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Summary The NCUA is ranked #9 for the 2023 best places to work in the Federal government (mid-size agencies). This position is located at the NCUA in the Office of National Examinations and Supervision (ONES). The position serves as the Senior Data Scientist with responsibilities to lead data quality review development, analytical datasets design, reporting products development, automation of analytical process, data modeling and analytics, and other quantitative office needs as specified. Responsibilities As a Senior Data Scientist, you will: Define, recommend, and implement metrics, reporting and assessments that provide ongoing monitoring and challenge of data quality control, complete regular checks of data integrity and reconcile data with alternative data sources; create and perform data scrubbing and cleansing specific to business requirements, modeling needs, and analytical tool specifications. Identify and perform necessary ad-hoc analysis to aid data quality enhancement efforts with ONES credit unions; seek to convert certain ad-hoc analyses into permanent functionality in the data quality process using Python or R. Consult and act on data analysis requests to conceptualize and define data modeling requirements and work with large and complex data systems to organize, aggregate, prepare and validate data for use in financial analysis, business applications, model development, and policy research. Construct automated data pipelines for a wide variety of analytical uses by the team's users and provide users training as needed to maximize analytical efficiency across a variety of data analysis software platforms. Utilize R or Python to develop regular and ad-hoc analysis, research, and surveillance reports to improve identification and understanding of major conditions, trends, and risks for ONES credit unions and the credit union industry. Develop programmatic solutions to automate complex analytical tasks, including interaction with a wide variety of financial analysis software packages. Perform financial and statistical modeling, financial institution stress testing or income forecasting, and economic forecasting. Develop and instruct educational programs and classes on data-related topics for staff and other NCUA internal groups, and other external non-NCUA groups. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Please note: Under the provisions of the Direct-Hire Authority, veterans' preference does not apply. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and the basic requirements and who are otherwise eligible to apply for this position, may be referred for selection consideration. Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply. Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To qualify at the CU-15 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the CU/GS-14 level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: 1. Developing, validating, and maintaining datasets of financial products, such as mortgage and consumer loans, securitized products, corporate bonds, and depository instruments, etc., using data modeling techniques and programming for financial analysis and model development; and 2. Developing financial analytics, modeling, and reporting using R and Python; and 3. Automating complex processes (such as multiple data sources, multiple output reports, etc.) to create analytical financial data systems. You must meet the qualifications and the basic requirements (as described below) for this position by the closing date of this announcement. Please note, all experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. YOUR RESUME MUST provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience and support your responses to the online questionnaire as described in the vacancy announcement. When describing your experience in your resume, please be specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Please ensure that your resume includes the grade (if you are a current or previous federal employee), month, and year that you began and ended for each position held or that position may not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Full-time employment will be assumed unless otherwise stated on your resume. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your resume must also support your responses to the online questionnaire. Failure to provide support may result in a lower rating and/or you may be excluded from consideration. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions. Education In addition to meeting specialized experience requirements, applicants much also meet the following basic requirements: Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. or Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. Transcripts are required and must be submitted at the time of application. All education must be received by an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with an education requirement) therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees received from schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants may verify accreditation at the following website: ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for federal employment. For more information regarding Foreign Education, please click here. Additional Information SALARY: Pay will be set within the advertised pay range to align with the selectee's skills and experience and the requirements of the position in accordance with NCUA's compensation policy. The salary range shown is NCUA's National Pay Rate (NPR) which includes a locality rate of 16.32% for the Rest of the U.S. (RUS) geographical area. Actual salary will be determined upon the location of the selectee and the applicable locality pay, per the NCUA's CU pay table, will be applied. The locality rates, by location, can be found on the NCUA Careers webpage under the Salary Information section. SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. You may register or check status of your registration by visiting the Selective Service website at: http://www.sss.gov/. This position is in the bargaining unit. Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES (political) employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the point of contact listed on this vacancy announcement. The Fair Chance Act: In accordance with the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act), 5 U.S.C. Sec. 9202, and 5 C.F.R. Part 920, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) may not request, in oral or written form, that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record information before the NCUA makes a tentative offer of employment, absent an exception. Complaints that the NCUA violated the Fair Chance Act must be submitted to LaborEmpRelations@NCUA.GOV or to the Office of Human Resources, Employee Relations, National Credit Union Administration, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 within 30 days from the agency's alleged non-compliance with the Fair Chance Act. Illegal drug use by individuals working for or on behalf of the federal government, whether on duty or off duty, is contrary to the efficiency of the service and in direct violation of the Controlled Substance Act and the Drug-Free Workplace Act. NCUA IS A COMPETITIVE SERVICE FEDERAL AGENCY. NCUA uses E-Verify, a web-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities. More than the number of positions listed may be filled through this vacancy announcement.