Supervisory Criminal Investigator

Supervisory Criminal Investigor Department of Ste Department of Ste - Agency Wide Summary This position is loced in the Criminal Fraud Investigions Branch (CFI), Criminal Investigions Division (CR), Office of Investigions (INV), Domestic Operions Directore (DO), Diplomic Security Service (DSS), Bureau of Diplomic Security (DS). The mission of the

DS/DO/INV/CR/CFI

is to investige criminal allegions of visa or passport fraud involving foreign diploms accredited to the United Stes, U.S. government employees. For more informion about the

Bureau, :

DS Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Criminal Fraud Investigions Branch (CFI), Criminal Investigions Division (CR), Office of Investigions (INV), Domestic Operions Directore (DO), Diplomic Security Service (DSS), Bureau of Diplomic Security (DS). The mission of the

DS/DO/INV/CR/CFI

is to investige criminal allegions of visa or passport fraud involving foreign diploms accredited to the United Stes, U.S. government employees. For more informion about the

Bureau, :

DS Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/23/2026 to 04/29/2026 Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion Arlington, VA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) 1811 Criminal Investigion Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Top Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Announcement number

M/DS-MPI-2026-0028

Control number 866162700 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency U.S. Department of Ste career or career conditional stus employees in the competitive service; employees who are on temporary or other non-stus appointments who have reinstement or non-competitive eligibility for a competitive service appointment (e.g., tenured Foreign Service employees, employees on an excepted service appointment the USUN who have previous career stus, etc.); and CTAP Duties Help Serve as the principal point of contact for fielding requests for technical support from all

DS/DO/INV

staff and the Department of Justice to include being DS/DO/INV's main liaison to the Computer Investigions and Forensics Branch (CIF). Conduct computer forensic examinions consistent with those standards established by the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as reflective of current trends and techniques within the law enforcement and professional communities. Serve as a coach/mentor to a staff of criminal investigors and technical support personnel in the areas of computer crime investigion, evidence preservion, and digital medial analysis. Provide leadership and direction concerning computer forensics in complex visa or passport fraud, human trafficking, consular malfeasance, and child pornography investigions overseas and domestically. Testify before Grand Juries, courts of law, or administrive hearings, in support of forensic examinions, complex expert opinions, or other investigive mters as a representive of the Department of Ste. Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Incumbent subject to random drug testing. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. Obtain/maintain eligibility to access Sensitive Compartmented Informion Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license. Medical clearance is required. This position requires carrying a firearm, maintaining proficiency, and passing periodic qualificions. Individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition, 18 U.S.C. sec 922(g)(9). Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) is authorized 25% of base pay (incl. locality) and is mandory. Requires averaging 2+ extra hours per workday, including evenings, nights, and weekends; hours vary by assignment. Paid during BSAC training. Must pass periodic physical examinions, meet physical standards set by the Agency for the position, and otherwise fulfill the requirements for law enforcement positions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c). Requires various shifts (e.g., 8:15am-5pm), 12am-8am, 4pm-12am, in addition to 2 or more LEAP hours, on a daily basis. The hours worked will vary depending on the nure of your assignment. Selectee must sign a mobility agreement to accept relocion to other geographic locions if required by the agency. Must be no more than 37 years of age upon entry into this position, unless an exception is met. Qualificions Applicants must meet all the required qualificion requirements described below by the closing de of this announcement.

NOTE:

Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing de of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirements:

Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks the next lower grade to sisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstre the following: Experience planning and conducting criminal investigions, ensuring investigions are carried out in accordance with legal and stutory requirements. Experience collecting, analyzing, and evaluing criminal intelligence da in support of investigions to detect crime trends and predict potential criminal activity and targets. Experience liaising with internal and external partners to promote cooperion and collaborion on investigions, policy recommendions, and policy implemention. There is no substitute of educion for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstre th the candide possesses the following qualities: Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others; Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situions on the facts and circumstances; Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situions without undue stress; Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and Capacity to "see the job through."

