- Position Title
- Investigative Analyst
- Agency
- U.S. Secret Service
- Announcement Number
- CID-BB-12682294-25-ST Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 to Monday, February 10, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND meet one (1) of the following?
- Retired from active military service with a disability rating of 30% or more; or
- Rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or have a disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces at any time, showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
- DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 or equivalent); AND
- Official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying overall compensable service-connected disability rating of at least 30% or more (NOTE: overall percentage must be clearly shown);
- SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (Page 1 - block #1-4; 6)
2.
Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty for more than 180 days other than for training?
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
Are you the spouse the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100%, or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100% from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces who was killed while in active-duty status?
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
- Verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage certificate or other legal documentation verifying marriage); and
- Verification of the spouse's active-duty status (i.e., spouse's Permanent Change of Station (PCS) or Active Duty military orders, or official documentation from the Armed Forces branch that verifies spouse's active status). Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) extends the temporary provision in which spouses are not required to relocate with active-duty service members on PCS orders. The sunset date of this provision is December 31, 2028.
Are you the spouse the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired with a disability rating at the time of retirement of 100%, or the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who retired or separated from the Armed Forces and has a disability rating of 100% from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
- Verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage certificate or other legal documentation verifying marriage); and
- Verification of the spouse's military service (i.e., DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 or equivalent); and
- Verification of the service member's 100% disability (i.e., Official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying the overall compensable service-connected disability rating of 100%) NOTE: The overall percentage must be clearly shown; and
- SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (Page 1 - block #1-4; 7; 7a and Page 2 - Answer questions 1-7)
Are you the un-remarried widow or widower of a member of the Armed Forces who was killed while in active-duty status?
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
- Verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage certificate or other legal documentation verifying marriage); and
- Verification of the member's death while on active duty (i.e., DD-1300, Report of Casualty or equivalent); and
- SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (Page 1 - block #1-4; 8; 8a/8b)
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the United States Secret Service and meet the ALL of the following?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit:
- Located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
- Applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; and
- Applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; and
- Last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit:
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice.
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from agency that shows current promotion potential; and
- Latest performance appraisal including rating.
4.
Are you a current Federal civilian employee in a permanent competitive service position who has never held the highest grade level (or equivalent) for the position is being announced?
To verify eligibility as a current Federal civilian employee, you must submit your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, that reflects the following (you may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply):
To verify eligibility as a current Federal civilian employee, you must submit your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, that reflects the following (you may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply):
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is 1 or 2 in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is 1 in block 34); and
- The highest grade held on a permanent basis (if different than the most recent SF-50) and
- Time-in-grade eligibility.
5.
Are you a current Federal civilian employee in a permanent competitive service position who currently holds or has previously held the same or higher grade level with the same or higher promotion potential (or equivalent) for the position being announced?
To verify eligibility as a current Federal civilian employee, you must submit your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, that reflects the following (you may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply):
To verify eligibility as a current Federal civilian employee, you must submit your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, that reflects the following (you may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply):
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is 1 or 2 in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is 1 in block 34); and
- Reflects the highest grade held on a permanent basis (if different than the most recent SF-50)
6.
Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm the following:
- Located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; and
- Applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which will be or were separated; and
- Applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which will be or were separated; and
- Last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice, notice of (proposed) removal for declining a directed geographic relocation outside the local commuting area (e.g., a directed reassignment or a change in duty station), notice of compensable work-related injury or illness termination and agency certification of inability to place, or notice of disability annuity termination; AND
- SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflects all of the following:
- Position, grade level (GS-15 or below), and duty location; and
- Career or Career-Conditional appointment (Tenure Code is "1" or "2" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34), or excepted service without time limit (Position Occupied is "2" in block 34) who is covered by a law providing both noncompetitive appointment eligibility to, and selection priority for, competitive service positions.
- Any documentation from agency that shows current promotion potential; AND
- Latest performance appraisal including rating.
7.
Are you a current or former Federal civilian employee on a time-limited appointment in the competitive service of a Land Management agency? If yes, confirm the following:
As a current/former employee of a Land Management Agency you MUST work or have worked for one the following:
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
As a current/former employee of a Land Management Agency you MUST work or have worked for one the following:
- The Department of Agriculture's Forest Service; or
- The Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Reclamation.
