This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), El Paso Intelligence Division, El Paso, Texas.

Duties

As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. As a Technical Information Specialist your typical work assignments may include: Responds to a full range of complex or difficult inquiries (for ex: pipeline, convey; jet way, inquiries concerning people, vehicles and businesses, and Air and Maritime Watch). Requests are received from DEA, FBI, ICE state and local law enforcement officers as well as other federal law enforcement personnel in national and international and law enforcement agencies. Work is carried out in an environment of continual change, where information and information sources are rapidly expanding, much of the subject matter is in flux, and the technology is undergoing major change. May convey findings through written and oral reports, abstracts, summaries, charts, graphs, or other products. Organizes and coordinates assignments that involve complex and novel or obscure problems and/or special requirements. Uses initiative and resourcefulness to deviate from or extend accepted methods techniques and practices. Resolves important issues when precedents do not apply. Identifies areas for improvement in established methods. Develops and shares new information source that fill in specific gaps, draw conclusions, and notes trends in terrorist threat activities such as geographic, targets, terrorist groups and individuals. Performs detailed analysis and evaluations of request. Inputs extract and manage data stored in a multi- dimensional database system; provides data upon request to Executive Management and the substantive units for analysis. Prepares reports, analyses, and other documents related to information and research efforts. Applies knowledge of a wide range of techniques, methods, sources and procedures within the functional information area and subject matter knowledge requiring extended specialized experience. Modifies standard information practices, precedents and techniques, adapts automated systems, or makes significant departures from previous approaches to similar problems to solve a variety of information organization, access and dissemination problems. Presents findings and recommendations on complex issues or problems impacting well-established programs, projects of limited scope, or facets of larger, complex projects and programs.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• You must submit to a pre-employment drug test.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• DEA uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: A full 4-year course of study that meets all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with a major study in the subject-matter field for the position to be filled; OR four years of experience that provided a knowledge of the basic principles, theories, practices, techniques, and terminology of a discipline or subject-matter field; and understanding of the standard methods, procedures, and techniques of research and analysis in the subject-matter field; and where appropriate, ability to read and comprehend non technical material in one or more foreign languages. Such experience must be equivalent to that which would have been gained through a 4-year college curriculum. or GS-11: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 Federal grade level in performing such duties as responding to information requests or records checks using fragmented information from other federal agencies, state and local enforcement, etc., and extracting information from requesters ; conducting searches in government and public source databases and independently analyzing and interpreting the information retrieved; and conducting reviews of intelligence data. OR 3 full years of progressively higher level education or doctor degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) related to the position. OR a combination of both, experience and education. GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 Federal grade level in performing such duties as analyzing specialized or technical information from a wide variety of sources, independently advising on common program and/or administrative problems and issues, and determining the credibility, value and significance of information. Competencies: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas: Database AdministrationReadingResearchTechnical Competence Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date of this job opportunity announcement. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job opportunity announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history, human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will be rated based on your resume.

Education

This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section. If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Drug Enforcement Administration Do Not Send Postal Mail Springfield, VA 21310 US
• Name: Rodnetta Williams
• Phone: 571-776-2616
• Email: [email protected]