- Position Title
- Operations Research Analyst
- Agency
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Announcement Number
- HSI-12665085-DH-KD Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, March 13, 2025 to Thursday, March 27, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans' Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
- the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
- the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service? If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
2.
I acknowledge that I am solely responsible for the answers and documentation submitted in my online application. I understand that my answers cannot be altered once I have submitted my application and the announcement has closed. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information contained in my online application for Federal Employment is true, correct, complete, and made in good faith. I understand that a false or fraudulent answer to any question or item on any part of my online application may be grounds for not hiring me, or for firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment or both (See section 1001 of title 18, United States Code).
By clicking "Yes" below, I certify that I accept responsibility for the responses and documentation submitted in my online application and that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
By clicking "Yes" below, I certify that I accept responsibility for the responses and documentation submitted in my online application and that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
3.
Do any of your family members work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement?
(A family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the applicant: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof; (3) Parents, and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; (5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.)
(A family member means an individual with any of the following relationships to the applicant: (1) Spouse, and parents thereof; (2) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof; (3) Parents, and spouses thereof; (4) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof; (5) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof; (6) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in (2) through (5) of this definition; and (7) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.)
4.
If the answer to the question above is yes, please provide the relative(s)' name, relationship, and the ICE office or organization for which your relative(s) works (if known).
If the answer to the question above is no, please indicate 'not applicable'. (limit 1,000 characters)
If the answer to the question above is no, please indicate 'not applicable'. (limit 1,000 characters)
5.
Applicants who have permanently held a position with a full performance level equivalent to GS-13 or higher in the competitive service can be referred for selection without competition under our agency merit promotion procedures. Please provide an SF-50 to prove your claim. Without an SF-50 as proof, we cannot apply non-competitive rules. Military rank, details and temporary promotions do not count.
The SF-50 submitted MUST indicate the same full performance level (or higher) equivalent to the full performance level shown on this vacancy, career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2), and the status as a competitive service employee (Position Occupied is 1).
Your response to the following question will be used to determine whether or not you can be categorized as a non-competitive eligible.
Have you ever held (or do you currently hold) a competitive service position on a permanent basis in the federal government with a full performance level equivalent to GS-13 or higher?
The SF-50 submitted MUST indicate the same full performance level (or higher) equivalent to the full performance level shown on this vacancy, career or career-conditional (Tenure 1 or 2), and the status as a competitive service employee (Position Occupied is 1).
Your response to the following question will be used to determine whether or not you can be categorized as a non-competitive eligible.
Have you ever held (or do you currently hold) a competitive service position on a permanent basis in the federal government with a full performance level equivalent to GS-13 or higher?
Assessment 1
The following questions require a response and will determine whether or not you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements.
1.
To be minimally qualified for this position you must possess a degree in Operations Research OR possess a degree in another field and have at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. (NOTE: If you have a degree in anything other than Operation Research, at least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.)
2.
To qualify as a GS-1515-13, Operations Research Analyst, you must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level performing duties such as:
1.) Applying quantitative and qualitative analysis to a variety of complex problems (to include, but not limited to: operations processes, business and management processes, mission support to programs, allocating resources, measuring performance, designing systems, managing logistics, budget analysis, work distribution, or analyzing large databases) to assist senior leaders in decision-making and problem solving of complex operational issues; AND
2.) Experience utilizing mathematical models (to include but not limited to: Monte Carlo simulation, linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, queuing and other stochastic-process models, Markov decision processes, econometric methods, data envelopment analysis, neural networks, expert systems, decision analysis, and the analytic hierarchy process) to describe system or process being studied.
1.) Applying quantitative and qualitative analysis to a variety of complex problems (to include, but not limited to: operations processes, business and management processes, mission support to programs, allocating resources, measuring performance, designing systems, managing logistics, budget analysis, work distribution, or analyzing large databases) to assist senior leaders in decision-making and problem solving of complex operational issues; AND
2.) Experience utilizing mathematical models (to include but not limited to: Monte Carlo simulation, linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, queuing and other stochastic-process models, Markov decision processes, econometric methods, data envelopment analysis, neural networks, expert systems, decision analysis, and the analytic hierarchy process) to describe system or process being studied.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to collect data, perform analysis, evaluations and reviews and makes recommendations based on assessments performed.
4.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to be responsible for implementing, coordinating, and/or overseeing a variety of management programs or activities impacting organizational activities or operations.
5.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to make recommendations pertaining to complex conclusions and evaluative studies; interrelated issues concerned with cross-cutting or conflicting goals; and adherence to budget constraints as they relate to cost-benefit analysis.
6.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to work closely with the supported program office organizations to ensure relevant and appropriate measures of performance are selected.
7.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to assist in the development and implementation of measurement strategies which meet governance and reporting requirements/responsibilities.
8.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to apply advanced concepts of operations research, statistics, and computer science in solving a variety of complex problems germane to law enforcement systems and operations; business and management processes; as well as mission support programs.
9.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to apply analytical techniques including Monte Carlo simulation, linear and nonlinear programming, dynamic programming, queuing and other stochastic-process models, Markov decision processes, econometric methods, data envelopment analysis, neural networks, expert systems, decision analysis, and the analytic hierarchy process.
10.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis, data quality assurance, and develop graphics and reports on the analysis and interpretation of formative and summative program statistics of initiatives.
11.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to research, analyze and provide expert technical advice and assistance on complex issues.
12.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to review and advise senior management on performance measurements in project plans, operating plans, supporting budgets, analyzing scope, methods, and resource requirements and schedules for projects and supporting analyses, coordinating communications strategy development to ensure the decisions are aligned with DHS and ICE strategic goals and priorities.
13.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to develop and leverage functional knowledge and understanding of strategic guidance to include but not limited to: OHS Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR), DHS Resource Planning Guidance (RPG), Presidential Executive Orders, National Security Directives, ICE Strategic Plan and yearly goals and priorities in order to align and track goals and requirements to strategic priorities to support the implementation of long-range planning objectives covering operational and administrative aspects of the organization and other assigned areas.
14.
Select the choice which best describes your ability to conduct studies, surveys and project reviews to support, develop, implement, track, evaluate and refine business and management processes; as well as, develop and recommend methodologies/approaches to take corrective action on effectiveness and efficiency of organizational management and operations while ensuring compliance with specific goals, objectives, rules, and regulations through the development of plans, metrics, trend analysis, and/or data sets.