Job Summary
What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: $111,286 (Step 01) to $144,676 (Step 10); NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired atthe Step 01. This is an interdisciplinary position and can be filled as eithera Computer Scientist or Geophysicist. Thispositionis being advertised concurrently with the following announcement:Open to current or former Federal employees: SAC-2020-0078.
Major Duties
As a Computer Scientist or Geophysicist within the Earthquake Science Center, some of your specific duties will include:
-Plans, develops, implements, and administers systems for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of earthquake data.
-Designs and develops custom software components, and database management system solutions.
-Promotes timely software development through initiation of realistic design and development schedules, debugging techniques, source code management procedures, software engineering methods, and documentation procedures.
-Maintains, monitors, performs tuning of, and ensures integrity of database systems.
-Develops, implements, and maintains adequate managerial, operation, and technical security controls within computing hardware and software environments.
Qualifications
GS-1313-13, Geophysicist For information on basic qualifications, which includes information on whether you may substitute education for specialized experience, please click on the following: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/geophysicist-gs-1313.In
addition to the basic education requirements, you must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Examples include: planning, executing and reporting on original or ongoing geophysical studies requiring a fresh approach to resolve new problems. The complexity of this work typically required extensive modification and adaptation of standard procedures, methods, and techniques, and the development of totally new methods and techniques to address novel or obscure problems for which guidelines or precedents were not substantially applicable. At this level, scientists have extensive knowledge of the principles of geophysics, exhibit a highly developed ability in their application, and have wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to perform scientific work of marked difficulty and responsibility. GS-1550-13, Computer Scientist For information on basic qualifications, which includes information on whether you may substitute education for specialized experience, please click on the following: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/computer-scientist-gs-1550.In
addition to the basic education requirements, you must have 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Examples include: developing software systems using knowledge of techniques, procedures, and processes such as operation system theory, data structures, computer system architecture, software engineering, and computer communications; developing integrated computer systems. The complexity of this work typically required extensive modification and adaptation of standard procedures, methods, and techniques, and the development of totally new methods and techniques to address novel or obscure problems for which guidelines or precedents were not substantially applicable. At this level, computer scientists have wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment to perform work of marked difficulty and responsibility. You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the position by the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$111,286.00 - $144,676.00
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