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Data Analyst

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Mission Support, Technical Training Performance Analysis, AJV-T410

Summary

This position is located in Safety and Technical Training, Planning and Analysis Group. This group develops, maintains, and serves as stewards of technical training, business processes, data, policy, systems, and services. They also provide the standards for technical training to create and deliver the knowledge and skill transfer necessary to meet operational requirements.

Overview

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Accepting applications
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—Situational telework may be permitted in accordance with agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$111,779 - $173,292 per year

The salary includes locality of 17.06% for Oklahoma City, OK.

Pay scale & grade
FV J
Promotion potential
NA
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis. The travel may be for training or other work-related duties.
Appointment type
Permanent
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Other
Announcement number
AAC-ATO-26-AJVT410-100719
Control number
887080000

This job is open to

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Clarification from the agency

Open to current permanent ATO employees only.

Duties

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As a recognized subject matter expert in data transformations, data cleansing and data profiling, the Data Analyst provides leadership for highly complex and challenging data analytical activities under the minimal direction of the manager. This work is critical to the development of a viable and secure infrastructure to identify, track and monitor emerging trends or risk in the National Airspace System (NAS).

Applies experience and expert knowledge of data analysis, business intelligence, and program evaluation to support complex projects and initiatives, developing new and innovative analytical approaches and solutions that inform planning, policy, training, and operational decision-making. Provides analytical and evaluative support by assessing data requirements. Serves as a business liaison to translate operational requirements into analytical and technical specifications for application development.

As an expert user of Business Intelligence (BI) tools, develops innovative analytical methods and data-driven techniques to support complex projects and initiatives. Collects, transforms, and analyzes data using BI platforms such as SAP Business Objects, Power BI, and Tableau, as well as data sources including the National Training Database (NTD), Enterprise Data Repository (EDR), and Structured Query Language (SQL) based systems. Translates large and complex datasets into actionable insights to inform management decisions. Analyzes and evaluates the NAS technical and air traffic operations to interpret trends, evaluate performance, and draw conclusions from the collected data.

Conducts research and retrieves systems data using analytical software applications, evaluating data quality and performance trends to identify issues, assess operational impacts, and recommend improvements to information systems and related business processes. Analyzes and defines functional requirements by assessing operational needs, data dependencies, and user workflows, translating these findings into technical requirements that support the successful planning, development, and completion of complex projects.

Creates reports, dashboards and data visualization for improved decision making and to increase operational efficiency. Works with senior management to identify and resolve problems. Develops and recommends approaches to address current and anticipated problems and issues.

Applies knowledge of FAA's policies and objectives to identify, define, and organize resources for large projects/programs/work activities. Acquires and allocates resources to accomplish activities within established schedules and budgetary requirements. Coordinates projects and their interdependencies to develop strategies to enhance technical training initiatives for the ATO operational workforce. Develops metrics based on a common or standard set of data requirements. Analyzes and verifies project deliverables, non-deliverables, data requirements, and customer supplied data.

Contacts are internal and external and include representatives from other ATO service units, program offices, stakeholders, planners and contractors. Often represents AJI as a principal point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the applications of policies and procedures. Formulates recommendations to senior management positions on major projects/ policies/issues. Prepares, reviews, and recommends approvals of major reports on projects, programs and other work activities for internal and external distribution. Develops briefings to convey strategic vision and/or organizational policies to internal and external audiences.

Work typically is reviewed only at completion for success in achieving planned results. Has broad discretion to ensure the alignment of organizational goals and policies and the requirements of the projects and/or other work activities.

Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
  • Management may choose to interview all, some, or none of the referred candidates.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the FV-I, FG/GS-13 level. This experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

The Specialized Experience is defined as:

Experience conducting research using software applications to retrieve and analyze systems data, identify issues and improvements to information systems.

Experience analyzing and evaluating aviation industry automated data-collection programs, tools, and/or Web Intelligence to develop and integrate new innovative automated systems and reporting solutions.

Education

As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements. Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.

In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

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Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions.
Position may be subject to a background investigation.
A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements

NOTES:

This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan. Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: https://www.faa.gov/jobs/working_here/benefits.


This is not a bargaining unit position.

Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA

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.

How you will be evaluated

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



IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

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Agency contact information

Tiara James
Phone
1 (405) 954-7932
Fax
1 (405) 954-3003
Email
tiara.james@faa.gov
Address
Federal Aviation Administration
AAC Regional HR Services Branch
6500 S. Macarthur Blvd, HQ Room 155
AHF-S210
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
US

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