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Da Analyst Office of the Inspector General, USPS Summary The
USPS OIG
is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Da Analyst position in the Research and Insights Solution Center loced in Arlington, Virginia. Bring your skills and voice to our team! Learn more about this agency Summary The
USPS OIG
is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Da Analyst position in the Research and Insights Solution Center loced in Arlington, Virginia. Bring your skills and voice to our team! Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 06/22/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 22, 2026 This job will close when we have received 75 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $70,623 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GG 00 Promotion potential 13 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0301 Miscellaneous Administrion And Program Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
EX-26-117B-12983227-PC
Control number 872721800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All U.S. Citizens - Current Career United Stes Postal Service Office of Inspector General, United Stes Postal Service and United Stes Postal Inspection Service, and Postal Regulory Commission Employees will not be considered or selected from this vacancy announcement. Videos Duties Help The RISC Chief Da Office sits the intersection of innovion and integrity. We empower auditors, agents, and stakeholders by transforming massive, dispare dasets into actionable intelligence. From genering investigive products to uncovering critical operional insights, our team uses advanced analytical methods to address the organizion's toughest challenges. As a Da Analyst, you will work alongside subject mter experts and stakeholders to cree da-driven solutions covering a wide variety of topics. You aren't just a number-cruncher; you're the key to unlocking critical insights to fulfil our mission to provide comprehensive analytical services.
Wh You'll Do:
Develop Solutions:
Design custom analytical methodologies and products th maximize impact for our investigive and audit clients.
Collabore Across Teams:
Thrive in a team environment, working closely with technical and da support professionals.
Transle Complexity:
Distill sophisticed analytical solutions and results in clear, compelling briefings for customers, executives, and non-technical audiences.
Advise and Inform:
Analyze diverse and despere da and apply comprehensive and expert knowledge to advise on needs, operional impacts, stregic objectives, and other reled issues. Candides evalued on the skills th they possess th are directly reled to the duties of the position and the experience, educion and training th indice the applicant's ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. Only those candides who meet all qualificion and eligibility requirements and who submit the required informion by 11:59 PM EST on 06/22/2026 The
USPS OIG
uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinions made based upon a candide's educion and professional experience. This position is being advertised the Journey Band level, equivalent to a GS-9 to GS-13. The salary range for this position is $70,623.00 - $158,322.00. The salary figures include locality pay. Promotion potential to a GS-13 management's discretion. Please note th the duties and responsibilities associed with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expections.
Advanced Trend Analysis:
Analyze internal and third-party dasets to identify trends and mitige risks within complex, high-uncertainty business environments.
Artificial Intelligence:
Utilize AI and other advanced applicions to facilite analytical activities.
Quantitive Support:
Execute advanced stistical and numerical modeling to provide evidence-based insights for audits and investigions.
BI Solution Development:
Design and maintain interactive business intelligence (BI) dashboards and visualizions th transle complex da into actionable insights.
Stregic Da Governance:
Architect analytical solutions and provide recommendions to optimize da collection, management, and governance frameworks.
Stakeholder Collaborion:
Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and subject mter experts to define technical requirements and solve organizional challenges.
Methodology Documention:
Maintain rigorous documention of analytical workflows and processes to ensure reproducibility and transparency.
Communicion and Reporting:
Prepare and deliver high-level technical reports and presentions to communice stregic recommendions to diverse and non-technical audiences.
Da Integrity & ETL:
Perform complex da extraction, transformion, and loading (ETL) tasks while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of large-scale dasets.
Process Automion:
Develop and deploy automed reporting tools and scripts to increase efficiency and reduce manual da handling. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be able to obtain and maintain Modere Background Investigion security clearance. Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card. May be required to successfully complete a 12-month probionary period. Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be able to pass a drug screening. Qualificions
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
You must meet ALL of the minimum qualificions listed below. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Operions Research, Mhemics, Stistics, Analytics, Geography, Computer Science, Da Science, Economics, or reled analytics or engineering field. AND Must have 1 year of specialized experience with query languages (e.g., SQL), programming languages (e.g., Python), business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, ArcGIS Pro, etc.), and analytics plforms (e.g., Dabricks).
