Investigative Analyst

Full Job Description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. This position is also being announced to All U.S.

Citizens and Nationals under 26-PR-12924821-DE, opens 04/10/2026, and closes on 04/27/2026.

GS-11: To be qualified at the GS 11 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, OR a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized experience: At least ONE full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as: reviewing data to identify criminal or fraudulent activity; collecting and analyzing evidence from law enforcement to prepare investigative reports; and evaluating evidence from various sources and creating graphs, charts and videos from data to assist fraud prosecutors and agents.

OR Education: One of the following types of education in a closely related field (e.g., Criminal Justice, Law, Analytics, Forensic Accounting, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, etc.) a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.M, if related.

OR Combining Education and Experience: Combination of specialized experience and education which when combined equal 100% of the requirements.

Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

In order to qualify based on a combination, graduate education must be in excess of 2 full years.

GS-12: At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: planning and conducting complex investigations; conducting financial or criminal analysis; examining and analyzing legal records to synthesize results and present conclusions; and interpreting and evaluating evidence from various sources.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.

Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application.

Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce.

To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service.

If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.

Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments.

For further information, click on the links provided below .

You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments Major Duties:

If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for performing difficult and complex investigative analysis duties.

Typical work assignments will include: Determining matters of facts relating to statutory law and regulatory law. Developing and/or analyzing evidence.

Determining or making recommendations of the most effective methods for planning and conducting investigations.

Gathering and analyzing a variety of documentation to include invoices, bank statements, computer data, etc. Consolidates and synthesizes relevant data from multiple sources.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.