Data Scientist

Defense Finance and Accounting Service • Indianapolis, IN

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Serves as a Data Scientist, providing professional and scientific expertise that applies mathematics, statistical analysis, programming, and other scientific principles and methods. The position supports DFAS data ingestion and engineering operations, develops and optimizes data pipelines, reviews data quality, and creates dashboards and visualizations using existing Advana data sources. The incumbent collaborates with team members and stakeholders to communicate obstacles and findings that support decision-making and business performance.

The position requires the incumbent to work physically on-site full-time; regular telework is not authorized. Travel is seldom required (1–24%). The role is a national security position that may require access to classified information and requires a favorable suitability and security determination. The employee may also be required to obtain and maintain Financial Management Certification and serve a one-year probationary period.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must meet the basic education requirement: a degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a directly related field at least at the bachelor’s level; or equivalent coursework of 30 semester hours in a qualifying major field plus additional education or appropriate experience.
• Must provide proof of education or certification as applicable.
• Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower federal grade (GS-12), including applying mathematical and statistical analysis, programming techniques, and data-quality methods to analytical modeling, data acquisition, interpretation of models, or quantitative reporting.
• Must have specialized experience performing data engineering and data science functions such as data acquisition, normalization, prediction, and data pipeline development and optimization.
• Must satisfy the applicable 90-day requirement after a competitive federal appointment and any time-in-grade requirements.
• Must be suitable for federal employment and obtain and maintain any required favorable security determination or clearance.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if applicable (males born after December 31, 1959).
• Must obtain and maintain Financial Management Certification.
• New DFAS employees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Must be physically on-site full-time; regular telework is not authorized.
• May be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Responsibilities

• Create custom code (such as SQL, Python, Java, or Jython) to perform data transformations.
• Support DFAS data ingestion operations by ingesting cyclical datasets, verifying successful ingestion, and updating existing data pipelines as required.
• Conduct data quality reviews and develop or optimize the performance of pipelines and ingestion processes.
• Develop dashboards in Qlik or Power BI, including data visualizations and data load scripts using existing Advana data sources.
• Collaborate with team members to communicate obstacles and findings to relevant stakeholders to improve decision-making and business performance.
• Apply mathematical, statistical, programming, and other scientific methods to gather and analyze data, develop analytical processes, and report quantitative information, trends, relationships, and correlations.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to the employee and family; specific benefits depend on the position and eligibility.
• Moving expenses may be paid for eligible positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior