Technical Data Analyst, CG-301-9/11/12 Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. 2024-DIR-DB1042 Department Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Salary $75,330.00 to $178,160.00 Grade 09 to 12
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 1/3/2025 Close Date 1/16/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This position is located in the Division of Insurance and Research, Data Applications and Large Data Management Sections and provides support in the areas of data analysis to produce a dataset or report for Researchers and end use consumption.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all United States Citizens. Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2024-DIR-B1042. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.

Duties

  • Plans, designs and carries out comprehensive feasibility and cost benefit analyses of automated systems.
  • Conducts studies which address innovative alternatives and options in developing new integrated financial and economic database delivery.
  • Evaluates the trial dataset and assists in the determination of dataset relevance for the Division of Insurance and Research (DIR). Determines the suitability of the candidate dataset and provides an early go/no-go decision; identifies any data problems early in the acquisition process and makes recommendations.
  • Performs independent studies identifying requirements and specialized needs of end users and develops new applications, utilities, and systems to meet overall Division requirements.
  • Serves as a technical resource and liaison for DIR staff on various financial information and data delivery systems used by the Division in research projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.  

Employment Conditions.

Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.

Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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 volunteer experience.  Additional qualifications information can be found here.
GS-9
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 07 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience collecting, researching and data profiling or compiling and charting dashboard visualizations of statistical data sets or creating & maintaining databases and analyzing the information for incorporation into final report.

OR

EDUCATION: I have completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related.

OR

COMBINATION of graduate level education as described above, and the specialized experience as described below, that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.

CG-11
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 09 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in at least 3 of the following areas: (1) researching, profiling and analyzing data (2) compiling and charting dashboard visualizations of statistical data sets (3) gathering, aggregating and analyzing information for incorporation into final reports (4) creating or maintaining large databases/data pipelines.

OR

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

OR

COMBINATION of education as described above and specialized experience as described below, that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.

CG-12
To qualify, applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the 11 grade level or above in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience in at least 3 of the following areas: (1) Researching, profiling and analyzing data (2) Compiling and charting dashboard visualizations of statistical data sets (3) Writing custom queries or programs and analyzing information for incorporation into final reports (4) Creating or maintaining large databases or data pipelines.

Applicants eligible for ICTAP (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program) must achieve a score of 80 or higher in the online assessment to be determined “well qualified” for this position. For more information, click here.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Additional information

DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS EXPECTED TO APPLY, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE ON THE DAY THE 100th APPLICATION IS RECEIVED, OR ON THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office two days per week.

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If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period.

Benefits

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In addition to the regular benefits offered by Federal agencies, the FDIC offers additional benefits to its employees. These benefits, some at minimal cost, are some of the best and most competitive in both the private and public sectors.

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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.

Your resume and the online assessment questionnaire will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that your resume contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make the qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your resume will also be evaluated to measure your responses to the assessment questions. If you rated yourself higher on the questionnaire than what is supported by your resume, your overall qualifications assessment may be adversely affected.

If you are found qualified, you will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. These category assignments are a measure of the degree in which your background and responses to the assessment questions match the competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) listed below. Within these categories, candidates eligible for veterans’ preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans.

  1. Knowledge of financial data, financial structure and characteristics, and data analysis.
  2. Ability to analyze data and develop narrative and statistics reports.
  3. Ability to use SAS or other analytical tools in order to manipulate data for financial or banking research.
  4. Skill with SQL (Structured Query Language) programming to query data bases and data systems to produce reports for financial analysts and economists.
  5. Knowledge of IT security principles to protect sensitive data.

You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs. 


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Required Documents

Failure to provide all of the required documentation as stated in this vacancy announcement, may result in an ineligible determination or may affect your consideration status.  Please review the following to determine your eligibility and which document(s) is required to complete your application.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE:  If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here.  (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)

INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ICTAP): If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the ICTAP, you must submit proof of eligibility. For more information, click here.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS:  If you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, submit a copy of your college transcript (an unofficial transcript is acceptable). Education must be from accredited institutions. For a listing of accredited educational institutions, click here. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If you attended more than one university and need to send multiple transcripts, please upload/fax all transcripts as one document.

Foreign Education:  If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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. For more information, click here.

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

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Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or point of contact listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.

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You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.

Please ensure you have completed the application process by verifying the status of your application on-line to reflect: “Received”. Failure to complete the application process will result in an incomplete application and you will not be considered for the position.

Agency contact information

Derrick Carroll
Phone
571-629-0740
TDD
1-800-925-4618
Fax
000-000-0000
Email
dcarroll@fdic.gov
Address
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC Human Resources Branch
3501 Fairfax Drive
HRB (PA-1730-5007)
Arlington, Virginia 22226
United States
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