Technical Enforcement Officer

Summary

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Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations at 242 duty locations throughout the country.

These are non-bargaining unit positions.

This job is open to

Duties

As a Technical Enforcement Officer, at the full performance level you will perform the following duties:

Participates directly with criminal investigators and other law enforcement officers in active criminal investigations and applies advanced investigative techniques to gather evidence and intelligence that facilitates the prosecution of violations of criminal laws of the United States;

Testifies in court on surveillance and evidence collection operations and as an expert witness on electronic surveillance matters;

Provides extensive expertise in the planning and execution of the electronic surveillance phase of major investigative and enforcement operations;

Makes covert court ordered entry onto/into the property (residence, business, vehicle etc.) of targets of criminal investigations to apply investigative electronic surveillance techniques and equipment to collect evidence;

Serves as a technical authority and provides training and guidance to journey level Technical Enforcement Officers, special agents and other Law enforcement Officers engaged in electronic surveillance and investigative work. Physical or Medical: You must be physically, emotionally, and mentally able to perform the job duties and must pass a pre-employment medical examination (which includes vision, hearing, cardiovascular, and mobility of extremities screening) given by an authorized government physician. A direct relationship exists between the physical and medical requirements and the strenuous and hazardous nature of the duties of this weapon-carrying position. Any chronic disease or condition that would impair full performance of the job duties is disqualifying. Also, any condition that would hinder full, efficient performance of the duties or that would cause you to be a hazard to yourself or to others is disqualifying.

Work Conditions: You may need to stand for prolonged periods on concrete floors and walk over rough and uneven terrain. You may need to bend, stoop, walk, stand, and climb, and work in cramped positions. Much of the work environment involves high risk with exposure to potentially dangerous situations or unusual environment stress that requires a range of safety and other precautions.

Training: You will be required to attend paid training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA. This technical training must be successfully completed according to the standards of this agency. Failure to do so will be grounds for mandatory removal from the position. Such failure will result in either reassignment to a different position, demotion, or separation by appropriate procedures. (If you have previous Federal law enforcement experience, you may only be required to attend the agency-specific session.)

Fitness Program: This job is covered by the agency Mandatory Fitness Program for law enforcement positions. You will be required to undergo regular physical examinations. You may, in the future, be required to maintain a level of physical fitness in accordance with the standards and policies of the agency; failure to maintain such a level of fitness may lead to removal from the position or other actions as may be specified in the Program.

Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO): You will be required to work on an unscheduled basis in excess of the 40-hour work week. You must be readily accessible to perform this unscheduled work. To ensure your availability, you will receive extra compensation in the form of Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.

You must successfully pass a background investigation.

You must successfully pass a drug screen.

Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.

Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Time in Grade: Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the Federal service. Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Convictions: If selected for this job, you will be required to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C. Section 922 (g)(9).

The work environment may involve participation in high-risk and potentially dangerous investigative and enforcement operations involving dangerous surveillance and other tactical operations requiring a range of safety and other precautions.

Travel: You will be required to travel frequently.

Fitness Program: This job is covered by the agency Mandatory Fitness Program for law enforcement positions. You will be required to undergo regular physical examinations.

You will be required to maintain the ability to perform the rigorous physical requirements of the job.

Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

Demonstrating some level of knowledge in the use, instruction, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and integration of the full range of electronic surveillance devices including but not limited to communication devices and applications, video, audio, tracking, Radio Frequency (RF) technologies and associated unique surveillance systems;

Demonstrating knowledge of electronic surveillance equipment and techniques including such technologies as covert audio recording devices, covert body wire devices, telephony surveillance, covert tracking of targets, and covert video; and

Conducting electronic surveillance in support of criminal investigations. OR Education: A master's or equivalent graduate degree, two (2) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a LL.B/J.D., if related. Graduate level education must have been from an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate level education and experience. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application.

You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

Demonstrating working knowledge in the use, instruction, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and integration of the full range of electronic surveillance devices including but not limited to communication devices and applications, video, audio, tracking, Radio Frequency (RF) technologies and associated unique surveillance systems;

Demonstrating working knowledge of electronic surveillance equipment and techniques including such technologies as covert audio recording devices, covert body wire devices, telephony surveillance, covert tracking of targets, and covert video; and

Conducting electronic surveillance in support of difficult criminal investigations cases. OR Education: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a LL.M., if related. Graduate level education must have been from an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and activities necessary to do the work. OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate level education and experience. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application.

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

Demonstrating a good working knowledge in the use, instruction, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and integration of the full range of electronic surveillance devices including but not limited to communication devices and applications, video, audio, tracking, Radio Frequency (RF) technologies and associated unique surveillance systems;

Demonstrating good working knowledge of electronic surveillance equipment and techniques including such technologies as covert audio recording devices, covert body wire devices, telephony surveillance, covert tracking of targets, and covert video; and

Conducting electronic surveillance in support of criminal investigations with substantial difficulty where circumstantial evidence was used or indirect perpetrators were pursued. Follow up on an entire chain of separate surveillance matters stemming from original assignments and a web of multi-jurisdictional problems. You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

Demonstrating mastery knowledge in the use, instruction, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation of the full range of electronic surveillance devices including but not limited to communication devices and applications, video, audio, tracking, Radio Frequency (RF) technologies and associated unique surveillance systems; and

Providing expertise in the planning and execution of the electronic surveillance phase of major investigative and enforcement operations. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

Age Restrictions: You can be appointed into this position as long as you have not reached your 37th birthday. Department of Homeland Security has established an Interim Policy for Appointment of Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Customs and Border Protection Officers. The age restriction as articulated above shall NOT apply to veteran's preference eligible as defined in Title 5, U.S.C., Section 2108, item (3). Applicants meeting this definition of "preference eligible" shall be considered for this position regardless of age.

Law Enforcement Retirement: This position meets the eligibility criteria for law enforcement retirement under both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Employees covered by either retirement system who reach age 50 or over with at least twenty years of service as a law enforcement officer are qualified for law enforcement retirement. In addition, employees covered by FERS (all new hires to the Federal government) of any age with at least 25 years of service as a law enforcement officer are qualified for law enforcement retirement. Finally, employees who reach age 57 with at least twenty years of service as a law enforcement officer are subject to mandatory retirement.

Firearm Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.,,, and possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.

Additional information

Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position. The actual salary range will be based on the applicable locality pay for the selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under .

Promotion Potential: When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

E-Verify: DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about, including your rights and responsibilities.

Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet these standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a background investigation for Top Secret as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Benefits: DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the website and select "Benefits." will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.,