SUPERVISORY COMPUTER SCIENTIST
What you'd do
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Major duties
You will support strategic planning by translating organizational goals into actionable engineering workforce initiatives, monitoring staffing needs, and recommending solutions that strengthen mission delivery and long term program success. You will advise, coach, and mentor engineering professionals while evaluating performance, identifying training needs, and promoting continuous growth that improves individual contributions and strengthens overall team effectiveness. You will assess program documentation and work products to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, provide informed recommendations, and support leadership with objective evaluations and improvement strategies. You will oversee employee assignments, establish priorities, evaluate completed work, resolve workplace concerns, and guide staff through constructive feedback while maintaining accountability, fairness, and high performance standards. You will develop position descriptions, improve operating procedures, conduct hiring activities, recommend qualified candidates, and implement workforce improvements that enhance organizational performance and service quality. You will contribute to improving organizational policies and business processes, prepare reports and presentations for leadership, and recommend practical changes that increase efficiency, strengthen operations, and support mission objectives.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1. Mastery level of knowledge of and demonstrated experience in Defense Acquisition Program Management policies and activities. This also includes a sound understanding of matters dealing with workforce recruitment, training, qualifications, and professional development. 2. Ability to work within or direct a team of individuals possessing diverse skills engaged in Defense Acquisition program activities. 3. Mastery Engineering knowledge of any of the following areas, or with weapons systems and equipment of similar technology and complexity: a. Communications, Intelligence and Networking Systems b. Ground Transportation and Engineering Systems (i.e. Expeditionary Power; Motor Transport; Construction/Material Handling Equipment; Fuel Distribution). c. Information Systems and Infrastructure (Business Systems, Network and Infrastructure Services Computing Platforms). d. Infantry Weapons Systems (Anti-Armor, Small Arms, Optics/Night Vision, Parachute Services computing Platforms). e. Combat Equipment and Support Systems (Combat Equipment/Personal Protective Equipment; Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense). f. Weapons and Sensors Development and Integration (Command and Control, Air Defense, Unmanned Systems, Aviation Command and Control). g. Armor and Fire Support Systems (Artillery and Rocket Systems, Fire Support Systems, Armored Vehicles/Tanks). h. C4I and IT Systems. i. Counter Improvised Explosive Devices. 4. Ability to communicate at the highest levels both orally and writing and demonstrated skills in problem solving and decision-making techniques. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 1550: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ 08XX: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 1310: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physics-series-1310/ 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.
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