What are the responsibilities and job description for the COMPUTER SCIENTIST position at SE-W4QUAA US ARMY TEST EVALUATION CMD?
About the Position: This announcement is for a Computer Scientist position located with the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground with a duty location of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen MD., in the following Directorate: APG/VT VTAE DIR, VT CYB&EM AC DIV (merit)
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience and education 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 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.
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 equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: ) experience leading the design, development, and integration of modeling and simulation programs for the test and evaluation of complex systems such as Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC); 2) experience applying expert-level skill with simulation protocols and applications such as Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF), or Joint Network Emulator (JNE); (3) experience managing technical programs to include developing statements of work, creating cost proposals, and briefing senior leaders on project status, risks, and outcomes.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13/NH-03).
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.
- Current U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) employees with Competitive Status
- Current Civilian Employees of the Command
- Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience and education 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 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.
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 equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: ) experience leading the design, development, and integration of modeling and simulation programs for the test and evaluation of complex systems such as Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC); 2) experience applying expert-level skill with simulation protocols and applications such as Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF), or Joint Network Emulator (JNE); (3) experience managing technical programs to include developing statements of work, creating cost proposals, and briefing senior leaders on project status, risks, and outcomes.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Leadership
- Planning and Evaluating
- Technical Competence
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13/NH-03).
Salary : $143,913