Data Lifecycle Specialist

Summary

Data Lifecycle Specialists enable organizational data management to increase discoverability and facilitate dissemination, ensuring the review and release of information to the public.

This job is open to

• Federal employees - Competitive service
  
  Current or former competitive service federal employees.
• Federal employees - Excepted service
  
  Current excepted service federal employees.
• The public
  
  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

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Duties

As a Data Lifecycle Specialist for CIA, you will focus on enabling organizational data management and information systems, aimed at increasing discoverability and retrievability, facilitating dissemination, ensuring the delivery of timely and relevant intelligence, and the review and release of information to the public. The work covers every aspect of the management lifecycles of data and records, from planning to preservations or disposal. You will be designing search strategies, to facilitate consumption and integration across a variety of data entities and digital systems, as well as providing guidance to users of information management systems. This also includes cataloging, storing, and maintaining records and data, consistent with Federal Records Act and Executive order requirements, to ensure accountability, appropriate access, and mitigation of risk. Data Lifecycle Specialists also review and analyze information to determine releasability, to include providing classification guidance to information owners and leveraging tools to review digital products for release. Work includes responsibility to:

• Analyze data collections to catalog and manage in a way which enhances discoverability and retrievability for appropriate dissemination of digital and hardcopy information
• Formulate search strategies, identify data sources, and retrieve and organize digital information
• Consult on digital data curation and archiving processes, procedures, and policies
• Define and implement data standards and processes to support data exchange, exploitation, modeling, management, and production
• Conduct information review and release activities to include review of digital products leveraging a variety of tools and technologies in support of the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and other laws, regulations, and Executive orders
• Identify and ensure proper handling of information about individuals, to include Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and data protected by the Privacy Act

Domestic and/or foreign travel may be required.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
• You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
• You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
• You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
• You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
• For further requirements information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/requirements/

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent presentation skills, especially as it relates to briefing technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation

Desired Qualifications

• Work experience related to information and data management

Education

• Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies:
  
  • Archives/Digitization Management
  • Business Administration
  • Computer/Data Science
  • History
  • Information/Data/Knowledge Management
  • International Affairs/Relations
  • Law
  • Library/Information Science
  • Management Information Systems
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Philosophy and/or Public Administration
• At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale is preferred, but exceptions are made for extenuating circumstances

• Benefits
  
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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

For more information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/data-lifecycle-specialist/.

• Benefits
  
  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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn 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 information on the specific benefits offered.
• Required Documents
  
  As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
  
  For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/data-lifecycle-specialist/.
  
  
  If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
  
  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
  schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
  
  Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
• How to Apply
  
  This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/data-lifecycle-specialist/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
  
  Agency contact information
  
  Central Intelligence Agency
  
  Website
  
  https://cia.gov/careers
  
  Next steps
  
  After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
• 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 probationary period
  • Privacy Act
  • Reasonable accommodation policy
  • Selective Service
  • Signature and false statements
  • Social security number request

Required Documents

For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/data-lifecycle-specialist/.


If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/data-lifecycle-specialist/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.

Agency contact information

Central Intelligence Agency

Website

https://cia.gov/careers

Next steps

After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.

Fair & 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 probationary period
• Privacy Act
• Reasonable accommodation policy
• Selective Service
• Signature and false statements
• Social security number request