- Position Title
- Data Scientist
- Agency
- Customs and Border Protection
- Announcement Number
- AMO-IMP-12735679-KMW Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 19, 2025 to Friday, May 23, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
The following set of questions focus on how you are eligible to apply for this announcement. Eligibilities are known as the specific hiring authorities that allow you to be considered for this announcement. Applicants will only be considered for eligibilities for which they claim during the online application and provide documentation displaying their eligibility for the hiring authority. Please see the required documents section of this announcement for documentation information. For more information regarding what hiring authorities you may be eligible for, please see the following link https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/
Note, the Promotion Potential question applies to current or former Federal employees only. If you are not a current or former Federal employee, select No. Selecting No or answering this question incorrectly will not remove you from consideration. However, if you only claim the promotion potential eligibility, you will not receive further consideration for this position.
Note, the Promotion Potential question applies to current or former Federal employees only. If you are not a current or former Federal employee, select No. Selecting No or answering this question incorrectly will not remove you from consideration. However, if you only claim the promotion potential eligibility, you will not receive further consideration for this position.
1.
Are you a current or former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee who received notice that you are a surplus employee or will be displaced from DHS? If yes, confirm:
Are you a current or former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee who received notice that you are a surplus employee or will be displaced from DHS? If yes, confirm:
- You occupy a position located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy, if you are a former DHS employee your former position of record is in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- You are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
- You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND
- Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, AND
- Copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50, AND
- Documentation of a successful performance review
2.
Are you a current U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee in a permanent competitive service position? To determine your permanent competitive service status, refer to the Tenure and Position Occupied fields of your most current SF-50 as referenced below.
To support your response, it is recommended that you submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF) 50 reflecting that you currently hold a permanent competitive service position:
To support your response, it is recommended that you submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF) 50 reflecting that you currently hold a permanent competitive service position:
- Tenure: Career or career-conditional (1 or 2 in block 24)
- Position Occupied: Competitive service (1 in block 34)
3.
Instruction: As a CBP employee, answering this question incorrectly will not remove you from consideration. However, if you only claim promotion potential eligibility, you will not receive further consideration for this position.
As a current CBP employee, have you held a permanent position with CBP or in the Federal competitive service (or in a merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement) with the promotion potential or equivalent of the position noted in the announcement? Please indicate your response below.
Promotion potential (also known as full performance level or FPL) means the highest level/grade that can be achieved in the career ladder progression of the position that is held on a permanent basis. Details and Temporary Promotions are not creditable towards meeting these requirements. You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate that you meet promotion potential. Recommended SF-50s include promotions and step increases (within grade increases). SF-50s should reflect:
As a current CBP employee, have you held a permanent position with CBP or in the Federal competitive service (or in a merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement) with the promotion potential or equivalent of the position noted in the announcement? Please indicate your response below.
Promotion potential (also known as full performance level or FPL) means the highest level/grade that can be achieved in the career ladder progression of the position that is held on a permanent basis. Details and Temporary Promotions are not creditable towards meeting these requirements. You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to demonstrate that you meet promotion potential. Recommended SF-50s include promotions and step increases (within grade increases). SF-50s should reflect:
- Career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24); AND
- Status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34); or if with another merit system which OPM has an interchange (Position Occupied field is 2 in Block 34); AND
- Promotion Potential is equivalent to or higher than the grade level being announced. This would be in the remarks section of your initial appointment SF-50 or the SF-50 of the highest grade held.
- You currently hold a GS-09 position with promotion potential to the GS-12. The progression is GS-09, GS-11, and GS-12. You hold a position with the promotion potential of a GS-12.
- Your current position is a GS-12. You are temporarily promoted to a GS-13 position. The temporary promotion is not a permanent position, and your promotion potential is your current position of GS-12.
- Your current position is a GS-12. You previously held a GS-13 position on a permanent basis. GS-13 is considered the highest promotion potential you have held.
Preferences
1.
Are you a current political Schedule A or Schedule C Executive Branch employee or a former political Schedule A or Schedule C Executive Branch employee who held the position within the last five years applying to a competitive or non-political excepted service position under Title 5 of the United States Code or are you a current non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) Executive Branch employee or a former non-career SES Executive Branch employee who held the position within the last five years applying to a competitive or non-political excepted service position under Title 5 of the United States Code?
To verify, please submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) or other relevant documentation reflecting your status as a Political Appointee.
To verify, please submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) or other relevant documentation reflecting your status as a Political Appointee.
2.
There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for promotion into this position for any individual who holds or within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule (GS) position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch. Have you completed 52 weeks in a position at or above the GS-12 grade level?
