The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst position within the Research and Insights Solution Center (RISC), Analytics Development and Delivery (ADD) directorate in Arlington, Virginia. Bring your skills and voice to our team! Bring your technical expertise to a mission that matters!
In this role, you will use geospatial data and mapping tools to build enterprise solutions that directly support federal oversight, audits, and investigations. The RISC Chief Data Office sits at the intersection of innovation and federal oversight. We empower auditors, special agents, and stakeholders by transforming massive, disparate datasets into actionable intelligence.
From generating investigative products to uncovering critical operational insights, our team uses advanced technology to address the organization's toughest challenges. The successful candidate will help gather and analyze data, render information from data, automate and increase the efficiency of GIS processing, and document and build enterprise solutions.
In addition to conducting quantitative analysis, preparing executive presentations, and visualizing postal industry requirements, this role will directly support the GIS program in strategic planning, platform modernization, system administration, and testing new capabilities.
Candidates will be evaluated on the skills that they possess that are directly related to the duties of the position and the experience, education and training that indicate the applicant's ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. Only those candidates who meet all qualification and eligibility requirements and who submit the required information by 11:59 PM EST on 09/14/2026 will be considered.
Compensation The USPS OIG uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinations will be made based upon a candidate's education and professional experience. This position is being advertised at the Journey Band level, equivalent to a GS-9 to GS-13. The salary range for this position is $70,623.00 - $158,322.00. The salary figures include locality pay. Promotion potential is to a GS-13 equivalent is at management's discretion.
For locality table specifics, visit: OPM's General Schedule (GS). Key Responsibilities Please note that the duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire and may be performed at varying levels of complexity, independence, and responsibility depending on the grade level of the position.
The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations. Utilize ArcGIS Enterprise, Pro, and AGOL to analyze large volumes of postal operational records, conduct advanced spatial processing, and produce visual outputs for audit and investigative projects. Work independently and within teams to complete varied analytical and GIS-related projects and tasks.
Research, test, and prototype new geospatial technologies, cloud-native tools, and spatial Lakehouse architecture (e.g., Azure Databricks integrations) to modernize agency GIS capabilities. Provide technical support for strategic GIS roadmap execution, platform readiness, and other directorates, collaborating with teams to ensure technical deliverables meet operational standards.
Develop, update, and maintain comprehensive system documentation, including architecture diagrams, disaster recovery runbooks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data dictionaries, and training/user manuals. Present information and results to a variety of clients, host training sessions and provide formal presentations. Troubleshoot problems and provide customer support for software operating system and application issues.
Work closely with IT and RISC staff to maintain and improve operations. Assist with daily platform administration, including software maintenance, major version upgrades, security patching, SSL/TLS certificate renewals, and user identity management (Entra ID/SAML) across QA and Production environments.
Use scripting languages such as Python and SQL to write and maintain scripts to manipulate data and automate complex workflows, as well as join various databases for analytical processing.
Education must be accredited by an institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation here: https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/college-accreditation. Special Instructions for Candidates with Foreign Education: Education completed outside the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in U.S. education programs. You must submit all necessary documents to a private U.S.
credential evaluation service to interpret equivalency of your education against courses given in U.S. accredited colleges and universities. For further information visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
This position is with Office of the Inspector General, USPS, Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $70623 – $158322/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-09-14.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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