Download CS-214 Position Description Form

CS-214
REV 8/2007
1.
Position Code
State of Michigan
Civil Service Commission
Capitol Commons Center
P.O. Box 30002
Lansing, MI 48909
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POSITION DESCRIP TION
This form is to be completed by the person that occupies the position being described and reviewed by the supervisor
and appointing authority to ensure its accuracy. It is important that each of the parties sign and date the form. If the
position is vacant, the supervisor and appointing authority should complete the form.
This form will serve as the official classification document of record for this position. Please take the time to complete
this form as accurately as you can since the information in this form is used to determine the proper classification of
the position. THE SUPERVISOR AND/OR APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHOULD COMPLETE THIS PAGE.
2. Employee’s Name (Last, First, M.I.)
8. Department/Agency
Vacant
Michigan State Police
3. Employee Identification Number
9. Bureau (Institution, Board, or Commission)
Administrative Services Bureau
4. Civil Service Classification of Position
10. Division
Departmental Specialist 13
Criminal Justice Information Center
5. Working Title of Position (What the agency titles
the position)
11. Section
Data Analysis Reporting (DAR) Unit
Data Mining and Social Network Specialist
6. Name and Classification of Direct Supervisor
12. Unit
Deepinder Uppal, State Administrative Manager 16
7. Name and Classification of Next Higher Level
Supervisor
13. Work Location (City and Address)/Hours of Work
7150 Harris Drive, Dimondale, MI 48821
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dawn Brinningstaull, State Administrative Mgr. 18
14. General Summary of Function/Purpose of Position
This position serves as a Data Mining and Social Network Specialist. Through open source research, dark-web and
social media analysis, this position will create tools and manage all aspects of information gathering for research,
predictive analysis and social network visualization. This position is responsible for identifying key variables that tie
unique entities to a connected social network. Such efforts will help to determine threats against law enforcement
personnel, possible terrorist activities, and the advanced analysis of metrics by creating tools and utilizing the
current resources of MSP to help calculate imminent threats, demonstrate specific trends, and analyze tone. .
The Social Network and Data Mining Specialist will be responsible for designing and implementing data
crawlers across different modalities and present complex, large-scale data-sets derived from this process in an
easy to understand format for actionable intelligence, modeling, and research purposes. This position will work
closely with the Michigan State Police’s (MSP) Intelligence Operations Division to formulate hypothetical
insights and use cases and work through the life cycle of delivering these insights to production. This candidate
will be guided by team goals and operational objectives; applies judgment to determine appropriate processes
and technical area standard; provides technical direction to others in own work area.
Other duties as assigned by supervisors.
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15. Please describe your assigned duties, percent of time spent performing each duty, and explain what is
done to complete each duty.
List your duties in the order of importance, from most important to least important. The total percentage
of all duties performed must equal 100 percent.
Duty 1
General Summary of Duty 1
30% of Time
This position serves as a Social Network and Data Mining Specialist. The qualified candidate will be responsible for
identifying key variables that tie unique entities to a connected social network. Through open source research, darkweb and social media analysis, this position will create tools and manage all aspects of information gathering for
research, predictive analysis and social network visualization.
Individual tasks related to the duty.
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Produce tools that provide reporting faculties as needed to showcase findings and make recommendations to
other areas of MSP. In some cases, they may need to present briefings that describe the nature, scope, and
possible impact of their findings on company activities.
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Creates and woks with existing toolsets to provide social network analysis.
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Solves non-routine problems based on analysis of multiple factors.
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Independently identifies key issues, patterns, or deviations from the norm across many sources of data (open,
web, dark web, etc.).
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Works on problems requiring judgment and in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
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Analyzes/interprets research to evaluate and recommend solutions.
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Works comfortably with large data sets to identify trends and extract key takeaways
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Individually or collectively develops novel methods, derived from a diverse background in social network analysis
and data mining, to overcome information gaps and create new avenues of information flow.
Duty 2
General Summary of Duty 2
30% of Time
Responsible for designing and implementing data crawlers across different modalities and present complex,
large-scale data sets derived from this process in an easy to understand format for actionable intelligence,
modeling, and research purposes.
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Individual tasks related to the duty.
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Design and build large and complex data sets from spurious sources while thinking strategically about uses of data
and how data use interacts with data design.
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Design and implement statistical data quality procedures around new data sources.
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Perform data studies and data discovery around new data sources or new uses for existing data sources.
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Implement any software required for accessing and handling data appropriately.
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Implement and hand off data checking and update procedures to teams.
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Perform statistical analyses with existing data sets in statistical packages.
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Visualize and report data findings creatively in a variety of visual formats that appropriately provides insights to the
organization.
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Research and implement software and hardware related to mobile technology.
