General Engineer, AST, Technical Management (Direct Hire)

General Engineer, AST, Technical Management (Direct Hire)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Ames Research Center
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Serves as the Data Officer responsible for developing and implementing data strategies to support effective scientific data management, governance, integration, and use. Applies data science and open science principles to improve data accessibility, collaboration, innovation, and technical decision-making. Provides technical leadership in data governance, analytics, security, policy, and emerging technologies.

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Leads development and integration of the Biological and Physical Sciences (BPS) data ecosystem, applying advanced technologies to improve scientific data accessibility, interoperability, usability, and impact.
Serves as a senior technical authority and liaison for BPS data initiatives, representing BPS across NASA and with Federal and international partners to advance data integration and collaboration.
Provides expert technical guidance on open science and scientific data policy, collaborating with Science Mission Directorate (SMD) leadership to develop and implement data strategies, standards, and requirements.
Provides technical oversight of major BPS scientific data repositories and capabilities, evaluating performance, integration, resources, risks, and operational issues to support BPS mission requirements.
Leads implementation and assessment of BPS data management, sharing, and stewardship requirements, providing technical guidance to ensure compliance with NASA and SMD policies and standards.
Represents BPS on SMD and NASA data governance boards, providing authoritative technical recommendations on data systems, computing, artificial intelligence, open science, and data stewardship.
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Conditions of employment
This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. **See Additional Information section**
You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Education Requirement (in the Education section below), to qualify for this position you must meet the requirements below. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

NASA utilizes OPM-approved qualification and rating requirements specific for Aerospace Technology (AST) positions which recognizes NASA's unique aerospace work. The specific qualifications and minimum education requirements are further described below and within the education section of the job announcement.

To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level:

Developing, implementing, and overseeing data governance frameworks, policies, standards, or stewardship practices supporting scientific research, policy compliance, interoperability, or long-term data management.
Managing complex scientific data systems that integrate research data repositories, computational capabilities, and collaborative efforts across multiple organizations.
Applying advanced technologies and open science principles to scientific data systems to improve data accessibility, analysis, integration, transparency, or technical decision-making.
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process.

Education

This position requires education or exceptional experience
Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following:
a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET acc