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge and experience with Postal Service processes and reled da systems for mail processing, delivery, logistics, or other business functions. Knowledge and experience in the law enforcement, audit, and/or mailing industry. Knowledge of advanced analysis techniques such as nural language processing, predictive analytics, and machine learning model, development, training, evaluion, testing, refinement, deployment, and maintenance.
EVALUATION FACTORS
You must have the experience, knowledge and skills as listed in EACH of the evaluion factors. Failure to demonstre th you meet all of the evaluion factor requirements as listed below will result in a score of zero (0); an ineligible stus, and you will not be referred for further considerion. Include your major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements in your resume. Knowledge of da analytics and artificial intelligence theories, principles, concepts, methods, and techniques sufficient to conduct analyses. Skills and experience using a variety of analytical and business intelligence tools and languages (E.g., Esri, SQL, Python, R, Power BI, Dabricks) to ingest and manipule da and conduct research, da analysis, mhemical modeling, stistical analysis, and da mining. Experience working in dabase and cloud environments (E.g., Oracle, Terada, SQL Server, Azure). Ability to communice and visualize analytical methods and results to peers, customers, and non-technical stakeholders. You will no longer be considered for this position if you: fail to respond to all of the questions in the self-assessment questionnaire; or receive a zero (0) ring on any evaluion factor. Failure to demonstre th you meet all evaluion factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0). Upon receipt of a zero score, you deemed "not minimally qualified," and you will not be referred for further considerion. Educion Educion must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion.
Applicants can verify accredition here:
https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-educion-laws-and-policy/college-accredition . Special Instructions for Candides with
Foreign Educion:
Educion completed outside the United Stes must be deemed equivalent to th gained in U.S. educion programs. You must submit all necessary documents to a prive U.S. credential evaluion service to interpret equivalency of your educion against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities. For further informion : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions . Additional informion Pay is only part of the compension you will earn working for the
USPS OIG.
We offer a broad array of benefits programs: As a result of the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA), USPS employees (including
USPS OIG
) and retirees will transition from the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program effective January 1, 2025. Detailed informion about eligibility and enrollment provided upon hiring. For more informion, the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program website https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/pshb/. We offer Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Care Insurances with Flexible Spending options as well. For more informion about these programs : https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/Guide-Me/Federal-Employees/ Retirement and Thrift Savings. For more informion about these programs see https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/ and tsp.gov/ . Flexible Work Schedules.
USPS OIG
offers a range of family-friendly flexibilities including flexible work schedules, telework and employee assistance programs. Leave and Holidays. In addition to eleven (11) paid holidays each year, you will earn thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave and thirteen (13) to twenty-six (26) paid vacion days each year depending on your years of service. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Stus:
Exempt (Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay; Exempt employees are not). This agency provides Reasonable Accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodions during any part of the applicion and/or hiring process, please contact us by sending an email to jobs@uspsoig.gov. The decision on granting an accommodion request made on a case-by-case basis. For further informion, please refer to our website : https://www.uspsoig.gov/frequently-asked-questions Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documention to ensure th you meet the minimum qualificions required for this position. You will no longer be considered for this position if you: Receive a zero (0) ring on any evaluion factor Fail to tach all required documention Submit a resume th exceeds the two-page limit If your applicion merials indice th you are not minimally-qualified for this position If you fail to qualify on the interview Only the top-red candides referred to a review official or the selecting official for further considerion. Top-red applicants may be required to participe in an interview. Your ring may be further adjusted or red as ineligible by the review official or the selecting official based on your interview performance. Once all applicant scores are finalized, the selecting official will make a final decision.
NOTE:
If you receive a zero (0) ring on any evaluion factor or on the interview, you considered
NOT MINIMALLY QUALIFIED
for the position and red ineligible. Applicants for this position may be interviewed one or more times as part of the hiring process. During interviews, applicants may not use any AI tool or virtual assistant (such as ChGPT) to help them answer questions, except for accessibility tools used as part of a reasonable accommodion. Applicants who fail to follow these rules disqualified from the hiring process. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must submit all required documents by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de of this announcement, Vacancy Announcement EX-26-117B-12983227-PC, by closing de 06/22/2026. 1.