AGE REQUIREMENT

All applicants must be no more than 37 years of age upon entry into this position, unless one of the following exceptions are met: You are a preference eligible veteran (You must submit a copy of your DD-214 verifying your preference eligibility.); OR You have prior Federal civilian law enforcement experience covered by Title 5 U.S.C. section 8336 such th, when the years of service is subtracted from your current age, you under 37 years of age. (You will need to provide proof of service prior to selection.)

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

The duties of positions in this series require modere to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weher. Manual dexterity with comparively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order th applicants may perform the duties sisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties sisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed merial the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition th would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying. This position requires all incumbents to meet physical fitness standards to ensure they are prepared to carry out all of their official responsibilities. All applicants tentively selected for this position must complete and submit a Physical Readiness Test (PRT) Self-Evaluion. Prior to receiving a final offer, applicants must pass a Diplomic Security Service administered PRT. For informion on the PRT standards, please https://careers.ste.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DS-PRT-Guide-Revised-161019.

pdf and https:

//careers.ste.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DS-PRT-Standards-Revised-161019.pdf. Incumbents of this position required to maintain the physical fitness standards set by the agency and participe in triannual fitness testing.

TRAINING

Must successfully complete OR have successfully completed the Criminal Investigions Training Program (CITP) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glenco, GA, AND the Basic Special Agent Course (BSAC) the Diplomic Security Training Center. Candides required to sign a Training Agreement testing to their understanding th failure to successfully complete the training will result in removal. Additionally, within one year of BSAC graduion, newly hired Criminal Investigors required to enroll in the "Advanced Tactics, Leadership, and Skills" (ATLaS) course offered through the Diplomic Security Training Center. The ATLaS course is 11 weeks long and focuses on enhanced tactics, training and leadership skills. All Criminal Investigors are required to take this course and complete a refresher course every five years. Educion Educion requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional informion For reasonable accommodion the U.S. Department of Ste, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodions OAA@ste.gov. OAA is responsible for reviewing and adjudicing reasonable accommodion (RA) requests for the Assessment Btery being used for this announcement. RA requests cover additional time on timed sections only. Applicants MUST submit their applicion before the vacancy closes, even if pending an adjudicion decision. Applicants will have 48 hours after their RA request is adjudiced to complete the assessment btery. Scores genered after the allotted timeframe will not be admissible and the applicant will not be considered further for the vacancy. If a different type of RA is needed, please contact OAA directly OAA@ste.gov. If eligible, situional telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Agency & Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP & ICTAP): View OPM's

CTAP & ICTAP

eligibility website for more informion. You must be red in the Well-Qualified cegory and submit supporting documents under the required documents section of this announcement to receive selection priority considerion. To be considered Well-Qualified applicants must: score an 85 or above, meet Minimum Qualificions, and demonstre proficiency in some, but not all major aspects of the position. 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 A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. The evaluion process consists of the Monster Competency Based Assessments for which applicants assigned a score between 70 and 100. A resume review by subject mter experts conducted for the top qualified candides based on total score. Resumes longer than two pages deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. You assessed on the following job-reled competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

Supervisory:

Oral Communicion, Interpersonal Skills, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Customer Service, Leadership, Planning & Evaluing, Influencing/Negotiing, Stregic Thinking, Human Capital Management. Your score from the external Supervisory assessment will remain on file for 180 days, allowing you to apply for multiple DOS-announced positions without needing to retake the assessments. Top applicants may be referred to the hiring manager for further considerion. The assessment is used to measure the degree in which your background mches the competencies and KSAs required for this position. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies: Knowledge of investigive techniques th support criminal prosecution. Skill in oral and written communicion sufficient to prepare and present high-level briefings. Ability to conduct research and analysis to provide approprie recommendions. Knowledge of policy and operional practices. Ability to liaise with internal and external partners.

Resume review:

Subject mter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your qualificions for this position based on the required specialized experience. Your resume should demonstre how you meet all aspects of the specialized experience stement. SMEs will not review additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., links embedded in your resume will not be opened.). If meeting basic qualificions through educion only or a combinion of educion and experience, applicants will not be referred to the SME panel but reviewed by the HR Specialist for referral. Applicants found to be among the top qualified candides referred to the hiring official for further considerion and possible interview. Qualified non-competitive candides must be deemed best qualified based on the applicant assessment in order to be referred to the hiring official for further considerion and possible interview. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We do not make assumptions regarding your experience. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion may result in your removal from considerion. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help All required documents listed below, th are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automed system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. 1. Resume limited to two pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, educion and training. Include the start and end des (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions. Resumes longer than two pages deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. 2. Most recent SF-50s (Notificion of Personnel Actions), if you are a current eligible DOS employee (per 3 FAM 2313.4(a)(5)), including current employees applying under a non-competitive hiring authority . The SF-50s must show: effective de, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency. Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all required informion (e.g., promotion, within-grade increase, and separion SF-50s). Award SF-50s often do not show the required informion. 3. Performance appraisal, strongly encouraged for current eligible DOS employees. Submit a copy of your most recent (i.e., usually within the last 18 months) final (i.e., not a mid-year review) official (i.e., signed by the ring official and in original form) annual performance appraisal for the hiring manager's considerion. If a performance appraisal is not available, you may provide a stement and/or a stement from your supervisor explaining the reason one is not available and your servicing HR Office contact informion (name, email address, phone number).

Note:

You may be requested to provide an appraisal to the hiring official if one was not provided with your applicion. To receive a promotion, the employee's most recent performance ring must be "fully successful" or an equivalent level or higher. Employees who are tentively selected to receive a promotion required to provide performance documention within two business days of request. Servicing HR Offices may be contacted to verify performance rings. 4. Non-competitive hiring authority eligibility documention, if applicable . If you are a current eligible DOS employee applying under a non-competitive hiring authority (e.g, FS tenured employees, USUN reinstement eligibles, Schedule A), you must submit proof of non-competitive eligibility with your applicion. For informion reled to Schedule A hiring authority for individuals with disabilities OPM's hiring informion site. 5. CTAP documention, if applicable (e.g., reduction-in-force (RIF) separion notice, certificion of expected separion, etc.). In addition submit a copy of your current (or last) performance ring of record which must be least fully successful or equivalent and submit all required documents listed above th apply to you (e.g., resume, transcripts, SF-50, etc.). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Prepare your applicion in USAJOBS To start your applicion, click Apply and we'll walk you through the process to tach a resume and any required documents. During the applicion process you can review, edit, delete, and upde your informion. We'll automically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement to complete the applicion process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into

USAJOBS. STEP 2

Submit your resume. Please see the Required Documents section for specific informion th should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documention applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. To learn how to view the stus of your submitted supporting documention and applicion, the Applicion Instructions section of our agency's Civil Service selection process site . Technical assistance with your on-line applicion is available through the Help Desk mgshelp@monster.com or by calling (866) 656-6830 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET Alterne Applicion Procedures If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alterne applicion procedures to submit your applicion package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET least 2 working days prior to the closing de of this announcement. The applicion package for alterne applicion procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no ler than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing de of this announcement. Paper applicions and informion sent by mail will not be accepted. Agency contact informion Daniel Seebaugh Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 seebaughDS@ste.gov Address U.S. Department of Ste Not accepting applicions by Mail Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United Stes Next steps After all applicion packages are received, we will review applicions and evalue applicants' qualificions. Then, in approximely two weeks after this announcement closes, we will refer candides, as described in the "How You Will Be Evalued" section, to the hiring manager for selection considerion. Your applicion stus upded up to four times during the following hiring phases: After applicions are received. After applicions are assessed to determine qualificions. After candides are referred to the hiring manager. After a selection is made. For the selected candides who receive a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability review and/or security background investigion th generally takes an average of least two to six months. 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 All required documents listed below, th are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automed system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. 1. Resume limited to two pages showing relevant work/volunteer experience, educion and training. Include the start and end des (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must support your answers to the completed online assessment questions. Resumes longer than two pages deemed ineligible and will not be considered further. 2. Most recent SF-50s (Notificion of Personnel Actions), if you are a current eligible DOS employee (per 3 FAM 2313.4(a)(5)), including current employees applying under a non-competitive hiring authority . The SF-50s must show: effective de, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency. Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all required informion (e.g., promotion, within-grade increase, and separion SF-50s). Award SF-50s often do not show the required informion. 3. Performance appraisal, strongly encouraged for current eligible DOS employees. Submit a copy of your most recent (i.e., usually within the last 18 months) final (i.e., not a mid-year review) official (i.e., signed by the ring official and in original form) annual performance appraisal for the hiring manager's considerion. If a performance appraisal is not available, you may provide a stement and/or a stement from your supervisor explaining the reason one is not available and your servicing HR Office contact informion (name, email address, phone number).

