IT Specialist (DATAMGT)

Summary This position is being filled using Direct Hire Authority and is open to all U.S. Citizens. All applicants who meet basic requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis at each cut-off date listed below. Qualified applicants will be referred to the Selecting Official for consideration after the announcement closes: 07/31/2026 08/07/2026 08/14/2026 08/21/2026 (closing date) Responsibilities This announcement will be used to fill at least two Technical Product Owner positions (IT Specialist (DATAMGT), GS-15) in the Chief Data Office. Duties include but are not limited to: As a member of DDA's Shared Analytics Library Team, serve as the technical product owner for HHS OIG's Python Semantic Layer Library that builds, documents, and governs standard methods to analyze healthcare claims in order to identify potential fraud, waste, and abuse. The technical product owner is responsible for the design, development, and lifecycle management of a Python library that serves as a semantic layer for querying Medicare and Medicaid claims data. This role ensures that common Python patterns, idioms, and analytical constructs are reliably translated into optimized, compliant, and reproducible SQL. The technical owner maintains library architecture, oversees code quality and documentation, manages feature prioritization, and collaborates with data analysts, engineers, and subject matter experts to ensure the library remains accurate, performant, and aligned with evolving CMS data structures. This role gathers business cases and stakeholder feedback in order to prioritize feature development based on the analytic needs of a diverse group of users. Additionally, this role will engage users regularly to support adoption of the tool, including providing demonstrations, managing the development of documentation that meets user requirements, and supporting regular user group meetings. As a member of the Data Operations Infrastructure team, serve as the technical product owner for an enabling team that supports CDO application development teams to delivery products that leverage innovative and modernized solutions and architectures. The technical product owner is responsible for enabling DevSecOps and and cloud architecture best practices and standards for product development teams across the CDO. Works with a team of engineers to define objectives and implement capabilities that support modern delivery of analytics products, including common libraries and tooling to ensure the quality and security of development workflows. Collaborates across development teams to improve automation of workflows, infrastructure, code testing, and deployment. Types of workflows include, but are not limited to, data ingestion, data extraction, transformation, data analysis, data visualization, data modeling, and simulations. Track and report on DORA metrics (deployment frequency, lead time for changes, change failure rate, time to restore service) to give teams and leadership a consistent, data-driven view of delivery health and to guide where infrastructure investment will have the most impact. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and any selective placement factors described below within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Applicants for the Information Technology Management series, 2210 at the GS-15 grade level must have Information Technology (IT) related experience which demonstrates proficiency in the following competencies: Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Decision Making - Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Reasoning - Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions. Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Technical Competency - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. In addition to the experience above applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialized Experience (GS-15): Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level at the GS-14 in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following (1) hands on experience designing and delivering complex data systems design and applications while navigating technical and regulatory constraints; (2) defining and leading the implementation of modern delivery standards and capabilities, including Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery, test automation, monitoring, and Infrastructure-as-Code for a platform or enterprise; (3) leading the design and implementation of scalable cloud-based modern application and data architectures via Agile product delivery; and (4) working with partner organizations to drive successful delivery outcomes. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. Education Education is not qualifying for this position. Additional Information Recruitment Incentives: Payment for relocation expenses is not authorized for this position. A recruitment bonus will not be offered. Repayment of student loans will not be offered. Private sector work experience will not be approved as credit for your Annual Leave accrual. Security and Background Requirements: A background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action. E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires, and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant. Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing. Career Transition Program (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Documentation: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee eligible for consideration under the CTAP or ICTAP, you MUST submit proof of eligibility. Appropriate documentation such as a reduction-in-force (RIF) separation notice, an SF-50 reflecting your RIF separation, or a notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function to another commuting area. You MUST also submit documentation to reflect your current (or last) performance rating of record along with your application package. Those eligible for consideration will need to be rated as well-qualified at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position in order to exercise selection priority. For more information about ICTAP, go to: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition. EEO Statement: HHS is an equal opportunity employer. Selection for this position will be based solely on merit without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status, or other differences. Disabled Veteran Leave: HHS OIG participates in the Wounded Warrior Federal Leave Act of 2015. To learn more about this benefit, please go to: Disabled Veteran Leave (opm.gov).