Data Scientist (Direct Hire)

Summary

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This position is located in the Office of Inspector General - Office of Data Analytics and Technology - Data Analytics Directorate. The OIG is an independent office within EPA that helps the agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. We consist of auditors, program analysts, investigators, and others with extensive expertise. Although we are a part of EPA, Congress provides us with our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence.

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This job is open to

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### The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. ### Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from any U.S. citizen. Due to the potential of a high volume of applicants, not all applicants may receive consideration. Since, Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position, the 'Rule of Three', Veterans Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants does not apply to this vacancy.

Duties

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As a Data Scientist (Direct Hire) GS-1560-09 your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision:

• At the direction of the Director or Team Lead and using established methods, create and model data analysis and statistical trends using data pipelines which includes data cleaning, feature engineering, design and implementation of machine learning models, including generative AI and agentic AI solutions, to support oversight projects and investigations in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft 365 (M365) environments.
• At the direction of the Director or Team Lead and using established methods, create visualizations for data analysis and findings using business intelligence tools, Link Analysis tools, and Machine Learning (ML) services such as Microsoft PowerBI, ArcGIS Knowledge, ArcGIS Enterprise, and Amazon SageMaker.
• At the direction of the Direc