Summary This is a Direct Hire Public Notice. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Please refer to the qualifications section below for a list of locations available for negotiation. This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Science and Technology Integration (STI) with location negotiable after selection vacancy. Responsibilities As a Physical Scientist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a technical consultant and/or project coordinator and a subject matter expert on the latest developments and trends in research to operations initiatives using theories, principles, and practices of physical sciences. Apply cloud computing analysis principles and techniques, process engineering concepts and new IT technologies to assess new cloud computing design methodologies to improve quality, effectively measure development risk, and present recommendations for implementation and adoption of new methodologies. Provide technical consultation to other professional staff members utilizing physical science software, databases, systems and/or networks. Plan, schedule, and coordinate projects and studies and evaluate and recommend ways to improve work operations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Key Requirements: Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Selectee may be subject to serving a one-year probationary period. More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information. Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable (ww.sss.gov) This position is not in the bargaining unit. Relocation expenses are not authorized. A background investigation will be required for this position. Continued employment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Throughout the recruitment and hiring process we will be communicating with you via email; therefore, it is imperative that the email address you provide when applying for this vacancy remains active. Should your email address change, please notify the point of contact identified in the vacancy announcement as soon as possible so that we can update our system. Conditions of Employment: position may require work during nonstandard working hours in extraordinary circumstances. Qualifications Negotiable Locations: Bohemia, NY White Lake, MI Carolina, PR Caribou, ME Chanhassen, MN Memphis, TN Gray, ME Duluth, MN Mount Juliet, TN Newport, NC Pleasant Hill, MO Amarillo, TX Wilmington, NC Saint Charles, MO Brownsville, TX Albany, NY Springfield, MO Corpus Christi, TX Binghamton, NY Bismarck, ND Lubbock, TX Upton, NY Grand Forks, ND Midland, TX Brooklyn Heights, OH Hastings, NE New Braunfels, TX Wilmington, OH North Platte, NE San Angelo, TX Coraopolis, PA Valley, NE Salt Lake City, UT State College, PA Aberdeen, SD Flagstaff, AZ Charleston, SC Rapid City, SD Phoenix, AZ Greer, SC Sioux Falls, SD Tucson, AZ Blacksburg, VA La Crosse, WI Eureka, CA Wakefield, VA Sullivan, WI Hanford, CA Burlington, VT Cheyenne, WY Monterey, CA Charleston, WV Calera, AL Oxnard, CA Kansas City, MO Huntsville, AL San Diego, CA Boulder, CO Mobile, AL Boise, ID Grand Junction, CO North Little Rock, AR Pocatello, ID Davenport, IA Jacksonville, FL Billings, MT Johnston, IA Key West, FL Great Falls, MT Lincoln, IL Miami, FL Missoula, MT Indianapolis, IN Tallahassee, FL Elko, NV North Webster, IN Peachtree City, GA Las Vegas, NV Dodge City, KS Lake Charles, LA Reno, NV Goodland, KS Shreveport, LA Pendleton, OR Topeka, KS Slidell, LA Portland, OR Wichita, KS Jackson, MS Seattle, WA Paducah, KY Albuquerque, NM Spokane, WA Gaylord, MI Santa Teresa, NM College Park, MD Grand Rapids, MI Norman, OK Silver Spring, MD Negaunee, MI Tulsa, OK Tuscaloosa, AL Anchorage, AK Honolulu, HI Morristown, TN Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. Basic Requirements: This position requires applicants to meet a basic education requirement or combination of education and experience requirement, in addition to at least one year of specialized experience in order to be found minimally qualified. You MUST meet one of the following basic education requirements: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR Combination of education and experience: education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify for the GS-14: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing guidance on cloud computing technologies, development and applications; and Interpreting and assisting in the creation of policies, instructions, standards, and methods. Education College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., Bio 101, Math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education standards with your resume. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. Your college transcript is used to verify successful completion of degree, or college course work. An official college transcript will be required before you can report to duty. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated visit: OPM Foreign Education Evaluation. Additional Information The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. You must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of your agency's notice to you, your separation SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location) to be eligible. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide­to-career-transition/. CTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your specific RIF notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; a Certificate of Expected Separation (CES); or certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation (this could be a position abolishment letter, a notice eligibility for discontinued service retirement, or similar notice). A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action", noting current position, grade level, and duty location; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. ICTAP applicants MUST submit the following documents: A copy of your RIF separation notice; notice of proposed removal for failure to relocate; notice of disability annuity termination; certification from your former agency that it cannot place you after your recovery from a compensable injury; or certification from the National Guard Bureau or Military Department that you are eligible for disability retirement; A copy of your SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" documenting your RIF separation, noting your positions, grade level, and duty location, and/or Agency certification of inability to place you through RPL, etc; A copy of your latest performance appraisal including your rating; and Any documentation from your agency that shows your current promotion potential. Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties. NOAA uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. The Department of the Commerce (DOC) places a high value on diversity of experience and cultural perspectives and encourages applications from all interested eligible candidates. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are fundamental principles that guide the Department and allow us to successfully achieve our mission. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.