Technical Security Investigator

You qualify for the GS-11 level (starting salary $82,764) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-9 level performing duties as identified below in one of the following areas:

Electronics:

• Utilizing tools to troubleshoot and perform systematic problem solving of electronic devices and systems.
• Testing, maintaining, installing, and evaluating electrical components and systems.
• Troubleshooting, maintaining, and ensuring security of computers and computer network systems.

Chemical Biological Countermeasures:

• Responding to, mitigating, or investigating known or suspected release of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) materials, including hazard site survey, characterization, and sample recovery operations.
• Utilizing, repairing, and troubleshooting specialized hazmat and CBRN detection equipment.
• Participating in the prevention of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents.

Technical Surveillance Countermeasures:

• Participating in technical surveillance countermeasures inspections to include radio frequency signal adjudication, electrical and physical component detection, and physical inspections, identifying, and neutralizing technical penetrations and vulnerabilities that could be used to compromise sensitive and national security information.
• Performing technical surveillance countermeasures functions utilizing a wide variety of technical surveillance countermeasures equipment and instrumentation.
• Applying policies and procedures for the use of technical surveillance countermeasures equipment.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal:

• Responding to incident scenes where explosive threats are suspected or determined.
• Interpreting x-rays of potential explosive devices, and/or other unknown and suspicious devices.
• Identifying and differentiating between commercial, military, and home-made explosives.

Fire, Life-Safety, Hazmat:

• Responding to incidents involving structure fires; hazardous materials (HAZMAT) releases; and/or technical rescue operations.
• Inspecting or investigating various facilities (e.g., warehouses, shops, hospitals, offices, living quarters, etc.) for violations of fire regulations, and for conditions contributing to serious fire hazards.
• Identifying criteria and implementing fire/life safety surveys for pre-incident analysis and incident response.

In addition, all applicants who are not currently employed in the law enforcement provision of FERS or the Civil Service Retirement System must be less than 37 years of age at the time of referral. (Unless you have previous service in a Federal Civilian Law Enforcement position covered by special civil service retirement provision, including early or mandatory retirement). Applicants who are eligible for veterans preference must be less than 40 years of age at the time of referral.

Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration.

Applicants selected for this position will be required to sign a continuing service agreement before being assigned to an initial training class. The continuing service agreement will commit the applicant to a specified period of employment with the U.S. Secret Service upon the successful completion of training.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade and unit occur.

Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.

This position is covered by Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) and additional compensation may be paid at the rate of up to 25% of the base salary.

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.