Criminal Investigator - Special Agent (Reemployed Annuitant & CTAP/ICTAP/RPL) (Term Appointment)
About the role
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is seeking retirees of the Federal Employee Retirement System or Civil Service Retirement System (Reemployed Annuitants) to join our team to support our mission critical objectives; focused on enforcement, regulation; and protecting communities and working with partners to safeguard public health and safety.
Responsibilities
- Conducting complex criminal investigations targeting narcotics and drug related activities;
- Identifying and apprehending drug traffickers and arresting individuals engaged in criminal drug activities;
- Utilizing a combined methodology of intelligence, investigative techniques, and legal authorities to conduct investigations and associated activities;
- Preparing written documentation utilizing expert knowledge in support of investigations;
- Collaborating with teams of special agents and other law enforcement officers; making assignments and providing guidance and coordination to team members;
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required;
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance;
- Must sign a mobility agreement that confirms your understanding and agreement to accept relocation to any location depending on the needs of the DEA;
- Completion of a pre-employment medical clearance and periodic medical examinations to confirm continued fitness for duty;
- A full-scope pre-employment polygraph is required;
- Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license;
- Subject to random drug testing;
- Must complete Basic Agent Training, which consists of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP), or the DEA Basic Agent Training Program, or equivalent.
Qualifications
- One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level or pay band in the Federal Service that includes performing the following duties:
- Conducting complex criminal investigations, performing all phases required for successful completion;
- Preferred investigations include, but are not limited to international and extraterritorial cases involving cartels, designated foreign terrorist organizations, narcoterrorists, money launderers, cyber enabled criminal enterprises, and precursor chemical networks;
- Determining overall strategy, potential sources of information and investigative methods to use;
- Planning operations concerned with major purchases of evidence, search, seizures, raids and arrests;
- Promoting information exchange and maintaining relationships with representatives of local, state and Federal agencies;
- Testifying in court proceeding and consulting with prosecuting officials;
- Serving as a team leader answering questions and reviewing written reports prepared by team members at a lower grade level.
Benefits
- Full annuity and full Federal salary;
- Annual and sick leave (not applicable for an intermittent work schedule);
- Full-time work schedules;
- Receive overtime (on a full schedule).
Pay
This position requires the incumbent to possess a valid state driver's license.
Schedule
Special Agents may be required to work substantial overtime and occasional irregular work schedules, to include weekends and holidays.
Skills
Individuals are required to verify that they have not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
Location
Location availability is limited and while every effort will be made to accommodate preferences, final placement decisions will be determined by operational requirements and organizational priorities.