must have IT-related experience demonstrating EACH of the four competencies listed below:

  • Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
  • 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.
  • Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

AND

Applicants applying for the GS-9 grade level must have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

 Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Knowledge of the customary approaches, techniques, and requirements appropriate to an assigned computer applications area or computer specialty area in an organization;
  • Planning the sequence of actions necessary to accomplish the assignment where this entailed coordination with others outside the organizational unit and development of project controls; and
  • Adaptation of guidelines or precedents to the needs of the assignment.

OR

Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

Applicants applying for the GS-12 grade level must Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Experience in executing the Department's mission and programs.
  • Experience in keeping current with developments in IT management functions and procedures.
  • Experience in using evaluations and analysis methodology.
  • Experience in preparing clear, accurate, concise, logical, and coherent reports that portray the facts, emphasize the significant details and substantiate all recommendations and assertions made. 

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.

Applicants applying for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Experience in using evaluation and analysis methodology.
  • Experience in keeping current with developments in IT management functions and procedures.
  • Experience in preparing clear, accurate, concise, logical, and coherent reports that portray the facts, emphasize the significant details and substantiate all recommendations made.
  • Experience in making oral and written presentations, selling ideas, negotiating points of view and resolving conflicts.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Applicants applying for the GS-14 grade level must have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

  • Experience in applying and interpreting IT systems security principles, concepts, and methods.
  • Experience in establishing and maintaining the IT infrastructure protection environment.
  • Experience in staying current with new and updated IT security developments.
  • Experience in interpreting and applying project management principles and methods.
  • Experience in coordinating the implementation of security programs across multiple platforms.
  • Experience in establishing vulnerability reporting criteria.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position.

Additional information

  • For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. 
  • Relocation or other incentives may be offered if found to be in the best interest of the government.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested USAID and USAID OIG applicants of anticipated vacancies. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

As vacancies occur and selection(s) are made, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in the flyer.

Your resume will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required; and to the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position as defined below:

  • Professional knowledge of the Department's mission, programs, organization, and structure.
  • Knowledge of trends and current developments in IT management functions and procedures.
  • Knowledge of trends and current developments in IT security, including the current threat environment as well as strategies and techniques to protect information and information systems. 
  • Knowledge of the Federal statutory and regulatory environment as it relates to IT systems acquisition, development, implementation, and operation, including security requirements.
  • Professional knowledge of evaluation and analysis methodology.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualifications determinations and must highlight your relevant and significant work experience as it relates to this job opportunity.  

Veteran's preference does not apply. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. Our evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers. 

If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted using the contact information listed on your resume. 


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Required Documents

All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to OIGHiring@stateoig.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.

1. Resume showing relevant work/volunteer experience, education and training. Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked/volunteered per week). Your resume serves as the basis for qualifications determinations and must highlight your relevant and significant work experience as it relates to this job opportunity. 

2. Transcripts, if applicable. See the Qualification and Education sections of this announcement for more information. If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment.

3. Most recent Performance Appraisal. 

4. Most recent SF-50s (Notification of Personnel Actions). The SF-50s must show: effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency. Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all required information (e.g., promotion, within-grade increase, and separation SF-50s). Award SF-50s often do not show the required information. 

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this public flyer notice. 

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

This is a non-competitive opportunity (e.g. Lateral transfer). No promotion potential exists beyond the highest grade you have held permanently within the Federal service. 

5. Veteran Documentation, if applicable.

Please redact Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from all documents (i.e., SSN, DOB).

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

The APPLY button is deactivated on this Flyer, application packages are being accepted directly by OIG.

At this time, we welcome employees that may be interested in OIG employment to submit for potential consideration the following information:

  • Current Resume with up-to-date contact information, Cover letter (optional), most recent SF-50, most recent Performance Appraisal and Transcript (if applicable) should be sent directly to OIGHiring@stateoig.gov. Please redact Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from all documents (i.e., SSN, DOB).
  • Email subject line MUST include: Announcement Number: OIG-2025-0039
  • You should include in your email the title/series AND the lowest grade of a position you are willing to accept. (e.g., IT Specialist 2210-7-9)
  • Resumes that are not sent to the email address above will not be considered.
  • In addition, resumes should NOT be sent as a link to another website, they must be a PDF or Word attachment. We will not download an external link to access the resume, it must be an attachment.

Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answerers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Please note: Information submitted will be shared amongst hiring officials; at which time a candidate may or may not be contacted. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. No referral notifications or status updates will be provided for submissions. If a hiring official determines you have the needed skillset for the vacancy, a member of the OIG team will contact you.

Facsimile applicants will not be considered.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Agency contact information

OIG HIRING
Address
U.S. Department of State
SA-39
Rosslyn, Virginia 22209
United States

Next steps

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested USAID and USAID OIG applicants of anticipated vacancies. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. This notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a selection. 

If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted using the contact information listed on your resume. 

Our evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers. 


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.


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