Computer Scientist

Position: COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Location: Patuxent Highland

Summary

You will serve as a Computer Scientist in the Digital Analytics Inf & Tech Adv Group, Digital Networks & Applications Dept of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV.

Location

Patuxent River, MD

Telework eligible

Yes—This position is eligible for ad-hoc/situational telework at the discretion of management.

Remote job

No

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Salary

$143,913 – $197,200 per year

Pay scale & grade

DP 5

Promotion potential

None

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupations and job series

• 1550 Computer Science

Supervisory status

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

Yes

Security clearance

Top Secret

Position sensitivity and risk

Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

Background check type

• Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required

No

Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

ST-AVL

Control number

Open to Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Land and base management

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference.

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule

A.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

Current Permanent Competitive Service Civilian Federal Employees of NAVAIR within UICs 00421, 54875 and 64485, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles, and VEOA eligibles.

Duties

• You will serve as a technical expert within the Digital Networks and Application (DNA) Department in the areas of network creation, management and maintenance focusing on the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTE) Environment.
• You will support for native multi-cast for live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) events; low-latency, high-bandwidth network performance in support of distributed LVC and test events.
• You will be responsible for managing resources to complete projects to upgrade and modernize the network and will do this in accordance with all DOW and Navy directives.
• You will maintain contact and attends meetings with other teams, DoD activities, and representatives of other countries, keeping fully informed of the latest technical advancements pertaining to RDTE and related fields.
• You will attend conferences, symposia, and demonstrations and visit other government test ranges, agencies, universities, and industries to obtain technical information.

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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment…