SCIENTIST

Duties

• You will lead or participate in development and maintenance of software products. All products developed are in support of weapon system fire control, including internal tools, computationally intensive models, and tactical deployed systems.
• You will participate on an Agile development team, interfacing with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, project lead coordinators, configuration management, and customers to clarify tasking, identify problems, suggest changes, and develop solutions.
• You will participate in and present at Daily Standup Meetings, Sprint Planning and Refinement Meetings, and Sprint Reviews as well as sponsor level working groups, depending on tasking.
• You will analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan the development of a new application or modification of an existing application.
• You will lead or participate in design and architecture activities for modernization of software products and establishment of new product lines.
• You will apply coding and testing standards, apply security testing tools including "fuzzing" static-analysis code scanning tools, and conduct code reviews.
• You will address security implications in the software throughout the development cycle.
• You will keep informed regarding emerging techniques and capabilities applicable to the software development efforts.
• You will, at the full performance level, provide insight and mentoring through peer reviews and other software development activities.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• 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 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 position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• FOR THE ND-03: This position is designated as a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce position. You must obtain and maintain the credentials as described in SECNAV M-5239.2 for framework role 621, level Basic within 12 months of appointment.
• FOR THE ND-04: This position is designated as a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce position. You must obtain and maintain the credentials as described in SECNAV M-5239.2 for framework role 621, level Intermediate within 12 months of appointment.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered.

Qualifications

FOR THE ND-03: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-02 (GS-05/08 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional scientist conducting software development or testing activities.

FOR THE ND-04: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 (GS-09/11 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional scientist analyzing or implementing the design, development, test & evaluation, integration, or in-service sustainment of software for system engineering projects.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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 basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

1550 - Computer Science Series: A degree in computer science or degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours were in a combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus.

The following education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

FOR THE ND-03:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree.
or
Successful completion of two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree.
or
Successful completion of an LL.B. or J.D. that is related to the position being filled.
or
A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience.

Additional information

This announcement uses the STRL-Bachelor's Degree direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

The selectee for this position serves as a Scientist in the Rapid Strategic Software Development Branch; Strategic Systems Design & Implementation Division; Strategic & Computing Systems Department of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. ND-03 is equivalent to GS-09/11. ND-04 is equivalent to GS-12/13.

Salary Ranges: ND-03: $69,923 -$109,975; ND-04: $101,401 - $156,755.

The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.