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Forensic Examiner Judicial Branch U.S. Courts United Stes Probion Office, Eastern District of Missouri Summary The United Stes Probion Office, United Stes District Court, Eastern District of Missouri is accepting applicions for the position of Forensic Examiner. The position(s) may be loced in the St. Louis office with full responsibility to the divisional office as well. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Learn more about this agency Summary The United Stes Probion Office, United Stes District Court, Eastern District of Missouri is accepting applicions for the position of Forensic Examiner. The position(s) may be loced in the St. Louis office with full responsibility to the divisional office as well. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/05/2027 Salary $55,752 - $99,561 per year Pay scale & grade
CL 26 - 27
Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1801 General Inspection, Investigion, Enforcement, And Compliance Series Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number DE-12953948-26-AB
Control number 868185400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Conducts forensic examinions of digital reled evidence using established policies, procedures, and precedent techniques. Examinion can include, but are not limited to: financial, terrorist, and sexually explicit merial cases. Confers with the Supervisory Probion Officer about policies and procedures in relion to digital reled evidence. Responsible for training employees in this Court and across the nion on forensic reled procedures. This includes the proper evidence collection, handling, and chain of custody methods either via video, teleconference, or in-person. Receives evidence from other districts, checking items into custody, logging the items received, and initiing the case within the case management software. This would include da entry into SIRS and PACTS to ensure proper credit is received for each examinion. Collects and prepares digital evidence for forensic examinion. May be required to testify in legal proceedings as to the procedures and methods used to obtain da, as well as to the findings of the examinion. Develops, prepares, and presents reports of findings of forensic examinions. Responsible for verificion of forensics tools validion. Coordines the maintenance, security and troubleshooting on all hardware and software for forensic tools. Identifies, diagnoses, and corrects errors and problems. Assists in developing new procedures and policies for the forensic lab and the districts served. Responsible for initial scan and installion of monitoring software on offender's electronic devices. Prepare and maintain documention and standard opering procedures and checklists for end users and other technicians. Conducts the semi-annual inventories on all evidence maintained in the forensic lab. Tracks evidence to determine if the forensic lab needs to maintain it for evidentiary reasons. Responsible for the disposing of all evidence which is no longer needed for evidentiary reasons. Responsible for ensuring the evidence is appropriely removed from the evidence tracking software. Maintains contact with the forensic community for the purpose of keeping abreast of developments, techniques, and user programs. Recommend hardware, equipment, and software updes. Provide reled duties, as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment All applicants considered for the position required to undergo a background investigion which includes an FBI fingerprint check, as the position involves handling of confidential or highly sensitive informion. The selectee may be appointed provisionally, and retention will depend upon favorable suitability determinion of the background investigion. Qualificions Thorough knowledge of the lest forensic examinion techniques technology hardware and software tools and their design. Knowledge of telephone and wireless systems. Skilled with various digital technologies, including mobile phones, tablets, computers, digital storage devices, GPS, IoT and gaming systems. Be able to perform basic routine disassembly of desktop and laptop computer, phones, and tablets. Ability to image digital equipment in a forensically sound manner. Ability to conduct thorough investigions into possible criminal conduct and document findings. Able to document the steps of an examinion and a detailed analysis of your findings. Three years specialized experience, and completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study, such as digital forensics, computer science and criminal justice, which provides evidence of the capacity to understand and apply the legal requirements and investigive skills involved in the position. Prior Forensic Examiner experience required. Law Enforcement Forensic examiner experience preferred. Certificions from the FBI CART, US
Postal Service, Nional White-Collar Crimes, Secret Service is also preferred . Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion Applicants must be United Stes citizens or eligible to work in the United Stes. Appointment is contingent upon providing proof of United Stes citizenship or proof of authorizion to work in the United Stes as required by the Immigrion Reform and Control Act of 1986. Applicants selected for interviews must travel their own expense and relocion expenses will not be reimbursed. Applicants may be asked to participe in proficiency tests. Citizenship-Requirements-Employment-Judiciary https:
//www.moed.uscourts.gov/sites/moed/files/Citizenship-Requirements-Employment-Judiciary.pdf Learn More About Judiciary Policies, https://www.uscourts.gov/administrion-policies/judiciary-policies The organizion reserves the right to assign and/or reassign an employee to any locion within the district based on the needs of the organizion. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help Paid Annual Leave Paid Sick Leave Paid Holidays (11) Flexible Work Schedule Pre-tax Benefit Programs Health Insurance Vision/Dental Insurance Group Life Insurance Defined contribution retirement benefits (FERS) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)- 401 (k)-styled program with up to 5% mch Employee Assistance Program Parking/Commuter Benefit Program Virtual Judiciary Online University How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Only candides selected for an interview contacted. The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement or to withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice. In the event th a position becomes vacant in a similar classificion, within a reasonable time of the original announcement, the Clerk of Court may elect to select a candide from the applicants who responded to the original announcement without re-posting the position. Employees are required to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is available to applicants for review upon request. Benefits Help Paid Annual Leave Paid Sick Leave Paid Holidays (11) Flexible Work Schedule Pre-tax Benefit Programs Health Insurance Vision/Dental Insurance Group Life Insurance Defined contribution retirement benefits (FERS) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)- 401 (k)-styled program with up to 5% mch Employee Assistance Program Parking/Commuter Benefit Program Virtual Judiciary Online University Required documents Required Documents Help Cover letter Current resume Contacts for 3 Professional References AO 78 Applicion for Federal Judicial Branch Employment• found here, https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/applicion-judicial-branch-federal-employment How to Apply Help Applicants must be United Stes citizens or eligible to work in the United Stes. Appointment is contingent upon providing proof of United Stes citizenship or proof of authorizion to work in the United Stes as required by the Immigrion Reform and Control Act of 1986.Applicants selected for interviews must travel their own expense and relocion expenses will not be reimbursed. Applicants may be asked to participe in proficiency tests. Citizenship-Requirements-Employment-Judiciary.pdf Learn More About Judiciary Policies Judiciary Policies Please e-mail a detailed resume, reference FE-0426, completed applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (Form AO-78, which can be found on www.uscourts.gov to:
MOED_Employment@moed.uscourts.gov . Qualified persons are invited to submit: cover letter current résumé, completed applicion for judicial branch employment, form AO-78 (available http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/AO078.pdf ) contact informion for three professional references Agency contact informion Human Resources MOED_Employment@moed.uscourts.gov Address United Stes Probion Office, Eastern District of Missouri 111 South Tenth Street St. Louis, MO 63102 US Next steps Only candides selected for an interview contacted. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Cover letter Current resume Contacts for 3 Professional References AO 78 Applicion for Federal Judicial Branch Employment• found here, https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/forms/applicion-judicial-branch-federal-employment How to Apply Help Applicants must be United Stes citizens or eligible to work in the United Stes. Appointment is contingent upon providing proof of United Stes citizenship or proof of authorizion to work in the United Stes as required by the Immigrion Reform and Control Act of 1986.Applicants selected for interviews must travel their own expense and relocion expenses will not be reimbursed. Applicants may be asked to participe in proficiency tests. Citizenship-Requirements-Employment-Judiciary.pdf Learn More About Judiciary Policies Judiciary Policies Please e-mail a detailed resume, reference FE-0426, completed applicion for Judicial Branch Federal Employment (Form AO-78, which can be found on www.uscourts.gov to:
MOED_Employment@moed.uscourts.gov . Qualified persons are invited to submit: cover letter current résumé, completed applicion for judicial branch employment, form AO-78 (available http://www.uscourts.gov/forms/AO078.pdf ) contact informion for three professional references Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Human Resources MOED_Employment@moed.uscourts.gov Address United Stes Probion Office, Eastern District of Missouri 111 South Tenth Street St. Louis, MO 63102 US Next steps Only candides selected for an interview contacted. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/05/2027 Salary $55,752 - $99,561 per year Pay scale & grade CL 26 - 27
Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Saint Louis, MO Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number DE-12953948-26-AB
Control number 868185400