- Are/were on a temporary or term appointment (time-limited) in the competitive service; and
- Worked for a land management agency under one (1) or more time-limited appointments for a period or periods totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years; and
- Received acceptable performance ratings during each period of service.
To verify eligibility, you must submit:
- ALL Appointment AND Resignation/Termination, SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), totaling more than 24 months that reflects all the following:
- Temporary or Term appointment (Tenure Code is "0" or "3" in block 24); and
- Competitive service (Position Occupied is "1" in block 34)
- Performance appraisal showing the official rating of record and signed by a supervisor, for each qualifying period of temporary or term appointment; or, if one is unavailable, provide a statement of performance for each period of service. The statement must specify the dates for each employment period and level of performance (dates should match the dates on the SF-50s).
8.
Are you a current Federal employee in the excepted service and/or in other merit systems of a Federal Agency that has a valid interchange agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)? If yes, confirm the following:
-OR-
Are you a current Federal employee of a Federal Agency covered under other miscellaneous appointing authorities not regulated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Other Miscellaneous Authorities include the following?
To verify eligibility, you must submit your most recent, Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, and the highest grade held on a permanent basis (if different than the most recent SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form(s) reflecting eligibility under the OPM Interchange Agreement or Other Miscellaneous Authorities.
- Currently serving under an appointment that is not time-limited or have been involuntarily separated from such appointment without personal cause within the preceding year; and
- Current serving in or have been involuntarily separated from a position covered by an interchange agreement; and
- Served continuously for at least one (1) year under the interchange agreement.
-OR-
Are you a current Federal employee of a Federal Agency covered under other miscellaneous appointing authorities not regulated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Other Miscellaneous Authorities include the following?
- Postal Career Service Employees
- Postal Rate Commission Employees
- Government Accountability Office (GAO) Employees
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Employees
To verify eligibility, you must submit your most recent, Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, and the highest grade held on a permanent basis (if different than the most recent SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form(s) reflecting eligibility under the OPM Interchange Agreement or Other Miscellaneous Authorities.
9.
Are you a former competitive-service employee of the Federal Government OR veterans' preference eligible, including those with derived preference, who held a career or career-conditional (non-time-limited) appointment?
To verify eligibility, you must submit your most recent separation Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, that reflects the following:
For more information review: Reinstatement Eligibility
To verify eligibility, you must submit your most recent separation Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, that reflects the following:
- A career appointment (Tenure Code is 1 in block 24) in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1 in block 34); or
- A career-conditional appointment (Tenure Code is 2 in block 24) in the competitive service (Position Occupied is 1 in block 34)*; and
- Reflects the highest grade held on a permanent basis (if different than the most recent separation SF-50)
- DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 or equivalent) showing dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Note: If you have more than one DD Form 214 for multiple periods of active-duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service and/or
- Official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying overall compensable service-connected disability rating of at least 30% or more (NOTE: overall percentage must be clearly shown); and
- SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
For more information review: Reinstatement Eligibility
10.
Are you a person with an intellectual disability, a severe physical disability or a psychiatric disability that qualifies for a Schedule A hiring authority?
To verify eligibility, you must submit a disability letter on official stationery/letterhead with an official signature. The letter should clearly state full name and that a person with a disability and are eligible for appointment under Schedule A hiring authority as outlined in 5 CFR Section 213.3102(u). Such documentation must be from one of the below sources:
For more information, review Individuals with Disabilities resources
To verify eligibility, you must submit a disability letter on official stationery/letterhead with an official signature. The letter should clearly state full name and that a person with a disability and are eligible for appointment under Schedule A hiring authority as outlined in 5 CFR Section 213.3102(u). Such documentation must be from one of the below sources:
- A licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional duly certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, to practice medicine); or
- A licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (State or private); or
- Any Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.
For more information, review Individuals with Disabilities resources
11.
Are you a Veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions and meet one (1) of the following?
"Active service" defined in title 37, United States Code, means active duty in the uniformed services and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
For more information, review Veterans resources.
- Entitled to veterans' preference, including those with derived preference; or
- A veteran separated or are expected to be separated within the next 120 days, from the armed forces after three (3) or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Veterans who were released shortly before completing a 3-year tour are considered eligible.
- DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 or equivalent) showing dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Note: If you have more than one DD Form 214 for multiple periods of active-duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service; or
- Future Military Retirees/Separatees submit a certification letter from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification*.
