Computer Research Analyst
Summary
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Duties
WHAT IS THE LARGE BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL (LB&I) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at :
Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas :
Large Business and International Office of Program and Business Solutions, Communications & Liaison (C&L).
The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.
- Monitors current and emerging automation and technology trends, investigating new computer technologies while ensuring computer security and taxpayer privacy.
- Plans and conducts computer automation application to compliance research studies. The incumbent develops and initiates sound solutions through effective application of principles of computer methodology and technology as well as tax law knowledge.
- Plans, initiates and conducts compliance research and research evaluations. Assumes a leadership role in the analysis and development of automated research techniques and methods to support the business unit.
Initiates and coordinates automated research activities that will culminate in the development of solutions to compliance research information system problems.
Maintains thorough knowledge of commercial computing technology.
Provides computer assistance to staff and researchers. This includes review and analysis of reports, proposals, programs and research results;
the conceptual design and evaluation of research systems or project specifications; and general automation assistance.
Develops, tests, implements, modifies and maintains generalized utility software systems including relational database software, and applications utilities which are to benefit the compliance research information system user.
If this position has promotion potential and you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted to more complex duties and work more independently, as your career progresses.
For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has promotion potential to GS-11, then you can move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.
Promotions are not automatic, and may occur after you have :
- met time-in-grade requirements;
- performed at an acceptable level of competence; and
- demonstrated your ability to perform work at the next higher grade level.