This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze. As a Computer Scientist, you will specialize in the design, development, integration, and deployment of cutting-edge tools and systems to support cyber operations and intelligence activities. Leveraging advanced knowledge and tradecraft with regards to computer and network security, you will produce creative, innovative, and elegant solutions to some of the toughest challenges.
GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows: Evaluated, designed, and developed methods to store, manipulate, transfer, and/or present information. Performed feasibility analysis and requirement studies by investigating new techniques related to database designs. Performed design analysis, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex computer programs and secure databases. Identified, analyzed, and recommend new technologies for inclusion or adoption to support an organization. Identified, evaluated, and/or developed new tools and techniques to be used among computer programmers and analysts at an organization. GS-14: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level. SE is defined as follows: Determined feasibility and applicability of methodological advances in computer science for an organization. Designed, developed, and implemented new information processing models, representations, and methodologies to solve administrative, investigative, law enforcement, and system requirements. Formulated and developed computer science policy and standards. Maintained liaison with external organizations to ensure the incumbent's organization has the most up to date capabilities. Analyzed advances in analytic methodologies to evaluate computer science foundations and functional requirements of an organization.
Develop, deploy and maintain bespoke capabilities, tools, and analytics needed to conduct the FBI's counterterrorism mission. Understand and partner with enterprise environments, architectures, applications, policies and compliance to provide capabilities. Partner with mission teams to build automation capabilities, exploit data, and provide technical support. Perform design analysis, testing, documentation, and implementation of complex computer programs and secure databases. Apply both theoretical and application oriented computer science methodologies. Conduct requirement elicitations and analyses for improving the design of existing tools and gathering needs for new capabilities. Create tailored data visualizations from disparate enterprise data repositories. Advise on and review designs of other application projects to ensure quality products are delivered. Develop and extend cost methods for the purpose of support comparisons.