Data Scientist

Defense Finance and Accounting Service • Indianapolis, IN

28d • Onsite

About The Position

Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the Department of Defense (DoD) in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial information. This role performs data analytics functions, including the development of analytics, measures, and metrics to foster performance towards service targets, objectives, and goals to influence agency business decisions. The position involves making recommendations on best practices to improve predictive analytics, data sampling, data warehousing processes, and other uses of advanced analytics and information technology. The Data Scientist will identify trends, correlations, and causations within large datasets to provide a synopsis of emerging trends, challenges, and recommendations for change. Additionally, the role involves developing mathematical and/or statistical models for the evaluation, identification, collection, and analysis of all data used to support assigned projects or program(s), utilizing a variety of quantitative analyses, operations research tools and techniques, and other appropriate quantitative methodologies.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S Citizen
• Background or Security Investigation - Position Sensitivity and Security Levels may vary and is dependent upon position being filled
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
• Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position.
• OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience.
• Proof of education or certification must be submitted.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-11) in the Federal service.
• Experience with selecting approaches and methods or developing new procedures to resolve project issues that arise.
• Experience researching, analyzing, and providing technical advice and assistance on program issues.
• Experience developing data analysis reports and visualizations with tools such as PowerBI to communicate quantitative analysis findings.

Responsibilities

• Performs data analytics functions to include the application development of analytics, measures, and metrics to help foster performance towards service targets, objectives and goals in order to influence agency business decisions.
• Makes recommendations on best practices to improve predictive analytics, data sampling, data warehousing processes, and other uses of advanced analytics and information technology.
• Identifies trends, correlations, and causations within large datasets to provide a synopsis of emerging trends, challenges, and recommendations for change.
• Develops mathematical, and/or statistical models for evaluation, identification, collection, and analysis of all data used to support assigned projects or program(s).
• Utilizes a variety of quantitative analyses, operations research tools and techniques, and other appropriate quantitative methodologies.

Benefits

• Moving expenses may be paid.
• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

What This Job Offers

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