Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.
Duties
WHAT IS THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at :
Twenty-One (21) vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas :
Anywhere within Information Technology.
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.
Advises on highly complex issues, studies, research and analysis projects. Work pertains to the security research, acquisition, design, development, and maintenance of new or substantially improved information systems.
Assignments include :
- Represents and speaks on behalf of IT and IRS at professional meetings and conferences. Consults with senior level staff in IRS and other IT specialists on IT policies, issues, and problems, etc.
- Provides professional leadership and direction in the conceptual design, formulation and development of major prototype and developmental systems or in making extensive modifications and upgrades to existing systems, taking into account changing requirements and interfaces, advances in technology, and evolving standards.
- Conducts research into areas of great importance, significance, and difficulty, such as artificial intelligence including the application of computers to solve problems and to understand the principles of human intelligence.
- Consults and collaborates with other international experts from industry and other governments to develop IT policies and direction;
- represents IRS and the U.S. in national and international technical committees and consortia as a speaker and participant;
and provides counsel on IT development to technical experts of other national governments.
Functions as the recognized program expert and technical / professional expert and is sought after by outside authorities for consultation, advice and guidance in the field of computer science and tax information systems.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Telework Eligible Positions : Telework eligible positions do not guarantee telework. Employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements (e.
g., reporting at least twice a pay period to your assigned Post of Duty (POD) ) and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program.
Employees must also be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National and provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation, including a FBI criminal history record check (fingerprint check).
Qualifications
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or One year of experience refers to full-time work;
part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month / year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement OR time of referral.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (ALL GRADES) : You must have a 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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below :
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14 LEVEL : In addition to the basic qualifications, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position includes demonstrated professional competence in applying the theoretical foundations of computer science, including computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representation and transformations.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-15 LEVEL : In addition to the basic qualifications, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service.
Education
For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent.
An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.
S. Department of Education.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be provided with your application.
- Online Application - Questionnaire
- Education - See Education Section above
- Registration / License (If Applicable) - active, current registration / license
- High School Diploma (or equivalent) - If you are 16 or 17 years of age, you MUST submit documentation of graduation from high school (or equivalent);
OR completion of a formal vocational training program; OR statement from school authorities agreeing with your decision to pursue employment rather than continuing your education.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position.
How to Apply
This Direct Hire Public Notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection. Your application will remain active through the open period of this Public Notice.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11 : 59 p.
m. Eastern Time (ET) on 11 / 29 / 2024 in this announcement.
Agency contact information
IRS Brookhaven External
Address
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224
J-18808-Ljbffr