If you are a current federal employee or former federal employee within the past 52 weeks, submit one or more SF-50s that support your selected response below showing you meet or are exempt from time-in-grade requirements.
If you are a current federal employee or former federal employee within the past 52 weeks, submit one or more SF-50s that support your selected response below showing you meet or are exempt from time-in-grade requirements.
3.
If you are a CBP employee, please enter your CBP email address in this format without any extra spaces or characters: john.a.smith@cbp.dhs.gov. If you are not a CBP employee, enter N/A.
4.
If you are a CBP Employee, please enter your Hash ID without any additional spaces, punctuation, or letters. Example: CIC1K4L. If you are not a CBP employee, enter NA.
5.
I have read and understand the following statement: You will be considered for the highest grade level for which you qualify for. Eligibility will be verified based on your resume and transcripts. You must have gained the work experience by the closing date of this announcement. Full-time work experience is 35 or more hours worked per week and must be clearly stated on your resume. Qualifications based on work experience will be determined by what is listed on your resume. Work experience refers to both paid and unpaid experience, such as volunteer work.
Your resume must include the following:
Do you agree to provide a resume that contains the necessary requirements listed in the instructions above?
Your resume must include the following:
- Be in English
- Include full legal name
- Address
- Phone number
- Complete work history (which includes job titles)
- Detailed description of your duties (including tasks performed)
- The dates you performed those duties (MM/DD/YY - MM/DD/YY)
- Hours worked per week for any position you worked that was not full time (less than 35 hours per week)
- Series
- Grade level(s)
- Salary
Do you agree to provide a resume that contains the necessary requirements listed in the instructions above?
6.
This question will be used to 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.
Which of the following best describes your experience to qualify for the GS-13 grade level?
Which of the following best describes your experience to qualify for the GS-13 grade level?
7.
Which of the following statements best describes your education and/or experience as it pertains to the basic requirement for this position? I understand that I am required to submit proof of my educational claim.
Assessment 1
The following questions will be used to rate applicants who meet the minimum eligibility and qualification requirements.
1.
Which of the following best describes your experience assisting in advising senior management by providing objectively based information derived from the use of advanced scientific, mathematical, and statistical work to support data-driven decision making across HRM?
2.
I have experience locating, extracting, transforming and loading data from multiple sources for analysis.
3.
Which of the following best describes your knowledge and ability to apply statistical knowledge and analytical tools to develop project plans, create briefings and/or executive summaries on analytical and data related initiatives, and then display data using visualization dashboards?
4.
In which of the following areas have you applied expertise to projects, involving advanced data science principles and techniques? (Select all that apply):
5.
I have conducted exploratory data analysis using machine learning and AI.
6.
Which of the following best describes your experience preparing and presenting technical briefings, white papers, executive summaries, and other types of communications to organizational leaders?
7.
Which of the following best describes your experience interpreting data sets for predicting critical problems and making data-driven decisions?
8.
I have experience gathering, processing and converting raw and unstructured data into clean, organized information.
9.
I have performed quantitative and qualitative analysis and data quality assurance using statistical software and computer programs (e.g., R, Python).
10.
I have experience creating, updating, and distributing data visualizations using business intelligence software packages.
11.
Choose the statement that best describes your experience combining and analyzing data sets to support data-driven organizational solutions.
12.
Which of the following best describes your experience providing data insights to higher-level individuals through data analysis, data modeling, and special studies?
13.
Indicate the extent of your experience combining and analyzing data sets.
14.
Which of the following best describes your experience using various data sources to extract new information and convey that information in a manner appropriate to the technical knowledge of the audience?
15.
I have solved statistical problems that occur in data collection and summarization processes.
16.
I have prepared reports using machine learning, programming, and data visualization skills to present findings.
17.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your experience gathering and processing raw and unstructured data and converting it into clean, organized information.
18.
Which of the following best describes your experience working toward solutions of statistical problems that occur in data collection and summarization processes?
19.
I have used precedent studies and reviewed standard practices to identify and interpret guidelines for practical application, to make recommendations for changes as appropriate.
20.
I have served as a subject matter expert to management in personnel related areas such as the recruiting, hiring, and retention of the workforce.
21.
Which of the following best describes your experience advising on and developing innovative strategies on the design, development, deployment, maintenance, and enhancement of large-scale projects to analyze programmatic and financial data, and on how to forecast the effects of alternative courses of action and on efforts to address programmatic gaps?
22.
Which of the following best describes your experience with operating, maintaining and evolving organizational models and data visualizations to provide decision support to an organization/agency?
23.
Which of the following best describes your experience preparing and presenting technical slides, white papers, executive summaries, and other types of communications to organizational leaders?