IT Specialist (Forensic Examiner), GS 11/12 (FBI)

JOB SUMMARY: Our Mission:
To protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

Public Service is a public trust. For the FBI, this means that the public has committed to our care the safety of our Nation and the defense of our Constitution. To sustain that trust and to meet our resulting obligations, we must adhere strictly to our core values of: Rigorous obedience to the Constitution, Respect, Compassion, Fairness, Integrity, Accountability, and Leadership.
Office: Phoenix Field Office Location: Phoenix, Arizona Working Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  (Monday - Friday) Salary:  GS 11: $59,339.00 - $77,138.00  GS 12: $70,376.00 - $91,487.00 Travel:  May require national and international travel.  Selectee(s) may be required to travel on temporary duty assignments. Working Conditions: The work is performed in a laboratory setting which may involve regular, recurring exposure to hazardous materials, toxic substances, and blood borne pathogens. Incumbents are expected to follow safe laboratory practices and wear protective clothing, including facial masks, safety glasses, gloves, and use fume flow hoods as warranted. Physical Demands: The work requires manual dexterity, flexibility and some assignments which require considerable, strenuous physical exertion, which may require lifting of objects of-up-to fifty (50) pounds or more. Much of the time is spent inventorying and processing evidence which requires walking, bending, stretching, crawling and lifting. Selectee(s) may be required to testify in court as to the validity of of their own work product. This position is designated as "emergency". As an "emergency" employee, you may be expected to report to work during periods of adverse weather conditions or other types of emergency situations when it is announced that an "unscheduled leave policy" is in effect or that federal agencies are closed in your immediate vicinity.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a current FBI employee.

DUTIES:Back to top Major Duties for the GS 11/12:

Plans, coordinates, and directs forensic science activities.

Inventories, examines, retrieves, and performs comprehensive technical analyses of digital evidence without altering original.

Prepares evidence for examination from crime scenes.

Develops and provides evidence collection and examination methods to field offices and outside law enforcement agencies.

Identifies, diagnoses, and corrects errors and problems.

Serves as technical consultant by providing up-to-date training in computer examinations detailing the latest technology, supporting information, and reviews of new products to agents, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

May be required to testify in court as to the procedures and methods used to obtain data.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top  Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. 
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must meet the qualifications as defined below: Qualifications for the GS 11 level: Applicant must possess one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS 9 level. SE is defined as follows:

Ensured safety of evidence in custody

Established hardware and software interfaces using commercial programs and equipment

Used recovery methods to retrieve information

Employed programming and algorithmic designs

 

Developed and used investigative techniques and support methods  

  Qualifications for the GS 12 level: Applicant must possess one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS 11 level. SE is defined as follows:  In addition to the qualifications listed at the GS 11 level, applicant must also possess the following: 

Experience which has demonstrated the accomplishment of information technology (IT) projects requiring forensic examination of computer, digital, and similar media and equipment using a wide range of knowledge of IT and evidentiary techniques resulting in the acquisition, examination, and/or presentation of computer-related evidence for investigative purposes.                Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education may be substituted for Specialized Experience (SE) as outlined below: GS 11 level: Applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. GS 12 level: Education may not be substituted for SE at this level. Positive Education Requirement: This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts or lists of college courses by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. Please see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for additional information. Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 20 semester hours in one or more of the following disciplines: computer science, information systems analysis, science/technology, information management, mathematics, computer engineering, or electrical/electronic engineering. AND 1. Applicant has had experience that demonstrates accomplishments of computer project assignments that require a range of knowledge of computer requirements and techniques. For example, assignments would show on the basis of general design criteria provided, experience in developing modifications to part of a system that require significant revisions in the logic or techniques used in the original development. OR 2. Applicant has completed the following technical courses or equivalent: A+ Certification Personal Computer Hardware Course; Network + Certification, CCNA Certification, MCSE Certification; FBI Computer Analysis Response Team (CART) Field Examiner Certification Course. EXCEPTION: FBI employees applying for any grade level who do NOT have to meet the degree requirement mentioned above must meet the following: FBI applicants who were active Computer Analysis Response Team (CART) Forensic Examiners (FE), Forensic Examiners in Training (FET) or CART On-The-Job Trainees (OJT) as of 2/15/2002; Each candidate must meet the certification requirements of the FBI Operational Technology Division upon completing the CART FE Training Program, which includes the demonstrated ability to use software utilities, demonstrated ability to acquire digital evidence ability to conduct forensic exams of digital evidence, and obtaining A+/Net+ certification. In addition: Each candidate must successfully complete and pass an assessment test on forensic capabilities before certification. Inability to meet these requirements may warrant removal from the program. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. The selectee may be required to serve a two-year probationary period. Applicants must possess a valid drivers license for state of residence. HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED: Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement.  If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire.  If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.  If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:

Forensics - Digital/Computer

Analytic Thinking

Problem Solving/Judgment

Governance & Legal Jurisprudence

Oral Communication

Written Communication               

High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from best-qualified status or result in a lowered score.

Additional details on the application process can be found at the "How To Apply" section of this announcement.

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Country: USA, State: Arizona, City: Phoenix, Company: Federal Bureau of Investigation.