Note:

You may be requested to provide an appraisal to the hiring official if one was not provided with your applicion. To receive a promotion, the employee's most recent performance ring must be "fully successful" or an equivalent level or higher. Employees who are tentively selected to receive a promotion required to provide performance documention within two business days of request. Servicing HR Offices may be contacted to verify performance rings. 4. Non-competitive hiring authority eligibility documention, if applicable . If you are a current eligible DOS employee applying under a non-competitive hiring authority (e.g, FS tenured employees, USUN reinstement eligibles, Schedule A), you must submit proof of non-competitive eligibility with your applicion. For informion reled to Schedule A hiring authority for individuals with disabilities OPM's hiring informion site. 5. CTAP documention, if applicable (e.g., reduction-in-force (RIF) separion notice, certificion of expected separion, etc.). In addition submit a copy of your current (or last) performance ring of record which must be least fully successful or equivalent and submit all required documents listed above th apply to you (e.g., resume, transcripts, SF-50, etc.). If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Prepare your applicion in USAJOBS To start your applicion, click Apply and we'll walk you through the process to tach a resume and any required documents. During the applicion process you can review, edit, delete, and upde your informion. We'll automically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement to complete the applicion process. STEP 1: Select the "Apply" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into

USAJOBS. STEP 2

Submit your resume. Please see the Required Documents section for specific informion th should be outlined in your resume. STEP 3: Complete the online assessment questions. STEP 4: Submit all required documention applicable to you, as listed in the Required Documents section. To learn how to view the stus of your submitted supporting documention and applicion, the Applicion Instructions section of our agency's Civil Service selection process site . Technical assistance with your on-line applicion is available through the Help Desk mgshelp@monster.com or by calling (866) 656-6830 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET Alterne Applicion Procedures If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alterne applicion procedures to submit your applicion package. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET least 2 working days prior to the closing de of this announcement. The applicion package for alterne applicion procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no ler than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing de of this announcement. Paper applicions and informion sent by mail will not be accepted. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Daniel Seebaugh Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 seebaughDS@ste.gov Address U.S. Department of Ste Not accepting applicions by Mail Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United Stes Next steps After all applicion packages are received, we will review applicions and evalue applicants' qualificions. Then, in approximely two weeks after this announcement closes, we will refer candides, as described in the "How You Will Be Evalued" section, to the hiring manager for selection considerion. Your applicion stus upded up to four times during the following hiring phases: After applicions are received. After applicions are assessed to determine qualificions. After candides are referred to the hiring manager. After a selection is made. For the selected candides who receive a tentive job offer, we will conduct a suitability review and/or security background investigion th generally takes an average of least two to six months. 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 04/23/2026 to 04/29/2026 Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Locion Arlington, VA 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 14 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Announcement number

M/DS-MPI-2026-0028

Control number 866162700