Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
IT Specialist - Digital Forensic Examiner, GS 07/09/11/12, Omaha Field Office (O
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Omaha, NE
Job Opening : 56994
Open to current, permanent FBI employees in all locations.
Opening Date: September 10, 2024
Closing Date: September 24, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m. (EST)
Questions regarding this opening should be directed to HR Specialist A. Butera at or HR Specialist C. Gissy at .
Job Summary
Position: IT Specialist - Digital Forensic Examiner, GS 07/09/11/12
Division: Omaha Field Office
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Working Hours: May vary based on the needs of the Division.
Salary:
GS 07: $55,815.00 - $72,561.00 (Special Salary Rate Table 999B)
GS 09: $66,732.00 - $86,750.00 (Special Salary Rate Table 999B)
GS 11: $73,286.00 - $95,270.00 (Special Salary Rate Table 999B)
GS 12: $87,796.00 - $114,131.00 (General Schedule Salary Table - Omaha Locality)
Full Performance Level: GS 13
Number of Positions Available: 1
Duration: Full Time/Permanent
Selectees may be eligible for a relocation incentive. To be eligible for a relocation incentive, proof of change in residency will be required. Prior to receiving a relocation incentive, an employee must sign a written agreement to complete a specific period of employment with the FBI at the new duty station.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.
Key Requirements
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.
Major Duties
Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status.
If you are deemed Most Competitive, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:
This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic education requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
**If an applicant is a current FBI IT Specialist - Digital Forensic Examiner, please upload a copy of your CART Training Record. Applicants currently in this position are not required to attach their transcripts since they are already associated with the CART Program.**
BASIC REQUIREMENTS :
All personnel must have at least 24 college level semester hours from an accredited college or university in one or more of the following disciplines:
A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;
OR
Technical Experience:
Four (4) years of full-time experience working as either a technician or forensic examiner (consistent with FBI digital evidence program definitions) within a digital evidence facility that supports criminal investigations, and has an external accreditation or internal quality assurance framework.
Hybrid:
Consideration for admission under the Hybrid path is a combination of education and work experience equal or greater than four (4) years. The Digital Evidence Staffing Education & Development Unit (DESED) will combine the full-time work experience, time given for Work Time Experience (WTE) based on certificates/certifications, and time given for academic credit hours to calculate the required four (4) years:
Personnel who hold a current FBI Digital Forensic Examiner certification, and are up-to-date with all requirements with all requirements for a current FBI Digital Forensic Examiner, and have been continuously certified as an FBI Digital Forensic Examiner for more than one (1) year.
In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements, the applicant's grade determination will be based on one of two options described in the Specialized Experience OR Education sections below.
Please Note:
Specialized Experience (SE):
GS 07: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 05 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
Education
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS 07: Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. Superior academic achievement is the completion of all the requirements of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average of 3.0 or higher as recorded on an official transcript, or as based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum, or (3) honor society membership.
GS 09: Applicant must 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.
GS 11: Applicant must have a 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.
GS 12: Education may not be substituted in lieu of SE at this grade level.
How to Apply
For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply . If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
Required Documents
To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
Open to current, permanent FBI employees in all locations.
Opening Date: September 10, 2024
Closing Date: September 24, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m. (EST)
Questions regarding this opening should be directed to HR Specialist A. Butera at or HR Specialist C. Gissy at .
Job Summary
Position: IT Specialist - Digital Forensic Examiner, GS 07/09/11/12
Division: Omaha Field Office
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Working Hours: May vary based on the needs of the Division.
Salary:
GS 07: $55,815.00 - $72,561.00 (Special Salary Rate Table 999B)
GS 09: $66,732.00 - $86,750.00 (Special Salary Rate Table 999B)
GS 11: $73,286.00 - $95,270.00 (Special Salary Rate Table 999B)
GS 12: $87,796.00 - $114,131.00 (General Schedule Salary Table - Omaha Locality)
Full Performance Level: GS 13
Number of Positions Available: 1
Duration: Full Time/Permanent
Selectees may be eligible for a relocation incentive. To be eligible for a relocation incentive, proof of change in residency will be required. Prior to receiving a relocation incentive, an employee must sign a written agreement to complete a specific period of employment with the FBI at the new duty station.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.
Key Requirements
- Must be a current, permanent FBI employee.
- May be required to obtain an SCI clearance.
- Must have (or be able to obtain) a valid driver's license.
- Some travel may be required.
- Selectee may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 annually.
- Selectee may be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
- ALL applicants must verify completion of the basic education requirement by submitting a copy of college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
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.
Major Duties
- Plans, coordinates, and directs forensic science activities to include expert examinations, reporting of results, training, and research that involve all aspects of digital evidence.
- Inventories, examines, retrieves, and performs comprehensive technical analyses of digital evidence without altering original.
- Prepares evidence for examination from crime scene.
- 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.
- Prepares and furnishes authoritative oral and written reports on opinions and findings to stakeholders within the law enforcement community.
Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared to your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. High self-assessment in the vacancy questions that is not supported by information in your resume, and/or supporting documents may eliminate you from Most Competitive status.
If you are deemed Most Competitive, you will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:
- Analytic Thinking
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Customer Service
- Problem Solving/Judgment
- Technology Awareness
This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic education requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
**If an applicant is a current FBI IT Specialist - Digital Forensic Examiner, please upload a copy of your CART Training Record. Applicants currently in this position are not required to attach their transcripts since they are already associated with the CART Program.**
BASIC REQUIREMENTS :
All personnel must have at least 24 college level semester hours from an accredited college or university in one or more of the following disciplines:
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Information Science
- Information Systems Management
- Mathematics
- Operations Research
- Statistics
- Technology Management
- Information Systems Analysis
- Computer/Digital/Electronic Forensics
- Science/Technology (other than physical sciences)
- Acceptable:
- Physics/Astrophysics
- Chemistry/Organic Chemistry
- Unacceptable:
- Astronomy
- Geology
- Biology
- Acceptable:
- Management Information Systems
- Information Technology Systems
- Data Structure and Design
A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;
OR
Technical Experience:
Four (4) years of full-time experience working as either a technician or forensic examiner (consistent with FBI digital evidence program definitions) within a digital evidence facility that supports criminal investigations, and has an external accreditation or internal quality assurance framework.
Hybrid:
Consideration for admission under the Hybrid path is a combination of education and work experience equal or greater than four (4) years. The Digital Evidence Staffing Education & Development Unit (DESED) will combine the full-time work experience, time given for Work Time Experience (WTE) based on certificates/certifications, and time given for academic credit hours to calculate the required four (4) years:
- Full-time experience working as either a technician or forensic examiner (consistent with FBI digital evidence program definitions) within a digital evidence facility that supports criminal investigations, and has an external accreditation or internal quality assurance framework.
- Technical and computer forensic industry accepted professional certificates/certifications will be reviewed and assign equivalent WTE based on difficulty of the certificate/certification received, DESED will document and maintain a list of accepted and denied certificates/certifications and their assigned WTE.
- Two (2) weeks per credit hours will be given for any course over 200 level or equivalent in the following disciplines:
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Information Science
- Information Systems Management
- Mathematics
- Operations Research
- Statistics
- Technology Management
- Information Systems Analysis
- Computer/Digital/Electronic Forensics
- Science/Technology (other than physical sciences)
- Management Information Systems
- Information Technology Systems
- Data Structure and Design
Personnel who hold a current FBI Digital Forensic Examiner certification, and are up-to-date with all requirements with all requirements for a current FBI Digital Forensic Examiner, and have been continuously certified as an FBI Digital Forensic Examiner for more than one (1) year.
In addition to meeting the above Basic Requirements, the applicant's grade determination will be based on one of two options described in the Specialized Experience OR Education sections below.
Please Note:
- Applicants qualifying on specialized experience must address the bulleted points in their resume. A review of the resume and the responses to the competency questionnaire will determine the grade level(s) for which the applicant qualifies.
- Applicants qualifying through education must ensure a copy of their transcripts are submitted with their application.
Specialized Experience (SE):
GS 07: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 05 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Performed routine data searches to retrieve data and/or digital evidence.
- Provided oral and written communications to exchange and/or present IT related information.
- Planned and completed assignments while adhering to established instructions, policies, practices and procedures.
- Established and maintained working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to exchange information; assisting in research while providing recommendations to methods and techniques to evaluate data, digital evidence, a variety of technologies and/or analytical support.
- Utilized computer related hardware and software to preserve, extract and analyze data and/or digital evidence.
- Conducted routine examinations of data and/or digital evidence, using established policies, procedures and precedent techniques.
- Utilized computer related hardware and software to identify, collect, examine, preserve, and duplicate data and/or digital evidence.
- Communicated orally and in writing to prepare and present reports, briefings, information and findings obtained during investigations.
- Provided guidance to a variety of internal and external stakeholders in the examination and retrieval of data and/or digital evidence, ensuring proper established practices and protocols are followed.
- Planned, coordinated and directed activities related to the examination, analysis, and reporting of data and/or digital evidence.
- Served as a Subject Matter Expert, providing onsite technical guidance and collaborating with stakeholders to examine data and/of digital evidence to identify, diagnose, and resolve error and problem conditions.
- Served as a mentor to others, providing guidance and training on technical matters related to the collection and analysis of data and/or digital evidence.
- Communicates findings and/or opinions to stakeholders of IT related examinations conducted.
Education
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS 07: Applicant must have a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate level education. Superior academic achievement is the completion of all the requirements of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average of 3.0 or higher as recorded on an official transcript, or as based on courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum, or (3) honor society membership.
GS 09: Applicant must 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.
GS 11: Applicant must have a 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.
GS 12: Education may not be substituted in lieu of SE at this grade level.
How to Apply
For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply . If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
Required Documents
To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
- Your resume, specifically noting relevant work experience and associated start and end dates
- A complete assessment questionnaire
- Other supporting documents (if applicable) :
- College transc