Criminal Investigator(Special Agent)

Full Job Description

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, in multiple locations. These are non-bargaining unit positions. Please limit your resume to 2 pages.

If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.

WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as: Handling criminal investigations involving substantial difficulty where circumstantial evidence is used or indirect perpetrators are pursued Complications because the subjects were prominent figures or operated their illegal activities under cover of legal ones; AND Follow up on the entire chain of separate investigative matters stemming from original assignments; and a web of multi-jurisdictional problems.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory.

You must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, Georgia.

Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition.

Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense.

False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment.

Work Conditions: This job requires physical strength and stamina to perform such activities as conducting long periods of surveillance, pursuing and restraining suspects, and carrying heavy equipment to be uses in investigative efforts.

These activities require considerable physical exertion, such as running, stooping, bending, climbing, lifting and carrying heavy objects.

The environment involves work indoors and outdoors in a variety of potentially dangerous and stressful situations, as well as exposure to physical attack, including the use of lethal weapons.

Polygraph: ICE has designated this position for polygraph testing, which you may be required to submit to and successfully complete as a pre-employment requirement.

If referred for polygraph testing, you will be required to travel to a testing location at your own expense.

If you previously had an unsuccessful ICE administered polygraph examination within the last 365 days, ICE will use those results, which will eliminate you from continuing in the hiring process.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission.

If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs.

To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Major Duties:

• As a Criminal Investigator(Special Agent), GS-13 you will perform the following duties: Conducts complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigations requiring an expert level of planning and multi-jurisdictional coordination; Investigates individuals, businesses, criminal organizations, criminal conspiracies, and terrorist or terrorist organizations representing a significant threat to public safety and national security; Obtains evidence through traditional and non-traditional investigative techniques, such as electronic surveillance and monitoring, interrogation, polygraph examinations, physical surveillance, controlled deliveries, documentary searches, and cultivation and use of paid informants; Prepares affidavits for court-approved search and seizure warrants and electronic intercepts (e.g., non-consensual wiretaps, pen registers and other communication devices) believed to be used for terrorist or criminal activities; and Utilizes a variety of law enforcement databases to conduct mandatory e-searches on subjects under investigation.