Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
- Some travel may be required
- Required Training: Selectees must successfully complete a 10-week mandatory Computer Scientist Field Operations Training at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL within the first year of employment.
Qualifications
GS-7: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Used existing tools and methods to identify, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
- Assisted with implementation of custom tools, techniques, and procedures used to address unique investigative situations.
- Provided basic technical and other professional assistance in conducting interviews, searches and other investigative, operational, liaison, and/or outreach activity.
- Assisted in drafting documents on basic technical and other professional matters.
GS-9: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-7 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Troubleshot and modified as needed existing tools and methods to identify, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
- Assisted with the development of custom tools and methods to identify, analyze, and preserve digital evidence.
- Assisted in drafting documents on more advanced technical matters.
GS-11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Assisted others with basic system and network procurement, installation, administration, and security.
- Used, troubleshot, and modified existing cyber tools and methods to identify, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
- Assisted with the development and implementation of custom tools and methods.
- Provided basic technical and other professional assistance in conducting interviews, searches, and other investigative and operation activity.
- Drafted documents on basic technical and other professional matters, and assisted in drafting documents on advanced matters.
- Assisted in coordinating with the private sector and other divisions.
GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Performed basic computer system and network procurement, installation, administration and security and assisted others on more complex matters.
- Used, troubleshot, and modified existing cyber tools and methods to identify, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
- Developed and implemented basic custom tools.
- Provided technical and other professional assistance in conducting interviews, searches, and other investigative activity.
- Drafted documents on technical and other professional matters, and assisted in drafting documents on advanced matters.
- Performed liaison and outreach.
GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Performed advanced computer system and network procurement, installation, administration and security, and assisted others on more complex matters.
- Used, troubleshot, and modified existing cyber tools and methods to identify, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
- Identified, developed, vetted, and implemented new tools and methods.
- Provided advanced technical and other professional assistance in conducting interviews, searches and other investigative activity.
- Coordinated with the private sector and other divisions to lead in the resolution of technical and other relevant issues.
- Acted as a subject matter expert, and testified as such in court.
- Remained current with major new advances in cyber and technology topics and provided guidance, tools, and methods on addressing these advances at the national level.
Education
Positive Education Requirement
This position has a specific education requirement; all applicants must verify completion of this basic educational requirement by submitting a copy of their college transcripts at the time of application submission. 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.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: All applicants must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in combination of mathematics, statistics, AND computer science (15 of the 30 semester hours MUST have been in any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus). Courses designed to provide an introduction to computer science techniques and methodologies are acceptable; courses in teaching elementary, business or shop mathematics are NOT acceptable.
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS-7: 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-9: 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 and GS-13: Education may not be substituted for SE at these grade levels.
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.
Additional information
To attract and retain highly qualified candidates, selectees may be eligible for a recruitment incentive of up to 20% or, for eligible current federal employees, a relocation incentive of up to 10%.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared against your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. If your self-assessment in the vacancy questions is not supported by details in your resume or supporting documents, you may be disqualified from the Most Competitive category. Veterans' preference will be applied. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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
- Communication
- Interpersonal Ability
- Problem Solving/Judgment
- Technology Awareness