Summary The Division of Economic and Risk Analysis is seeking a Data Scientist (AI), in the Office of Structured Disclosure. As a Data Scientist (AI), you will help maintain operational continuity, supports modernization initiatives, and strengthens the Commission's ability to provide investors, regulators, and the public with consistent and accessible machine-readable data. Responsibilities In this role as a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for: Providing authoritative guidance on structured data standards, disclosure requirements, validation rules, and data quality principles. Evaluating the structure, consistency, and interpretability of machine-readable data submitted to the Commission. Conducting analytical assessments on data, identifying structural or semantic issues, and determining appropriate methodological approaches. Supporting the development, refinement, and implementation of taxonomy elements, data models, and validation logic. Participating in long-range planning related to machine-readable data modernization, standard setting, and statutory implementation. Collaborating with staff across the SEC, other regulators, external standards groups and others to address data quality and structured reporting issues. Designing or advising on processes, tools, or automation approaches that improve machine-readable data quality and usability. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Please check the How You Will Be Evaluated and Required Documents sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. 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. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Basic Requirements: Degree: Mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science or field directly related to the position. The degree must be in a major field of study (at least at the baccalaureate level) that is appropriate for the position. or Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major field of study (30 semester hours) as shown in paragraph A above, plus additional education or appropriate experience. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement. SK-14: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-13 level: Specialized experience includes all of the following: 1. Providing leadership on financial data, data standards, machine-readable languages, and analytical initiatives requiring advanced data@types and multisource integration, and identifies and communicates emerging AI/ML tools and methods to strengthen organizational analytical capabilities. 2. Applying AI tools, including code assist technologies, automation, and AI-enabled analytical methods, to strengthen evaluation of machine-readable data, improve workflow efficiency, and support modernization efforts, while acting as a recognized technical resource for these applications. 3. Leading the development and enhancement of cloud and hybrid infrastructure to support analytical processing, data ingestion pipelines, structured data validation, and modernization activities across multilayer storage architectures, diverse databases, and cross platform migration and transformation workloads. 4. Supporting long-range planning, strategic decision making, and policy interpretation for structured data, analytics, cloud systems, and modernization efforts, and communicating analytical findings to leadership, program staff, and external stakeholders. ACCOMPLISHMENT RECORD COMPETENCIES: Your Accomplishment Record narratives should address the following competencies. See the How You Will Be Evaluated section below for more information: AI/ML Application & Responsible Use: Uses appropriate AI/ML methods and tools-including code assist and information processing automation-to enhance analysis of structured data, increase workflow efficiency, and modernize analytical or review processes while following responsible AI practices. Technology Awareness and Innovation: Maintains awareness of emerging analytics and AI/ML technologies and uses this knowledge to introduce and share relevant advancements that strengthen organizational capabilities. Teamwork and Collaboration: Interacts with internal and external others in a manner that advances SEC goals and objectives. Technical Quality and Reproducibility - Applies structured engineering practices and quality control techniques and methods across the development lifecycle, producing well documented code, maintaining version controlled artifacts, and creating reproducible workflows. Education You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, you must submit a copy of your unofficial transcripts or equivalent by the closing date of the announcement. Qualifying education must have been obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Internal Applicants: OHR will verify education qualifications for internal applicants using documents in the Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF). If required transcripts or certificates are not present in your eOPF, you will be required to provide them to OHR. If selected, a start date will not be established until official transcripts are received. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. For more information, click here. Applicants may also find the following helpful: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) is an association of 19 credential evaluation services with admission standards and an enforced code of good practice. Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) is an association of 10 credential evaluation services with a board of advisors and an enforced code of ethics. Additional Information Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number stated in this announcement and may be filled from any division or office within the agency. SEC COMPENSATION PROGRAM: The overall salary range listed above is provided for informational purposes as it represents the full range that is applicable to current employees in this occupation/grade; however, a selectee's initial pay is always set below the maximum rate of the range. Please click here for additional information. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SURPLUS OR DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not I/CTAP eligible. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; the questionnaire asks you to identify your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility (2) be rated well-qualified; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. View information about I/CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. Reasonable Accommodation: If you are an applicant who needs a reasonable accommodation to participate in the SEC application process due to a medical disability, please contact reasonableaccommodation@sec.gov. For religious-based accommodations, please contact religiousaccommodation@sec.gov . Please be sure to submit your request at least 5 business days in advance of the date you need the requested accommodation. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Information for SEC Job Applicants: Federal EEO laws protect all applicants from discrimination on the following bases: race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. Applicants who believe they have been discriminated against on any EEO basis can seek recourse through the SEC's administrative complaints process. To be timely, an individual must enter the EEO process within 45 days from when they know (or should have known) of the alleged discrimination. Click here for additional information. The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Legal and Policy Office in the Office of Human Resources at ElliottT@sec.gov.
