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Position Title
Computer Scientist
Agency
Geological Survey
Announcement Number
USGS-DEN-22-11598245-DE-MBA Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, August 26, 2022 to Friday, September 9, 2022
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
Please mark "YES" to all eligibility options below for which you wish to be considered. We can only verify eligibility options for which you claim and provide proper documentation. Please see the "Required Documents" section of the announcement for specific requirements. (limit characters)
2. Are you a current Department of the Interior employee who meets the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you will be separated; and
  • You have a current performance rating of record of at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
  • You have not yet been separated. 
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3. Are you a current or former employee of a Federal agency (other than the Department of the Interior) who meets the definition of displaced from a position in the competitive service that makes you eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  If yes, please confirm that you meet all the following eligibility requirements:
  • This position is in the same local commuting area as the position of record from which you were separated; and
  • This position is at a grade level no higher than the grade of the position of record from which you were separated; and 
  • This position has no greater promotion potential than the position of record from which you were separated; and
  • Your last performance rating of record was at least fully successful or the equivalent; and
  • You were separated from your position of record less than one year ago.    
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Assessment 1
Please select the responses to the questions below that best describes your experience as it relates to this position. (limit characters)
1. Basic Requirements for GS-1550: Choose the one answer that best describes your education and experience as it pertains to the mandatory basic requirements for Computer Scientist.
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2. GS-12: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, you must have professional experience. Select the response below that best describes your experience.
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3. Please select the response that best describes your experience conceiving of new approaches, then planning, designing, and implementing those approaches, for displaying and sharing data from scientific field studies on a website with a mapping tool.
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4. Please select the response that best describes your experience designing and structuring algorithms for cloud-based data storage, processing, analysis and/or presentation using Amazon Web Services or other cloud-based ecosystems.
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5. From the list below, which of the following computer programming languages and frameworks you have used to develop or maintain web applications (Select all that apply).
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6. Please select the response that best describes your experience developing and reviewing software for an agile scientific software development team working in Python, JavaScript, SQL, and Typescript.
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7. Please select the response that best describes your knowledge of relational database concepts and experience in using PostgreSQL.
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8. Please select the response that best describes your experience developing and documenting new data exchange standards focused on ecological and biological data.
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9. Please select the response that best describes your experience performing web content maintenance operation
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10. Please select the response that best describes your experience designing webpages to meet a variety of user's needs including user specified file download, data visualization, and data upload.
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11. Please select the response that best describes your experience applying emerging technologies, data management capabilities and innovative approaches for gathering data and information from multiple organizations (e.g., via API).
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12. Please select the response that best describes your experience implementing and maintaining user authentication services (e.g., OAuth2).
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13. Please select the response that best describes your experience implementing user authorization for tiered access to web application functionality.
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14. Please select the response that best describes your experience in developing or maintaining systems that grant multi-user access to Amazon Web Services
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15. Please select the response that best describes your experience reviewing the source code and documentation of other developers for accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to coding standards and best practices.
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16. Please select the response that best describes your experience providing leadership and direction to establish and sustain an overall systems architecture.
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17. Please select the response that best describes your experience managing web application infrastructure as code in Amazon Web Services with services including EC2, ECS, and RDS.
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18. Please select the response that best describes your experience provisioning and maintaining resources and services in Amazon Web Services Virtual Private Clouds.
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19. Please select the response that best describes your experience utilizing CloudCheckr to monitor Amazon Web Services environments.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
20. I certify, to the best of my knowledge that all the information in my application is true, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education. I understand that providing false or fraudulent information may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work. I also certify that I have read the entire vacancy announcement; that I have reviewed my answers to the eligibility questions for accuracy; and that I understand what supporting documentation, if any, is required for submission and when it's due.
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