• Job Description

  Req#: 781284500

  This position is located in Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant, Deputy Commandant for Operations, Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), located in the following duty locations:

  Anchorage, AK

  Philadelphia, PA

  San Pedro, CA

  Houston, TX

  Alameda, CA

  Boston, MA

  Locality will be adjusted upon duty location.

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Physical Required / Age Restriction.
  • State Driver's License is required.
  • Mobility agreement is required.
  • Drug/Alcohol testing is required.
  • A polygraph exam is required.

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  At the GS-9 level: Applicants must have 1 full year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the federal service).

  Specialized experience includes: Work that required knowledge of, and skill in, applying laws, regulations, executive orders, advanced principles and concepts to conduct criminal investigations; perform operational intelligence collection permission requirements; provide protective service operations, domestic and foreign; conduct administrative (internal affairs) investigations and enforce applicable federal laws; comprehensive knowledge of and ability to apply laws, policies, regulations, directives, procedures, and instructions regarding Maritime Law Enforcement and the Federal statutes and regulations of the UCMJ (Title 10, U.S. Code).
  
  OR - Have a master's or equivalent graduate degree;
  
  OR- 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related;
  
  OR - Possess a combination of specialized experience AND graduate level education that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

  Note: Transcripts are required if you are qualifying based on education.

  At the GS-11: Applicants must have 1 full year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the federal service).
  
  Specialized experience includes: Conducting physical security surveys and vulnerability assessments; actual experience conducting investigations; training in all matter involving evidence processing and preparation for processing at the State Crime Lab and testifying in court.
  
  OR- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

  OR- 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree;

  OR- LL.M., if related

  Note: Transcripts are required if you are qualifying based on education.

  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 and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

  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.
  
  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.

• About the company

  The United States Department of Homeland Security is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cyber security, and disaster prevention and management.

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