You will serve as a COMPUTER SCIENTIST in the SOFTWARE ENGINEERING BRANCH (N641) of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will be responsible for engineering software solutions while following all software guidance and direction. You will develop software ensuring adherence to software engineering standards and guidelines, transitioning software, and performing software maintenance duties for software supported by N64. You will maintain cybersecurity compliance of all supported environments according to the command guidelines and requirements. You will design solutions to meet middleware requirements while maintaining cybersecurity compliance.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final 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.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code 621, proficiency level Advanced the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, work role code 627, proficiency level Intermediate the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience following DoD cybersecurity guidelines and security compliant solutions, and applying knowledge of cybersecurity principles, cyber threats, and vulnerabilities. Experience programming and/or using Java/JavaScript, ArcGIS Desktop/ ArcGIS Pro application development, Python, Visual Studio Professional 2017 or higher, Oracle PL/SQL, and completion of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) such as the Application Development and Security STIG preferred. Experience developing, integrating, troubleshooting, and deploying web applications on web and application servers. Experience identifying and anticipating system/server performance, availability, capacity, or configuration problems and provide appropriate user notices to such issues via a GUI. Experience incorporating software design including Object Oriented Design and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Experience communicating information technology concepts, principles and results effectively in writing, presentations, demonstrations and in person-to-person contacts. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Computer Science Series 1550 General Schedule Qualification Standards 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

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30semester 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.

EVALUATION OF EDUCATION:

Applicants should have sufficient knowledge to understand the fundamental concepts and techniques of computer science. Courses designed to provide an introduction to computer science techniques and methodologies, to problems of system design, and to other specialized fields are acceptable. Courses or experience in teaching elementary, business, or shop mathematics are not acceptable.

***NOTE: College Transcripts from an accredited University MUST be submitted to show proof the applicant meets ALL education requirements e.g., Basic.

IF CLAIMING EDUCATION, FAILURE TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS/ITEMIZED LIST WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS 1002 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]