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Duties

You will serve as a COMPUTER SCIENTIST in the CHIER TECHNOLOGY OFFICER DEPT, U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY, U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND, WASHINGTON D.C. You will serve as the Head of the Application SecDevOps Division overseeing various programs. You will manage collaborations with astrophysicists, physicists, engineers and computer scientists. You will evaluate requirements, develops project plans, oversee the design, implementation, and testing of developed systems, and ensures timely delivery. You will develop and enforce Information Assurance (IA) policy within application development activities.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final TOP SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's 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. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions. EXPERIENCE: Your resume must also demonstrate 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: Experience in reading and interpreting administrative regulation, directives, circulars, mesaages, etc., for applicability to the directorate. Experience will the implementation of new or revised programs within the program based on directions rom higher headquarters. Experience in preparing instructions and location operating procedures for Department Head, for the implementation of required regulations and maintains follow-up to ensure compliance with instructions. Experience with serving as coordinator for special programs such as Training, Performance Management, new employee orientation programs, advises and collaborates with supervisors concerning on-the-job training and assists in establishing training plans. Experience managing automated controlled correspondence systems for correspondence logging and tracking. Experience composes and reviews correspondence for grammar, format, attachments and compliance with the Department of the Navy policies and procedures. Experience with substantial knowledge and understanding of, and the ability to interpret, an expansive body of policies, procedures, and directives permitting the independent execution of the full range of work. Experience with keeping track of special projects, studies and other initiatives handled by staff and keeps supervisor informed of milestones and accomplishments. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Computer Science Series 1550 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's 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. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

Contacts

• Address NAVOBSERV 3450 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20392-5420 US
• Name: Jennifer Granado
• Email: [email protected]