Computer Scientist

Computer Scientist Department of the Army US Army Civilian Human Resources Agency Summary About the

Position:

The Army Fellows Program provides an exciting opportunity to embark on a developmental, accelered career ph as an Army Civilian including continued training and educional opportunities, with no military obligion. Fellows may also receive paid training, certificions, and rotional assignments. Don't wait! Apply now! 1st Year Salary $58,193

• 75,653 2nd Year Salary $68,545
• 89,114 3rd Year Salary $85,447
• 111,087 4th Year Salary $102,415
• 133,142 Learn more about this agency Summary About the

Position:

The Army Fellows Program provides an exciting opportunity to embark on a developmental, accelered career ph as an Army Civilian including continued training and educional opportunities, with no military obligion. Fellows may also receive paid training, certificions, and rotional assignments. Don't wait! Apply now! 1st Year Salary $58,193

• 75,653 2nd Year Salary $68,545
• 89,114 3rd Year Salary $85,447
• 111,087 4th Year Salary $102,415
• 133,142 Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/13/2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Salary $58,193
• $133,142 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion Fort Detrick, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• Up to 10% Business Travel required.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Payment of moving expenses is authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) 1550 Computer Science Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Trust determinion process Nional security Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

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Control number 867635800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Recent gradues Individuals who have gradued from an accredited educional institute or certifice program within the last 2 years or 6 years for Veterans. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Duties Help Assist in the development of computer hardware and software for computer-based systems. Assist in the development of test programs and diagnostic procedures for computer hardware and software. Assist in identifying host computer requirements to produce or maintain computer command and control systems. Evalue system security requirements to aid in the design of a system th will resist established or projected thres. Analyze output da to ensure accuracy of computer software and compliance of hardware operions with design specificions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must sign a mobility agreement if selected. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Engineering and Technical Management certificion within 36 months as of entrance on duty. Must sign an Army Fellows Participant Agreement if selected.

Qualificions Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the educion and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document . Basic Requirement for

Computer Scientist :

Degree :

Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in computer science or bachelor's degree (or higher degree) with 30 semester hours in a combinion of mhemics, stistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combinion of stistics and mhemics th included differential and integral calculus. Degree must be completed by June 2026. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualificion requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience :

One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the development of computer hardware and software for computer-based systems; or, assisting in the development of test programs and diagnostic procedures for computer hardware and software; or, analyzing output da to ensure accuracy of computer software and compliance of hardware operions with design specificions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

OR Educion :

One full year of gradue level educion (or will have completed one full year by June 2026) in a field which demonstres the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: computer science, mhemics or stistics.

OR Superior Academic Achievement:

Successful completion (or will complete by June 2026) of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.). In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum th is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as th identified in Educion above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing

• Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduing class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administrion, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.)
• Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.

0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of educion, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership

• Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved nional scholastic honor societies listed by the Associion of College Honor Societies ( https://www.

achshonor.org/ ).

NOTE :

Grade point averages rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0, and 2.94 will round to 2.9.

NOTE :

If more than 10 percent of your undergradue course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your S.A.A. claim must be based on class standing or membership in an honor society and you must provide evidence of your class standing or honor society membership with your applicion.

OR Combinion of Educion and Experience :

A combinion of educion and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed gradue semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. Educion

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. This position is being filled under the Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.

Visit https:

//www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more informion. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions. If selected, official college or university transcripts must be submitted. However, unofficial transcripts must be submitted the time of applicion. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Incumbent works under closer supervision and works in a developmental capacity performing assignments and completing training, both of which are aimed in preparing the incumbent to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the duties outlined in the aforementioned job description. The incumbent receives progressively more responsible assignments as experience and training are received to the next higher level position. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible. Unofficial copies are acceptable; however, if selected, official transcripts are required. You MUST submit your unofficial college transcripts with your applicion to include transfer courses, credit hours and grades to calcule GPA, along with your graduion de. If you received Advanced Placement (AP) credits, you MUST also submit either your high school transcripts showing your AP grades or your AP Exam Score from the College Board. If you have gradued within the past 30 days and your transcripts have not yet been upded to include your graduion de, or you are graduing by June 2026, you must also include your graduion de, to include both month and year, on your resume, or provide a letter from your college or university with your graduion de. Applicants who fail to provide transcripts AND degree completion informion (if degree de is not shown on the transcripts) marked as insufficient and will not receive considerion for this position.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/13/2026 to receive considerion Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupional requirement and/or allows for substitution of educion for experience. You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your applicion package or you red ineligible. Unofficial copies are acceptable; however, if selected, official transcripts are required. You MUST submit your unofficial college transcripts with your applicion to include transfer courses, credit hours and grades to calcule GPA, along with your graduion de. If you received Advanced Placement (AP) credits, you MUST also submit either your high school transcripts showing your AP grades or your AP Exam Score from the College Board. If you have gradued within the past 30 days and your transcripts have not yet been upded to include your graduion de, or you are graduing by June 2026, you must also include your graduion de, to include both month and year, on your resume, or provide a letter from your college or university with your graduion de. Applicants who fail to provide transcripts AND degree completion informion (if degree de is not shown on the transcripts) marked as insufficient and will not receive considerion for this position.

See:

Transcripts and Licenses NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/13/2026 to receive considerion Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

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Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility and qualificions for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/13/2026 This job will close when we have received 50 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $58,193

• $133,142 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion Fort Detrick, MD 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• Up to 10% Business Travel required.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—Payment of moving expenses is authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulions. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CHAR-26-12877161-DHA

Control number 867635800