Job Description
Summary Business Analytics Officers evaluate and exploit a wide range of digital business data to help the Agency best use resources to meet mission requirements.
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.
Videos Duties As a Business Analytics Officer (BAO) for the CIA, you will evaluate and exploit a wide range of digital business data to help the Agency best use resources to meet mission requirements. You will use strong critical thinking skills and a variety of analytic methods to generate insights from data and create a range of products that explain your findings.
BAOs engage with CIA business leaders to understand needs and create data-driven ideas to improve efficiency and add value to process, products, and services. BAOs develop knowledge of Agency activities to quickly and accurately combine relevant business data sets in novel ways to reduce uncertainty for Agency decision makers. BAOs clearly communicate their conclusions, often through interactive and visual means, to a diverse audience. They maintain expertise through Agency-sponsored continuing education, attendance at academic and technical conferences, as well as collaboration with the Intelligence Community.
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.
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Qualifications Minimum Qualifications - Demonstrated skill in at least one of the following areas:
- Data Analytics
- Data Processing
- Data Visualization
- Analytic Consulting
- Computer Programming
- Business Process Improvement
- Human-Centered Design
- Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation.
Desired Qualifications - Experience using Business Analytics tools (Tableau, Cognos, SPSS, Power BI, Excel)
- Strong critical thinking and analytic skills
- Polished writing and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to successfully generate solutions with big or incomplete data
- Experience presenting data-driven insights to customers and colleagues
- Familiarity with databases. data structure, and Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Strong curiosity and willingness to take initiative
- Attention to detail
- Comfort working independently and on teams
Education - Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following fields or related studies or experience:
- Business Analytics
- Business Information Systems / Management Information Systems
- Business Management / Business Administration
- Data Analysis
- At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale
- 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.
How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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- 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: 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 , 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 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:
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 , 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
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
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