General Engineer

THIS IS A REMOTE POSITION AND IT CAN BE LOCATED ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. THE SALARY WILL BE CONTINGENT BASED ON THE LOCATION.

Duties performed:

• Serve as the Systems Engineer (SE) for the OCIO’s Chief Data Officer’s enterprise information sharing requirements capabilities, and programs.
• Lead and organize internal and/or external coalitions, whether ad-hoc or formal governance bodies, while representing the OCIOs equities in community-wide architecture and systems engineering activities.
• Oversee, manage, and guide the development of systems analysis and statistical methods to assess current and proposed programs and propose alternative courses of action or solutions to promote improved functionalities, while optimizing operational capabilities.
• Organize analysis teams to construct and use simulation models then prepare written reports and briefings documenting these technical efforts.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

GS-15: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:

• Designing and testing systems in order to support technical procurement activities;
• Developing quantitative and qualitative methodologies for decision support and systems analysis to identify alternatives to resolve issues related to systems and/or data integration; and
• Developing architecture analysis plans while integrating knowledge of geospatial sciences.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. QUALIFICATION CLAIMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION.

NOTE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

EDUCATION

This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.
If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

• How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the Occupational Questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11728378 and submit the required documentation outlined under the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section.
The complete initial Application must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/31/2023.
PLEASE NOTE: If your materials are not received by the closing date, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. Also, if you do not provide a valid email address, you may not be notified of the outcome of your application.
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IF YOU ARE RELYING ON YOUR EDUCATION TO MEET QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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DUTIES

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job).
The primary purpose of this position is to provide comprehensive systems engineering and programmatic support services to lead, plan, and apply knowledge of a broad range of systems thinking, analysis and statistical methods to assess enterprise information sharing and/or geospatial information systems and make recommendations on how to improve data sharing and program effectiveness.

Duties performed:

• Serve as the Systems Engineer (SE) for the OCIO’s Chief Data Officer’s enterprise information sharing requirements capabilities, and programs.
• Lead and organize internal and/or external coalitions, whether ad-hoc or formal governance bodies, while representing the OCIOs equities in community-wide architecture and systems engineering activities.
• Oversee, manage, and guide the development of systems analysis and statistical methods to assess current and proposed programs and propose alternative courses of action or solutions to promote improved functionalities, while optimizing operational capabilities.
• Organize analysis teams to construct and use simulation models then prepare written reports and briefings documenting these technical efforts

GS-15: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties:

• Designing and testing systems in order to support technical procurement activities;
• Developing quantitative and qualitative methodologies for decision support and systems analysis to identify alternatives to resolve issues related to systems and/or data integration; and
• Developing architecture analysis plans while integrating knowledge of geospatial sciences