RESUME - IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. It is essential th your resume and supporting documention provide sufficient informion to substantie your qualificions for the announced position (cegorize as "Resume"). Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? Make sure your page margins are 0.5 inches. The recommended font styles are Sans-Serif, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open Sans, Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noto Sans. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.
COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE
. Click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts to complete the Occupional Questionnaire. (
Required:
You must click on "Submit My Answers" button the end of the Questionnaire to complete this process) 3.
UPLOAD SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
which may include: Certifices or Licenses, if applicable . Upload and save as "Certifice" or "License" document. Veterans Preference Documention. If you are claiming veterans' preference. You must submit the Member 4 copy of your DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and/or other proof of veterans' preference eligibility, including your VA letter, SF-15 (https://www.opm.gov/forms/standard-forms/) , and all required documents reled to your SF15 claim. Veterans can request the Member 4 copy of their DD-214 archives.gov/veterans/military-service- records and can download a copy of their VA letter from Download VA Benefit Letters | Veterans Affairs . If applicable, you are required to submit each veterans' preference document in the applicion packages. Please name these files as "DD-214" or "SF-15" or "Other Veterans Document." Reasonable Accommodion Documention. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodion to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documention to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodion Request Form found http://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodions_for_USA_Hire . USA_Hire_Reasonable_Accommodion_Form_508_12-5-23.pdf SF-50 if you are or have been a Federal employee to demonstre tenure and competitive/excepted service for eligibility purposes. (If applicable to you, you are Required to upload each applicable SF-50 and cegorize as a "SF-50" document.) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de, 06/22/2026, to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You are strongly urged to read and print the entire vacancy announcement. Agency contact informion Vacancy Inquiries jobs@uspsoig.gov Address AIG Research Insight Solution Center 1735 North Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire has been received you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail th your submission was successful. After a review of your applicion package has been completed, you notified of your ring and/or referral to the Selecting Official. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must submit all required documents by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de of this announcement, Vacancy Announcement EX-26-117B-12983227-PC, by closing de 06/22/2026. 1.
RESUME - IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. It is essential th your resume and supporting documention provide sufficient informion to substantie your qualificions for the announced position (cegorize as "Resume"). Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? Make sure your page margins are 0.5 inches. The recommended font styles are Sans-Serif, Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open Sans, Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noto Sans. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2.
COMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE
. Click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts to complete the Occupional Questionnaire. (
Required:
You must click on "Submit My Answers" button the end of the Questionnaire to complete this process) 3.
UPLOAD SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
which may include: Certifices or Licenses, if applicable . Upload and save as "Certifice" or "License" document. Veterans Preference Documention. If you are claiming veterans' preference. You must submit the Member 4 copy of your DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and/or other proof of veterans' preference eligibility, including your VA letter, SF-15 (https://www.opm.gov/forms/standard-forms/) , and all required documents reled to your SF15 claim. Veterans can request the Member 4 copy of their DD-214 archives.gov/veterans/military-service- records and can download a copy of their VA letter from Download VA Benefit Letters | Veterans Affairs . If applicable, you are required to submit each veterans' preference document in the applicion packages. Please name these files as "DD-214" or "SF-15" or "Other Veterans Document." Reasonable Accommodion Documention. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodion to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, submit documention to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodion Request Form found http://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodions_for_USA_Hire . USA_Hire_Reasonable_Accommodion_Form_508_12-5-23.pdf SF-50 if you are or have been a Federal employee to demonstre tenure and competitive/excepted service for eligibility purposes. (If applicable to you, you are Required to upload each applicable SF-50 and cegorize as a "SF-50" document.) If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. You will no longer be considered for this announcement if your resume exceeds the two-page limit. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de, 06/22/2026, to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. You are strongly urged to read and print the entire vacancy announcement. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Vacancy Inquiries jobs@uspsoig.gov Address AIG Research Insight Solution Center 1735 North Lynn Street Arlington, VA 22209 US Next steps Once the Occupional Questionnaire has been received you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail th your submission was successful. After a review of your applicion package has been completed, you notified of your ring and/or referral to the Selecting Official. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted yesterday • Apply by 06/22/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 22, 2026 This job will close when we have received 75 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $70,623 - $158,322 per year Pay scale & grade GG 00 Promotion potential 13 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
