Clarification from the agency

WHS PPP Pilot

This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f.

This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. It is being recruited under 10 U.S.C. 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system.

If you are a current Federal Career/Career-Conditional employee, you will be placed on an Excepted appointment.

This appointment does not confer eligibility to be non-competitively converted to an appointment in the competitive service.

For more information see https://public.cyber.mil/cw/dod-cyber-excepted-service-ces/

Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following:

• Manages small to medium scale/scope or segments of a project/program while applying tools such as but not limited to Configuration Management, Risk Management, and Trade-off Analysis/Trade Studies.
• 2Determines appropriate configurations for each system without violating higher level Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and provides authoritative advice to other specialists in areas such as disaster recovery, capacity planning, applications development, hardware strategy, and operating systems security.
• Serves as a computer scientist that develops new and improved concepts, principles, and techniques that will advance the body of knowledge of computer science that adapts and applies advanced computer science methods and techniques to solve complex computer processing requirements.
• Develops and maintains the Configuration Management (CM) plan, documenting the CM strategy, policies, processes, methods, and tools for the project or system.
• Responsible for defining the scope and objectives of the CM process, such as what components are subject to CM, what standards and procedures are followed, what roles and responsibilities are assigned, and what resources and tools are needed.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration).
• This position is subject to provisions of the WHS/OSD PPP Pilot Program.
• A three year trial period may be required if not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
• This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.
• For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here https://public.cyber.mil/cw/dod-cyber-excepted-service-ces/
• Able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). A Special Background Investigation (SBI) is required with favorable adjudication by a determining authority.
• This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the civilian drug-testing program.
• This position may require occasional travel away from your normal duty station for official business on military or commercial aircraft.

Qualifications

Transcripts for Basic Requirement: 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.

An ePortfolio is an electronic collection of meaningful artefacts, evidence of learning, competencies, and employability; provides an opportunity for applicants to reflect on their unique and diverse approaches to learning, digital literacy, self-management, creativity, and innovation.

Please provide a copy of your ePortfolio PDF or add a URL link for your ePortfolio in your resume for review.

Basic Requirements:

For the GG-1550 Computer Science Series: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

You may qualify at the GG-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

One year of qualifying experience equivalent to the GG-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your experience applying computer science and engineering concepts, theories, principles, standards, and techniques to create new applications and resolve unique problems related to artificial intelligence and the processes related to capability requirements definitions, test and evaluation planning, developmental testing, and operational testing.

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.

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act Chapter 21 of Title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2108a, requires Federal agencies treat active duty service member as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, at the time they apply for a Federal job, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a DD-214, assuming the service member is otherwise eligible. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. The service member's military service dates are necessary in order to determine whether he or she meets the definition of "veteran" under 5 U.S.C. 2108(1). The "certification" must reflect the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of submission. The "certification" must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters and must indicate when your terminal leave will begin (if applicable), your rank, dates of active duty service, the type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable). Further, under paragraph (h) of the rule, agencies are required to verify a qualifying separation from military service prior to appointment, through the DD-214 or other appropriate documentation. Your preference and/or appointment eligibility will be verified prior to appointment. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible." Military members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if member is on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:

• Position title;
• Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
• Agency; and,
• Beginning and ending dates of appointment.

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your résumé and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

• Communication
• Systems Testing and Evaluation
• Technical Competence

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.