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Duties

This position serves as the ShakeAlert System Technical Manager for the Earthquake Hazards Program ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) project. This position leads and manages the staff and resources of the extensive, geographically distributed information technology (IT) infrastructure of the ShakeAlert EEW system. As a Supervisory Computer Scientist within the Earthquake Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must meet the following to satisfy the basic education requirement for Computer Scientist, all grade levels. Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science OR a bachelor's 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 the Basic Education Requirement as described above, applicants must meet the following to qualify for the GS-14 level: One year of appropriate professional experience that is in or directly related to the duties of the position to be filled is qualifying if it is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service, and if it equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Examples of such experience may include: Supervising or leading a team of high-level computer scientists and DevOps engineers. Managing cyber security requirements for a geographically distributed FISMA moderate real-time geophysical data processing system. Architecting and designing the integrated hardware and software infrastructure needed to support operationalizing real-time scientific analysis of geophysical data and forwarding of results to various delivery systems. Documenting procedures, methods, and techniques used, as well as developing new guidelines for use and implementation. Implementing cloud-based solutions for distributed processing systems. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.

Education

• 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.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address EARTHQUAKE SCIENCE CENTER 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Michelle Liu
• Phone: 916-278-9449
• Email: [email protected]