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Supervisory Criminal Investigator

Bureau of Industry and Security

Department of Commerce

Fresh

Salary

$169,279 - $197,200

per year

Closes

March 13, 2026

GS-15 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a lead criminal investigator in a government agency that protects U.S. industry from security threats, involving supervising teams that look into crimes related to exports and trade.

It requires handling high-stakes fieldwork, including carrying a firearm and making arrests.

A good fit would be someone with strong law enforcement experience, physical fitness, and leadership skills who thrives in demanding, investigative roles.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 level in criminal investigations, including competencies in law enforcement operations
  • Ability to carry and maintain proficiency with a firearm, with no convictions for felony or misdemeanor domestic violence (per Lautenberg Amendment)
  • Moderate to arduous physical fitness, including good vision, hearing (not exceeding 35 dB loss at specified frequencies), manual dexterity, and emotional stability
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearances
  • Supervisory experience in leading investigative teams
  • Knowledge of federal laws related to export controls, trade security, or economic crimes

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a Supervisory Criminal Investigator in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.

Firearms: This position requires the incumbent to carry a firearm while performing duties and maintain firearm proficiency and successfully pass periodic firearm qualifications.

Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition in accordance with 18 USC 922 (Lautenberg Amendment).

Applicants for the Criminal Investigator position who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not eligible for employment.

Lautenberg Amendment: This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm.

Any person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, USC Section 992(g)).

A felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon committed by the victim's current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian.

The term convicted, as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set aside, or pardoned, or any person whose civil rights have been restored, so long as such restoration does not restrict the shipping, transport, possession or receipt of firearms or ammunition.

Candidates convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statutes are not eligible for the position.

Individual Occupational Requirements - Medical Requirements: The duties in this position in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms and exposure to inclement weather.

Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required.

Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning for applicants to perform their duties satisfactorily.

Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily.

Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters.

As measured by an audiometer, hearing loss must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels.

Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability.

Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself or others is disqualifying.

AND In addition to meeting Individual Occupational Requirements, candidates must also meet the additional specialized experience requirement.

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-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series 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 at the GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as: Performing investigative research on national and international export enforcement programs; and Advising on internal and external threats, such as insider and cyber security risks; and Directing/leading criminal investigations involving cyber-enabled violations.

Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Criminal Investigator, you will perform the following duties: Provides strategic investigative leadership and management oversight of all cyber and sensitive technology related matters that involve Cyber Intrusions, Data Breaches, Insider Threats Matters, Cyber Espionage, and Technology Supply Chain Security activities.

Leads an Agency-wide Cyber Investigations, Compliance and Enforcement Program to ensure compliance standards and investigate violations of U.S. Federal Law, U.S.

Department of Commerce Regulations and BIS policies through targeted industry outreaches and evaluations of incidents involving data breaches implicating the compromise of export-controlled information.

Collects qualitative and quantitative data and prepares detailed analyses on Export Enforcement matters.

Prepares amendments, interpretations, clarifications, and other regulatory initiatives on issues arising from the export enforcement provisions of the Export Administration Act.

Provides cyber engagement and liaison with other units within the Commerce Department, as well as other federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Departments of State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Energy, the Central Intelligence Agency, and other affected or interested agencies.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Criminal Investigator GS-1811-15, The full performance level GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/7/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: BIS-OEE-DHA-26-12904930