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Senior Data Visualization Specialist

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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Summary

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Overview

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Job canceled
Open & closing dates
01/17/2025 to 01/21/2025
Salary
$124,531 to - $195,200 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Location
2 vacancies in the following location:
IRS Nationwide Locations
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
14
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
25-12666140M-HSN-0301-14
Control number
828551300

Duties

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WHAT IS THE HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICEDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Human Capital Office of Human Resource Strategy, Human Capital Data Management and Technology

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

  • Provide a robust data visualization platform to translate complex HR business requirements and data sets into tangible, relevant, dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions which are automated and sustainable. Use extensive knowledge of innovative business intelligence, statistical graphics and diagrams and quantitative data to design, develop, test, and deploy superior quality products that compel data driven decisions.
  • Provides expert consultation and assistance to HCO dashboard designers to ensure all content and designs
    adhere to web standards such as accessibility, plain language, editorial style and other published standards
    and guidelines; deliverables are in accordance with provisions of Section 508 and protection of personally
    identifiable information (PII).
  • Collects, consolidates, and standardizes information gathered from a variety of human capital systems and
    applications to improve the quality and interpretability of data. Uses consistent, clear vocabulary and
    information quality standards to author and update metadata artifacts for a variety of HC databases.
  • Uses analytical and evaluative techniques to research product usage, gather client feedback and develop
    metrics; uses a variety of tools such as Tableau and Power BI to visualize analysis, including trends, and
    provide recommendations to improve products and positively impact client satisfaction.
  • Understand and translate abstract information and connection points among a variety of data sets, creating
    accurate, clear, and concise cross-functional reporting to gain and/or improve insights which drive strategic
    decision-making and formal business actions.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD23468

Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

  • A 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).
  • Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:


SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-14 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level that demonstrated accomplishment in leading major projects and/or initiatives and making critical decisions impacting an organization or division. Experience developing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative measures to perform analysis of data applications and large, complex volumes of data to translate into actionable insights, creative visualization solutions, and reports that are dynamic, intuitive, and easily interpretable for a range of users. Knowledge of data visualization software, techniques, and tools (e.g., Google Charts, Tableau, and Power BI) to build custom data visualization dashboards, deliverables, and solutions. Experience serving as and/or assisting a technical expert in interpreting the needs of the customer regarding the visual display of factual data; planning, designing, and producing visual materials that summarize and display the information and/or project requirements. Oral and written communication experience to develop, persuade, and negotiate a wide range of technical and implementation issues with all levels of senior leaders, including executives (i.e., explaining complex concepts while collaborating across many business units to gain consensus).

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MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks.

AND

TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

  • We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
  • The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
  • This is a non-bargaining unit position.
  • Tour of Duty: Day Shift - Start and stop times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
  • Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.
  • Telework Eligible Positions: Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD)) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.
  • Remain in POD: The vacancy will be filled at the selectee's official permanent position of record, post of duty (POD).

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in accordance with the Service's Merit Promotion Plan. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • Creative Thinking
  • Data Analysis
  • Oral Communication
  • Organizational Awareness
  • Project Management
  • Technology Application


Your application will also be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. IRS employees may obtain their most recent awards listing at https://persinfo.web.irs.gov/. Your rating may be lowered, if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Referral: A category-like rating (Quality Group) will be used to rate, rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, Superior/Best Qualified, Highly Qualified and Qualified.

If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. Candidates, if required to participate in a selection interview (telephonic and/or in person at the discretion of the Selecting Official in accordance with hiring practices), will be interviewed in quality group order. We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site.

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), you must receive a score of Highly Qualified or better to be rated as well qualified to receive special selection priority.

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