Data Lifecycle Specialists enable organizational data management to increase discoverability and facilitate dissemination, ensuring the review and release of information to the public.
Summary
Data Lifecycle Specialists enable organizational data management to increase discoverability and facilitate dissemination, ensuring the review and release of information to the public.
As a Data Lifecycle Specialist for CIA, you will focus on managing data and information, aimed at increasing discoverability, retrievability, and use; facilitating dissemination; ensuring the delivery of timely and relevant intelligence; and the review and release of information to the public. The work covers every aspect of the management lifecycles of information-both data and records. You will design search strategies, facilitate consumption and integration of data across a variety of data entities and digital systems, and provide guidance to users of information management systems on how to catalog, store, and maintain records and data, consistent with Federal Records Act and Executive order requirements. Data Lifecycle Specialists also review and analyze information to determine releasability, to include providing classification guidance to information owners and leveraging tools to review information for release. Work includes responsibility to:
Interpret and apply statutes, orders, and regulations governing Federal and Agency information and data, and provide guidance to audiences or customers of varying levels of expertise
Formulate search strategies, identify data sources, and retrieve and organize digital information
Consult on digital data curation and archiving processes, procedures, and policies
Define and implement data standards and processes to support data exchange, sharing, exploitation, modeling, management, and/or production
Analyze data collections to catalog and manage in a way which enhances discoverability and retrievability for appropriate dissemination of digital and hardcopy information
Conduct information review and release activities to include review of information leveraging a variety of tools and technologies in support of the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and other laws, regulations, and Executive orders
Identify and ensure proper handling of information about individuals, to include Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and data protected by the Privacy Act
You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
For further requirements information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/requirements/
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Interested candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic, committed to upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution, and committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government. Hiring decisions will not be based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.
Strong written and oral communication skills, and excellent presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical subjects to non-technical audiences
Superior ability to think critically and logically analyze, synthesize, and judge information, as well as the ability to review and incorporate multiple sources of information in performing assignments
Ability to work within an ambiguous, evolving digital environment independently and as a member of a collaborative team
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain professional networks across organizational boundaries
Master's degree in one of the following field or related studies:
Archives or Records Management
Digitization Preservation
Business Administration
History
Information, Data, and/or Knowledge Management
International Affairs/Relations/Studies
Law
Library/Information Science
Museum Studies or Public History
Paralegal Studies
Philosophy
Public Administration
At least two (2) years' experience in at least one of the following:
Information, Data, and/or Knowledge Management
Information science and/or librarianship
Management of complex projects
Education
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies:
Archives/Digitization Management
Business Administration
Information/Data/Knowledge Management
International Affairs/Relations
Library/Information Science
Paralegal Studies
Pre-Law
Philosophy
Public Administration
At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is preferred, but exceptions are made for extenuating circumstances
Additional information
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
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.
This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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.
This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
