About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Ctr, Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) located in Vicksburg, MS. The US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is one of the most diverse engineering and scientific research organizations in the world. http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/

Duties

Develop innovative engineering solutions to increase support to the civil and military Research and Development missions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center. Use fundamentals for application and development of software engineering solutions. Propose solutions to improve processes and maximize mission accomplishments and resource utilization. Provide project and program management over the design, develop, and delivery of software solutions using various computer languages and frameworks. Provide decision support solutions via dashboard and reports across project, financial, construction and acquisition business lines. Provide technical advice to large teams. Provide technical leadership as a project manager, principal investigator, or team leader. Communicate with various stakeholders and customers at various levels within the chain of command.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Computer Scientist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing software required documents, making recommendations for product development and/or present technical briefings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service DB-02(GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Influencing/NegotiatingOral CommunicationSoftware EngineeringWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RG-W03GAA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk