Digital Forensics Analyst

• Serve as the lead Digital Forensics Analyst and trainer focused on cellular exploitation, media exploitation, document exploitation, biometric (latent prints), and deoxyribonucleic (DNA) collection.
• Identify new or improved forensic computer examination, media analysis, or biometric equipment and/or systems, programs, methods, and procedures.
• Analyze workflows to optimize existing operating processes and/or develop new processes for the purpose of forensics exploitation and analysis.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, as necessary to ensure the laboratory meets mission objectives in accordance with established legal and professional standards.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access for the duration of employment.
• The position may require temporary duty (TDY) 30 days or less travel to various locations up to 20% of the time.
• Position is subject to random drug testing. Incumbent must pass a drug test.
• This position is deployable and may require extended TDY to OCONUS locations. This position requires a pre-employment physical and thereafter prior to OCONUS travel over 30 days.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical and thereafter. Individual must be able to maintain qualifications for required access to perform temporary duty with other governmental agencies as directed. Required to lift 40 lbs.
• Must be willing to submit to Counterintelligence Polygraph if required.
• Subjected to the viewing of disturbing images and may be required to submit to a psychological evaluation.
• May be required to work uncommon tour of duty hours, working either fixed or rotating shift which may include evenings, weekends and/or holidays.
• May be subjected to short notice recall. Must reside within 50-mile radius of duty location.
• Required to obtain and maintain a Digital forensic certification within 24 months of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience in 1.) conducting digital media forensics using advanced hardware and software to extract, analyze, and recover data from computers, mobile devices, and other storage media in support of intelligence and law enforcement requirements; AND 2.) maintaining the integrity of submitted evidence by following strict chain of custody procedures, safeguarding materials for biometric and latent print examinations, and resolving accountability discrepancies; 3.) applying current latent print processes and other biometric exploitation techniques to meet legal, forensic, and professional standards across multiple exploitation disciplines; 4.) recommending emerging technical solutions to enhance forensic examination capabilities, improve analytical workflows, and support evolving command exploitation strategies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.


Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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