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Duties

Band IIB staff apply mastery of audit and evaluation design and implementation to highly complex tasks, assignments, and projects having problems or issues not susceptible to treatment by generally accepted methods. With the supervisor providing administrative direction, Band IIB employees have full responsibility for planning and carrying out projects and assignments. Completed work is considered authoritative and normally accepted without significant change. Assignments require the resolution of critical problems affecting the work of other experts or major aspects of GAO programs, engagements, or other activities. As a technical authority, the Band IIB employee must frequently interpret nonspecific guidelines and develop applications to specific assignments. Duties of Band IIB staff involved in engagement execution include, but are not limited to the following: Take the lead role in programming complex code in SAS, STA, or R and other comparable software packages. Serve as a mentor or resource for junior staff in programming. Independently designs, normalizes, develops, implements and maintains custom data bases of varying size and complexity to compile data for analysis. Analyze relational database structures and system documentation received from federal agencies. Lead and participate in auditing data mining and data warehousing systems. Design, develop and maintain data management systems that meet current and future agency requirements. Develop data architecture for the implementation of statistical data modeling. Lead in the analysis and definition of data requirements and specifications by assisting teams in developing an analysis plan. Advise and assist engagement teams in the selection and acquisition of data in accordance with GAO standards. Serve as a subject-matter expert on electronic data collection for engagements.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Qualification Requirements:Your experience must be IT related gained in the IT field or through the performance of work where the primary concern is IT; and demonstrate each of the four competencies listed below: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. AND Minimum Qualification Requirements One year (52 weeks) of GAO experience equivalent to the next lower band level (PE-IIA, PT-II, PT-III, PA-II, MS-I) programming complex code in SAS, Stata, or R and other comparable software packages; designing, normalizing, and maintain custom databases of varying size and complexity to compile data for analysis; demonstrated skill in conducting complex analyses of primary and/or secondary data; and develop data architectures for the implementation of statistical data modeling by May 5, 2024 (effective date of promotions).

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Government Accountability Office Human Capital Office 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20548 US
• Name: Michelle Furukawa
• Email: [email protected]