This position is announced by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Headquarters Science & Technology Directorate.   

Duties

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Office of Science and Engineering (OSE), Technology Centers Division (TCD), Earth Systems Science Technology Center (ESS-TC). The mission of S&T is to enable effective, efficient, and secure operations across all homeland security missions by applying scientific, engineering, analytic, and innovative approaches to deliver timely solutions and support departmental acquisitions. The purpose of this position is to provide staff to apply earth systems science to advance technology and knowledge to improve Performance, Policy, Strategy, Tactics, Techniques, Procedures, and Operational Impacts to the DHS mission. Incumbent applies familiarity and experience in earth systems and sciences to manage projects and support research to enhance mission performance of DHS components, states, and local and tribal governments to prepare for, respond to, and recover from catastrophic events.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.
• This position is eligible for telework based on agency policy.
• You will be required to complete an OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, within 30 days of starting your federal employment and annually thereafter as long as you occupy a position that requires financial disclosure reporting.
• This position requires you to have access, safeguard, and store classified national security information on a regular basis. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• You will be required to undergo pre-appointment drug testing for illegal drug use. Employment is contingent upon favorable results.
• This is not a bargaining unit position.

Qualifications

Please limit your résumé to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Please visit www.fletc.gov/site-page/employment-faqs website for further guidance regarding this page limit. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.  You must meet the basic requirements of A or B below: A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS ARE REQUIRED) -OR- B. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to the basic requirements above: For the GS-15: Your resume must demonstrate that you have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: : 1) Presenting project plans and recommendations to stakeholders within the earth science research community; 2) Ensuring recommended earth science enhancements are in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and regulations; 3) Conducting social science research to develop recommendations for emergency operations. For the GS-14: Your resume must demonstrate that you have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing duties such as: 1) Coordinates innovative projects to support, test, and evaluate high-performance machine learning systems using data analytics, mathematics, and computer science. 2) Develops and refines data analytics, data curation, linear algebra, statistical analysis, and optimization to identify problems and recommend solutions. 3) Tests and validates various machine learning concepts such as supervised learning, unsupervised learning, transfer learning, convolution, recursive networks, adversarial training to locate and classify various threats. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps and AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. If this position is filled at the GS-14 grade level, you may be non-competitively promoted without further competition when the supervisor determines that the duties of the higher grade level are being performed and all regulatory requirements have been met. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM’s Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must meet the minimum qualifications for the position, as described above. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the “Required Documents” section of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address FLETC 1131 Chapel Crossing Rd Glynco, Georgia 31524 United States
• Name: Jared Tittle
• Phone: (912) 267-3551
• Email: [email protected]