Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to the public. This position allows for situational, and recurring telework but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

The incumbent is expected to lead the adoption and the implementation of the technology and the data architecture solutions in support of the core mission of JDAO which is to provide data strategy, reporting and analytical services for the courts and other Administrative Office (AO) offices. The ideal candidate must be able to work closely with other offices within the AO, the courts, and other judiciary entities to achieve consensus on data strategies. They must be able to lead JDAO staff and contractors in implementing the best application development processes, methodologies, standards, and be involved in the support and maintenance of the applications owned by the office. The person should be well versed in both legacy (on-prem) and next-generation (cloud-based) technologies related to data warehousing, ETL/ELT, reporting/dashboarding, web development, and object-oriented programming. The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Analyzing, recommending, and implementing structured and unstructured data management and storage solutions for the core Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and the myriad of data products that leverage the EDW platform and support self-service capabilities.
2. Collaborating with the other architects and staff in JDAO and across the AO to develop data governance policies and procedures.
3. Collaborating with data, solutions, and analytics leaders across the judiciary to expand the footprint and services of the EDW and enable effective access to the data in the EDW for supporting reporting and analytical needs.
4. Leading brainstorming and strategy sessions, document decisions and best practices, own and update infrastructure related documentation as needed.
5. Providing thought leadership and hands-on support for data modeling, governance, establishing standards, data access methodologies, tool study and selections, Proof-of-Concepts, and other activities.
6. Contributing and providing hands-on assistance to concurrent efforts ranging from development of new data products, Java based applications, infrastructure management and upgrades.
7. Developing and delivering presentations, leading design and working sessions as required with diverse stakeholders that may include JDAO office staff, court staff and executives.
8. Contributing to the modernization of the infrastructure, products and service offerings of the office.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in applying knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL); processing unstructured data - data scraping, NLP, statistical modeling; managing the design and development of a complex business intelligence enterprise data warehouse program(s) in an MPP environment; hands-on experience with data modeling, ETL, reporting and visualization tools, and translating technical information to non-technical audiences. Exposure to and/or experience with cloud native data engineering, database, and data science technologies is a must.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.