Computer Scientist

Job TitleJob DescriptionThe 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.As a senior expert and consultant to top agency management officials, the employee advises on highly complex issues, studies, research, and analysis projects. Work includes the development or extension of new theories, principles, concepts in the design, development, and maintenance of specialized information systems and advising other IT experts throughout Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and in other agencies, on a variety of issues, and situations that involve applying or adapting new theories, concepts, principles, standards, methods, or practices, that are developed by the employee or result from the employee's leadership.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, considering changing requirements and interfaces, advances in technology, and evolving standards, in coordination with the IT Enterprise Services Office.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 national/international experts from industry and other governments to develop policies and direction; represents IRS-CI and the U.S. in national and international technical committees and consortia as a speaker and/or participant; and will primarily assist the Cyber Crimes Section as well as the Cyber Crime Support Unit to provide guidance, direction and expertise in the areas of dark web monitoring, social media research and virtual currency analysis.