Computer Scientist

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze. As a Computer Scientist, you will specialize in the design, development, integration, and deployment of cutting-edge tools and systems to support cyber operations and intelligence activities. Leveraging advanced knowledge and tradecraft with regards to computer and network security, you will produce creative, innovative, and elegant solutions to some of the toughest challenges.

Duties

• Develop, deploy and maintain bespoke capabilities, tools, and analytics needed to conduct the FBI's counterterrorism mission.
• Understand and partner with enterprise environments, architectures, applications, policies and compliance to provide capabilities.
• Partner with mission teams to build automation capabilities, exploit data, and provide technical support.
• Perform design analysis, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex computer programs and secure databases.
• Apply both theoretical and application oriented computer science methodologies.
• Conduct requirement elicitations and analyses for improving the design of existing tools and gathering needs for new capabilities.
• Create tailored data visualizations from disparate enterprise data repositories.
• Advise on and review designs of other application projects to ensure quality products are delivered.
• Develop and extend cost methods for the purpose of support comparisons.

Salary

• $109,749 - $168,597/year

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
• Some travel may be required

Qualifications GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Evaluated, designed, and developed methods to store, manipulate, transfer, and/or present information.
• Performed feasibility analysis and requirement studies by investigating new techniques related to database designs.
• Performed design analysis, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex computer programs and secure databases.
• Identified, analyzed, and recommend new technologies for inclusion or adoption to support an organization.
• Identified, evaluated, and/or developed new tools and techniques to be used among computer programmers and analysts at an organization.

GS-14: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Determined feasibility and applicability of methodological advances in computer science for an organization.
• Designed, developed, and implemented new information processing models, representations, and methodologies to solve administrative, investigative, law enforcement, and system requirements.
• Formulated and developed computer science policy and standards.
• Maintained liaison with external organizations to ensure the incumbent's organization has the most up to date capabilities.
• Analyzed advances in analytic methodologies to evaluate computer science foundations and functional requirements of an organization.

Education This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic educational requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in combination of mathematics, statistics, AND computer science (15 of the 30 semester hours MUST have been in any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus). Courses designed to provide an introduction to computer science techniques and methodologies are acceptable; courses in teaching elementary, business or shop mathematics are NOT acceptable. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. Other Information

• Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties)
• The month/year work began
• Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.)
• Specific duties performed

Required Documents

1. Your resume, specifically noting relevant work experience and associated start and end dates
2. A complete assessment questionnaire
3. Other supporting documents (if applicable):

• College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
• Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50; not applicable to current FBI employees
• Memorandum for Record (MFR), Please see Additional Information
• Most recent Performance Appraisal; not applicable to current FBI employees
• Veterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later

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