- Disabled Veterans submit certification letter from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification* AND an official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying overall compensable service-connected disability rating AND/OR SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15, page 2, section B or Section C).
"Active service" defined in title 37, United States Code, means active duty in the uniformed services and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
For more information, review Veterans resources.
12.
Are you a veteran who separated, or are expected to be separated within the next 120 days, from active duty under honorable conditions and meet one (1) of the following?
"Active service" defined in title 37, United States Code, means active duty in the uniformed services and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
For more information, review Veterans resources.
- a disabled veteran; or
- served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or
- served on active duty in the Armed Forces and participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded; or
- recently separated (within the past 3 years)
- A DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 or equivalent) showing dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Note: If you have more than one DD Form 214 for multiple periods of active-duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service; or
- Future Military Retirees/Separatees submit a certification letter from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification*.
- Disabled Veterans submit certification letter from the Armed Forces that you will be discharged or released from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification* AND an official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying overall compensable service-connected disability rating AND SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference
"Active service" defined in title 37, United States Code, means active duty in the uniformed services and includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, full-time National Guard duty, and attendance, while in the active service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
For more information, review Veterans resources.
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Conditions of Employment
All applicants must complete the following section. This section will be used to determine your ability and willingness to accept certain conditions of employment or meet certain requirements of the position. Please respond 'Yes' or 'No' to the following statements. Failure to respond to this section will result in an ineligible rating.
1.
In the last five years (from the closing date of this announcement) have you served, or are you currently serving, as an Executive Branch Political, Schedule C, or non-career Senior Executive Services appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at the SF-50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
All applicants must undergo a comprehensive background investigation. The background investigation focuses on your honesty, reliability, police record, financial record, use of alcohol and drugs, mental health, and employment record. The background investigation includes interviews with your past and present employers, neighbors, teachers, and references, as well as checks of law enforcement, credit, educational, medical, and other records.
2.
If you have one, please enter your recruiter's ID number. (Your recruiter would have supplied it to you). If you do not have one, please enter 0 (zero).
(limit 7 characters)
3.
If I receive a conditional offer of employment, I am willing to undergo a pre-employment drug screening.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in an Investigative Analyst position with the United States Secret Service. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this assessment questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire.
1.
Select the one statement that best describes the education and/or experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an Investigative Analyst at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
2.
Select the one statement that best describes the specialized experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an Investigative Analyst at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
3.
From the list below select the statement that best describes your ability to recognize and extract relevant information, and to apply new research avenues and methodologies.
4.
Do you have knowledge and experience using a variety of statistical/analytical tools to research and extract relevant data?
5.
Indicate the extent to which you have gathered and analyzed information.
6.
From the list below select the statistical/analytical tools and techniques you have experience using.
7.
Select the one answer that best describes your background and/or experience using methods to conduct qualitative analysis of data.
8.
Interpret ambiguous and/or conflicting data to provide guidance to furth an investigation.
9.
Evaluate the credibility of information to determine tends and/or patterns in support of law enforcement operations.
10.
Do you have experience conducting cryptocurrency tracing across blockchains and through centralized, decentralized and swap exchanges?
11.
From the list below, select all of the cryptocurrency tools and techniques you have experience using.
12.
From the list below select all of the types of financial crimes in which you have experience analyzing data.
13.
From the list below select all that describe your education, training and/or experience authoring or providing the below:
14.
From the list below select the statement that best describes your education, training and/or experience utilizing research process or techniques.
15.
From the list below, select all of the following that describe your experience with data retrieved from law enforcement and commercial databases.
16.
Select the statement that most accurately describes your highest level of work experience analyzing and interpreting information and/or data.
17.
Develop criminal trend analysis of cyber and/or financial crime leads in support of law enforcement operations.
18.
Conduct all-source research to provide criminal trend analysis and actionable investigative leads.
19.
Assess suspicious activity to highlight criminal trends that inform criminal investigative decisions and outcomes.
20.
Develop intelligence products, threat assessments, and/or other intelligence reporting in support of criminal investigations.
21.
Select the statement that best describes the purpose for the communication duties you perform as a regular part of your job.
22.
From the list below select your experience participating on a criminal investigative team.
23.
From the list below select the statements that match your ability to work within a team environment.
24.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.