Description of Position
Computer specialist jobs at FDA include positions involving
responsibility for designing, implementing, maintaining, or
modifying systems for solving problems or accomplishing work
processes by the use of digital computers.
Computer specialists are concerned with functions
that:
- identification of the nature and scope of subject-matter processes to be automated, and
organization of such work processes into data systems for subsequent processing by computers
- selection designation of specific kinds of computers and related peripheral devices to be
used
- organization of plans and programs specifying the nature and sequence of actions to be
accomplished by the computer itself
- performance of specialized activities associated with development and design of data
processing systems
- performance of specialized activities associated
- hardware/software architecture design
- a variety of duties to support web-based systems
Grade (Salary) Levels
The federal General Schedule (GS) grade levels at which these positions are most commonly filled are GS-11 through 13 at the headquarters level.
For a list of GS-grade salaries, see the Office of Personnel Management Web site.
Qualifications
- Candidates must have had at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the
next lower grade level in the federal service.
- Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education or Ph.D. or equivalent
degree may qualify the applicant for the GS-11 level
- Graduate education can help meet qualifications for the position if it provided the
knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position.
- Education and experience may be combined for all grade levels for which both education
and experience are acceptable.
Geographic Locations
FDA computer specialists are located in headquarters (suburban
Washington, D.C.) and in FDA facilities throughout the country. |
