Investigator

About the role

The Department of Justice enforces Federal criminal laws to protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens. You will join a dedicated team enforcing these laws through complex investigations and financial examinations.

Responsibilities

• Work with assigned attorneys to determine applicable statutory and regulatory law and identify possible violations or causes of action.
• Conduct extensive searches of files, records, and regulatory processes to find or obtain evidence for prosecution.
• Create documents and physical evidence, and compile charts, graphs, videotapes, and other audio-visual materials for use in motions and at trial.
• Handle cases as a lead investigator, dealing with obscure leads, uncooperative witnesses, and conflicting evidence.
• Examine books, ledgers, payrolls, cost reports, billing transactions, and events or allegations under investigation.
• Prepare interim and final reports on the progress of investigations for use by attorneys.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, and tax checks, and drug testing.
• Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• May be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
• An USA Hire assessment is required.

Qualifications

• To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level, as defined above.

Additional Information

• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees may receive selection priority.
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): Eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees may receive selection priority.
• No education qualification requirement.
• Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
• EEO Statement/Policy: The U.S. government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.
• Political Appointees (Current or Former): The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.