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This candidate will be a fully functioning technical professional. Develops new concepts/methods/ techniques.
Has meaningful team/department impact.
Duty 3
General Summary of Duty 3
30% of Time
Work closely with the MSP’s Intelligence Operations Division to formulate hypothetical insights and use cases
and work through the life cycle of delivering these insights to production. This candidate will be guided by team
goals and operational objectives; applies judgment to determine appropriate processes and technical area
standard; provides technical direction to others in own work area.
Individual tasks related to the duty.
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Key contributor and manager of diverse projects of moderate to large scope across all systems currently deployed
by MSP.
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Recommends new procedures/processes to drive desired results.
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Mentors less experienced team members in work area explaining advanced technical information and providing
specialized technical management.
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Builds productive internal/external relationships. Collaborates with others in own team or across teams.
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Provides infrastructure and architectural suggestions to improve workflow and system integration.
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Applies solution derived from a basic knowledge of data integration and the tools, infrastructure, and architecture
that supports it
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Duty 4
General Summary of Duty 4
10% of Time
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Individual tasks related to the duty.
16. Describe the types of decisions you make independently in your position and tell who and/or what is
affected by those decisions. Use additional sheets, if necessary.
Decisions made independently include evaluation of system priorities, staff tasks, and general management of the
systems; determine when liaison with other agencies is necessary to coordinate activities; make arrangements
with contractors, vendors, and local agencies; and resolve issues impeding implementation of systems.
17. Describe the types of decisions that require your supervisor’s review.
The decisions that require supervisor’s review involve changes in major program scope or expenditure of funds or
those that have statewide impact.
18. What kind of physical effort do you use in your position? What environmental conditions are you
physically exposed to in your position? Indicate the amount of time and intensity of each activity and
condition. Refer to instructions on page 2.
Typical office environment – computer work, communicating with persons on the telephone and in person,
attending, and conducting meetings. Travel may be required.
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19. List the names and classification titles of classified employees whom you immediately supervise or
oversee on a full-time, on-going basis. (If more than 10, list only classification titles and the number of
employees in each classification.)
NAME
CLASS TITLE
NAME
CLASS TITLE
20. My responsibility for the above-listed employees includes the following (check as many as apply):
Complete and sign service ratings.
Assign work.
Provide formal written counseling.
Approve work.
Approve leave requests.
Review work.
Approve time and attendance.
Provide guidance on work methods.
Orally reprimand.
Train employees in the work.
21. I certify that the above answers are my own and are accurate and complete.
Signature
Date
NOTE: Make a copy of this form for your records.
TO BE COMPLETED BY DIRECT SUPERVISOR
22. Do you agree with the responses from the employee for Items 1 through 20? If not, which items do you
disagree with and why?
Yes.
23. What are the essential duties of this position?
This candidate will be a subject matter expert within his/her own discipline/specialty area. Applies specialized
knowledge of discipline/specialty area standards and work processes. Integrates company experience and deep
technical knowledge. Advanced understanding of select ATT technologies/systems/procedures.
24. Indicate specifically how the position’s duties and responsibilities have changed since the position was
last reviewed.
New position.
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25. What is the function of the work area and how does this position fit into that function?
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This position will have experience with structured analytic tools such as Palantir.
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Familiarity with a variety of the Social Network Analysis (SNA) concepts, practices, and procedures.
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Familiarity with critical infrastructure directives and supply chain risk management.
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Experience with information security and assurance principles and standards (NIST, ISO, etc.) and associated
supporting technologies.
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Ability to assess and weigh current and evolving security threats in an operational environment.
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Self-motivated problem solver, ability to learn quickly.
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This position will be a subject matter expert of a self-organizing clustering map (State of Michigan) neural
networks, text extraction, and rule generating software.
26. In your opinion, what are the minimum education and experience qualifications needed to perform the
essential functions of this position?
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Math, or Scientific Computing preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Four years of professional experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Subject matter expert within own discipline/specialty area. Applies specialized knowledge of discipline/specialty area
standards and work processes. Integrates company experience and deep technical knowledge. Advanced
understanding of select ATT technologies/systems/procedures.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Selective Position Requirement: The employee occupying this position must have a demonstrated absence of a
criminal history record in Michigan or in any other state.
NOTE: Civil Service approval of this position does not constitute agreement with or acceptance of the
desirable qualifications for this position.
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27. I certify that the information presented in this position description provides a complete and accurate
depiction of the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position.
Supervisor’s Signature
Date
TO BE FILLED OUT BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY
28. Indicate any exceptions or additions to the statements of the employee(s) or supervisor.
29. I certify that the entries on these pages are accurate and complete.
Appointing Authority’s Signature
Date
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