IT Specialist (Data Engineer)

Summary

This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Information Technology (OIT). As a IT Specialist (Data Engineer), GS-2210-13, you will serve as a Data Engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure for collecting, storing, and transforming raw data into accessible, usable information for data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders across CMS.

Duties

• Direct the architectural vision and establish enterprise standards for robust data infrastructure, including databases, data warehouses, and systems managing massive volumes of healthcare data.
• Serve as the ultimate technical authority in developing data storage solutions optimized for extreme performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Partner with cybersecurity leadership to author and enforce data protection regulations, access controls, audit trails, and data retention policies.
• Design and mandate enterprise disaster recovery and backup protocols to guarantee uninterrupted data availability and business continuity.
• Architect complex, enterprise-spanning automated workflows (pipelines) to integrate, transform, and sanitize data from disparate internal and external sources into centralized enterprise repositories.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:
• 1. Resume showing relevant experience; cover letter optional. NOTE: As of
• September 27, 2025, federal agencies will only accept resumes that are two pages or less in length. Your resume must indicate your citizenship and whether you are registered with the Selective
• Service if you are a male born after
• December 31, 1959. Your resume must also list your work experience and education (if applicable), including the start and end dates (mm/yyyy) of each employment, along with the number of hours worked per week. For work in the
• Federal service, you must include the series and grade level for the position(s). For resume and application tips, visit: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/2026-required-documents.pdf
• Your resume will be used to validate your responses to the assessment tool(s). We strongly encourage applicants to utilize the
• USAJOBS resume builder in the creation of resumes. Determining length of general or specialized experience is dependent on the information provided in the resume. Failure to include
• ALL of the information listed below on your resume
• WILL result in a finding of ineligible. Official Position
• Title (include series and grade if Federal job)
• Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
• Employer's name and address
• Supervisor name and phone number
• Start and end dates in the month and year format (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
• Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
• Salary 2. CMS Required
• Documents (e.g., SF-50, DD-214, SF-15, etc.). Required documents may be necessary to be considered for this vacancy announcement. Failure to provide the required documentation
• WILL result in an ineligible rating
• OR non-consideration. 3. RPL Eligibility Required
• Documents: If you are claiming
• RPL eligibility, the following documents are required to verify your
• RPL eligibility: 1)
• Your most recent
• SF-50 (Notification of Personnel
• Action), or equivalent, as stated in the job announcement that shows position occupied (block #34 of your
• SF-50), tenure, grade and step, salary, and full performance level; 2) Your SF-50 showing Separation
• If that is not available yet, then official documentation of your Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a proposed removal/separation notice; AND 3)
• Your latest performance rating and rating of record (if separate documents) showing your rating score as at least fully successful or equivalent. 4.
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• Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire
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