This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) at Springfield, Virginia. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Computer Engineering IT advisor and subject matter expert on DHS/Nation-wide, national security systems for the storage and processing of biometric information for DHS National Security, Intelligence, and other DHS mission-relatedfunctions. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

As a Computer Engineer, GS-0854-14, your typical work assignments may include: Responsible for the engineering, design, and implementation of the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) and Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) systems hosted in datacenter and cloud environments and on a variety of system platforms. As the senior expert, provides project, and information technology and integration expertise for the research, development, configuration, evaluation, design, testing and acquisition of custom software, systems, and hardware solutions (database, middleware, biometric matching, and transaction processing software). Develops new theories, concepts, principles, and methods in all IT areas pertaining to IDENT and HART systems. Serves as a OBIM senior subject matter expert in the area of Supply Chain Risk Management through collaboration with DHS and other government agencies' IT activities and risk assessments, the employee leads assessments, response and mitigation efforts, and coordinates activities across agencies. Leads integrated project teams consisting of contractor and government employees for creating approaches and solutions, in design reviews of proposed process and technical solutions. Researches and analyzes system performance, capacity as well as planned and unplanned changes to the OBIM systems, system development methodologies, and network solutions for impacts on IDENT and/or HART and provides mitigation strategies. This announcement will be open for 10 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• Complete the initial online assessment and USAHire Assessment, if required.
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• You may be required to serve a one year probationary period.
• Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
• Must obtain and maintain a Security Clearance.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT To qualify for the Computer Engineer, GS-14 position, you must meet the basic qualification requirement described below: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14 grade level the applicant must possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in Federal service or equivalent private sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Responsible for the engineering, design, and implementation of the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) and Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) systems hosted in datacenter and cloud environments and on a variety of system platforms. As the senior expert, provides project, and information technology and integration expertise for the research, development, configuration, evaluation, design, testing and acquisition of custom software, systems, and hardware solutions (database, middleware, biometric matching, and transaction processing software). Develops new theories, concepts, principles, and methods in all IT areas pertaining to Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) and Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) systems. Serves as subject matter expert in the area of Supply Chain Risk Management through collaboration with DHS and other government agencies' IT activities and risk assessments, the employee leads assessments, response and mitigation efforts, and coordinates activities across agencies. Leads integrated project teams consisting of contractor and government employees for creating approaches and solutions, in design reviews of proposed process and technical solutions. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. 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). 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: 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. Essential Personnel Position - This position may be designated as essential personnel. Essential personnel must be able to serve during continuity of operation events without regard to declarations of liberal leave or government closures due to weather, protests, and acts of terrorism or lack of funding. Failure to report for or remain in this position may result in disciplinary or adverse action in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. (5 U.S.C. 7501-7533 and 5 CFR, Part 752, as applicable).

Education

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Contacts

• Address Department of Homeland Security Headquarters OCHCO/HRMS/MS #0170 6595 Springfield Center Drive Springfield, VA 20598-0170 US
• Name: Maria Merlina
• Email: [email protected]