Business Automation Engineer

The Celestar Corporation has been issued a task order to provide support to the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). As a result, we’re looking for a Business Automation Engineer who will be seated in Washington, DC. If interested and qualified, we welcome you to post for this challenging opportunity.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:  A Secret security clearance is required for this position; however, the contractor may begin work with an interim Secret security clearance.

POSITION LOCATION: The physical work location is the INL/KM/DDL office at State Annex 1 (SA-01), Columbia Plaza, 2401 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20520.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for this order will be one (01) year from the date of award with the option to exercise four (04) one-year option periods, subject to performance, need, and funding. The INL Contracting Officer (CO) will notify the Vendor of the Government’s intent to exercise an option prior to the end of each performance period in accordance with FAR 52.217-9.

BACKGROUND

The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world.
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) keeps Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores.
INL’s Office of Knowledge Management (INL/KM) seeks to continuously improve the design, implementation, and results of assistance aimed to improve criminal justice capacity abroad by providing programmatic and policy guidance, expertise, and training informed by experience and evidence. The position is located in the Division of Design and Learning (INL/KM/DDL), which focuses on program design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this Third Party Contract (TPC) is to provide a Business Automation Engineer who shall be ready to assist with the development and maintenance of automated processes that support data collection and input into INL’s performance monitoring database for foreign assistance projects. The position will directly support INL’s ability to manage its foreign assistance projects, monitor results, and report impacts to Congress, the White House, and other stakeholders. The Business Automation Engineer will work within a team of data scientists and social scientists, performing the following types of duties: 1) work with end users to design and improve forms to collect inputs; 2) develop and improve automated workflows and processes using R, Python, or Microsoft Power Platform tools; 3) develop and improve tools to produce automated reports that monitor automated workflows and user interaction with the database; and 4) support non-technical users as needed. The position requires the ability to collect business requirements from non-technical users, build, troubleshoot, and maintain automated workflows, and produce visually appealing analytic reports. This position also requires a commitment to customer service and an ability to help users who are not comfortable or proficient with IT tools, primarily including implementers of foreign assistance projects (e.g., staff from foreign and domestic non-government organizations (NGOs), other U.S. government agencies, and international organizations).

TRAVEL: Travel is authorized for this position in accordance with the award and shall not exceed the designated ceiling.

LEVEL OF EFFORT
Hours for the position will be the core hours of the Department of State: Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day. The level of effort for this position is equivalent to a Program / Management Analyst Level 4.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The period of performance for this order will be one (01) year from the date of award with the option to exercise four (04) one-year option periods, subject to performance, need, and funding.

TELEWORK
This is a hybrid position that allows for a combination of in-office presence and regular telework. This specific position’s maximum telework is 40% which would require the Third Party Contractor to report to the work location si