This vacancy is for an CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR in the Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement within the Department of Commerce.

Duties

As an CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR, you will perform the following duties: GS-13 Coordinates and conducts investigations with national or international impact on export enforcement program. Develops and conducts investigative procedures to obtain essential elements of proof, interrogations, and examination/procurement of pertinent records. Assists and recommends in improving policy planning to enhance the development and implementation of the overall export enforcement cyber strategy, guidelines, and procedures. Prepares and collects qualitative and quantitative data relating to Cyber and information technology supply chain security issues. GS-14 Coordinates, monitors, and oversees interdiction and enforcement actions with other units in BIS as well as other diplomatic, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Advises senior Department officials and federal law enforcement on Cyber, national security, supply chain security, and compliance. Develops and implements guidelines, procedures, and instructions for use by personnel in obtaining and properly using intelligence information and in conducting investigations. Generates and applies legislative policies relate to implementation of the department cyber program. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR GS-1811-13/14 FPL-14 positions within the Bureau of Industry and Security in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under BIS-OEE-DE-24-12179539, which is open to Delegated Examining eligible applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Requirements

Qualifications

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/ 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. Basic Requirement: FIREARMS. Selectees will be required to carry and use a firearm, demonstrate proficiency regularly, and not be in violation of 18 USC 922 (Lautenberg Amendment). NOTE: 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. Medical Requirements The duties in this position in this series requiremoderate 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 unqualifying. Maximum Entry Age: This position is covered by the special retirement provisions for Federal Law Enforcement Officers (LEO). Candidates without previous LEO service must be under the age of 37. Those with current or prior federal LEO coverage will be considered only if they can demonstrate that they have completed 20 years of covered service by the mandatory retirement age of 57. This requirement may be waived for Veterans. Basic Training: Selectee must complete or have completed the basic criminal investigator course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glyndon, GA (or equivalent training determined by the agency). To qualify at the GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Preparing and coordinating investigative matters related to Cyber and technology supply chain security; discovering and investigating intelligence information on insider threats; composing and reviewing memoranda, law enforcement interdictions, investigations, and criminal proceedings; establishing and maintaining investigative plans, researching records, laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines. To qualify at the GS-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Performing investigative research on national and international export enforcement programs; advising on and monitoring internal and external threats, including insider and cyber security risks, and safeguarding technology supply chains; preparing and conducting interviews, interrogations, surveillance, and coordinating with state and federal agencies for enforcement activities; developing and enhancing policies and procedures for cyber strategy under the Export Administration Act.

Education

There is no positive education requirement for this position.

Contacts

• Address Bureau of Industry and Security 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 US
• Name: Carlos Debose
• Email: [email protected]