IT Specialist (DATAMGT)

This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Management and Policy. The salary for this position will be adjusted based on the duty location. View the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pay charts for more information: Salaries & Wages (opm.gov). Resumes must be no more than 2-pages in length.

**Qualifications:**
Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Education used as part of an application package will only be considered if complete transcripts are submitted and must be from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. To see if your institution is accredited, please follow this link: Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs. In order to qualify for the GS-12 grade level, you must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. This experience must have provided you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. analyzing and interpreting Medicare and Medicaid claims data to identify trends, anomalies, or findings in support of program objectives; and using Structured Query Language (SQL) to query, manipulate, and optimize data within large-scale databases; and utilizing open-source tools, including Python and Git, to develop, manage, and version control data solutions; and developing, connecting, and integrating semantic layers to consumption tools via APIs to enable data accessibility reporting; and generating data products and reports to support oversight activities such as audits, evaluations, and investigations. In addition to the qualifications listed above, you must have IT-related experience demonstrating 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. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. 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-time work 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.