Investigator, Government, Department of Justice

Investigator (Direct Hire)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Securing Travel, Protecting People – At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high‑stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and public transit systems, protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

• Plans, conducts, documents, and finalizes administrative cases. Utilizes a broad knowledge of investigative techniques and sources to develop a strategy for each separate case. Receives additional guidance from the supervisor at the outset of assignments that involve unfamiliar issues or unusual techniques. When criminal investigations are determined necessary, refers cases as appropriate and follows up on status of investigation. Provides administrative support in conducting investigations.
• Performs a wide variety of administrative and operational functions such as gathering and assessing information to determine facts. Incumbent is responsible for gathering information, identifying and analyzing issues & allegations necessary for discovering evidence, coordinating & conducting interviews, researching standards, and reporting the findings of a thorough, complete investigation or inquiry.
• Conducts fact‑finding, interviews witnesses and suspects on administrative cases involving allegations against non‑supervisory and supervisory TSA employees, contractors, regulated parties and individuals with a nexus to the investigation. Consults senior investigators, as needed, to overcome technical and nuanced barriers impacting investigative objectives.
• Implements accepted methodology, procedures, precedents, and techniques to a broad scope of administrative investigations. Performs investigative activities in accordance with administrative laws, DHS, and TSA regulations. Incumbent applies some discretion to select the most appropriate approach in the application of complex techniques and contributes to developing new solutions to achieve investigative goals.
• Participates in cross‑organizational or interrelated investigations that include interagency and intergovernmental teams to ensure discrepancies, in findings, are resolved and confirms the investigation is supported by evidence sufficient to Investigations' standards.
• Performs intra‑ and interdivisional requests for investigative assistance, to include interviews, physical and electronic surveillance, and other support functions in furtherance of administrative, civil, and criminal investigations throughout the United States and Outside of the Continental United States. Applies the relevant jurisdictional precedent, or legal standard, in gathering and interpreting evidence material to the trier of fact.
• Facilitates and prepares, sworn statements, affidavits and serves administrative subpoenas and other official investigative correspondence. Prepares accurate, concise, and comprehensive reports of investigation for presentation to Division management officials and/or other adjudicating entities. Provides practicable assistance to criminal investigators in administrative and criminal investigative activities as needed.

• You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
• You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
• You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
• Selective Service registration is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance based on a Special Background Investigation (SBI).
• Must successfully complete pre‑ and post‑employment drug/alcohol test.

To qualify for the SV‑H Pay Band (equivalent to GS‑11/12):

• Experience:
  
  You must have one year of specialized experience at the SV‑G or GS‑9 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as:
• Applying knowledge of investigative techniques to independently conduct investigations;
• Conducting fact‑finding interviews with witnesses or subjects of investigation; and
• Preparing written reports of findings.
• Education:
  
  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.

To qualify for the SV‑I Pay Band (equivalent to GS‑13):

• Specialized experience:
  Planning and conducting investigations using advanced investigative techniques;
• Conducting independent investigative research utilizing analytical methodologies to identify links, patterns or trends;
• Preparing written memoranda, summaries or reports of findings that include recommended actions and findings.