Computer Scientist - Direct Hire
Company: Department Of The Treasury
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
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WHAT IS THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at:
https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The following are the duties of this position at the full working
level.
* Using broad Information Technology (IT) architectural principles,
recognizes the need for and develops complex IS design and
operations guidance documents and policies, including Service-wide
information systems standards. Initiates and directs or conducts
information systems studies which require broad expertise across
several engineering/information systems disciplines.
* Leads projects to design, acquire, and implement major prototype
and developmental systems or to make extensive modifications and
upgrades to existing systems, taking into account changing
requirements and interfaces, advances in technology, and evolving
standards. Initiates and develops models, operational studies, and
tests of comparability among a wide variety of information systems
and IT components. Analyzes diverse information systems
requirements to develop detailed functional requirements and
contract specifications for systems, which solve complex or unusual
problems.
* Coordinates with IT Architects, other systems developers, and
functional areas within IRS to ensure information systems are
properly integrated into the target architecture and transition
plans.
* Consults and collaborates with other international experts from
industry and other governments to develop IT policies and
direction; represents IRS and the U.S. in national and
international technical committees and consortia as a speaker and
participant; and provides counsel on IS development to technical
experts of other national governments.
* Provides advice and counsel to executive level managers on major
IT technical issues. Considered a technical expert in his/her field
of expertise and is often sought after by internal authorities for
consultations, advice and guidance in the field of electronic
communications and computer systems architecture.
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Qualifications:
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been
gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service.
One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is
considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work
experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and
indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of
this announcement:
BASIC REQUIREMENT:
To be minimally qualified for Computer Scientist positions, you
must meet the basic requirement: You must have a 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.
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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for
this position you must also meet the qualification requirements
listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the basic qualifications,
you must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of
difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level
in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position
includes: Experience that demonstrates professional competence in
applying the theoretical foundations of computer science, including
computer system architecture and system software organization, the
representation and transformation of information structures, and
the theoretical models for such representation and transformations;
Specialized knowledge of the design characteristics, limitations,
and potential applications of systems having the ability to
transform information, and of broad areas of applications of
computing which have common structures, processes, and techniques;
and Knowledge of relevant mathematical and statistical sciences. To
be qualifying, your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate
the ability to carry out advanced research involving artificial
intelligence, emerging technologies or scientific phenomena to
solve complex information technology problems within an
organization; design, develop, program, debug, document, maintain,
and reengineer software programs; identify and devise tests of
viable technologies and demonstrating the use of new technologies
as a solution to a problem.
For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's
Qualifications Standards.
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