Investigative Analyst

This announcement is to fill multiple positions in the United States Attorneys Office Southern District of New York Digital Forensics Unit (DFU) and the Complex Analytical Social Media Enhancement (CASE) Team. The mission of Digital Forensics Unit is to provide law enforcement with the ability to capitalize on cell phone internet and social media data seized during investigations. Typical work assignments for Investigative Analysts assigned to the DFU include:

• Perform mobile device exploitation and search warrant analysis using Cellebrite Axiom and other digital forensic tools.
• Capture cloud data including web sites social media accounts email accounts and other sources of online data.
• Prepare reports of forensic cell phone analyses.
• Testify in court regarding cell phone extractions and chain of custody.
• Serve as a direct liaison and the focal point for agency personnel engaged in cell phone extractions.

• Analyze call detail and email records to identify frequency common call analysis and time zone conversion.
• Analysis of social media and digital evidence of one or more targets to identify common data points commonalities and patterns in a unified view (i.e. timelines power points).
• Map cell sites and GPS tracking data.
• Testify in court.
• Serve as a direct liaison and the focal point for agency personnel engaged in case analytical support.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint credit and tax checks and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable.
• If selected you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

To be qualified at the GS-09 level you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below: Specialized Experience Education or a combination of Education and Experience.

Specialized Experience: To be qualified at the GS-09 level you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in federal service. Specialized experience is defined as supporting investigative enforcement or compliance processes by gathering analyzing and organizing information from various sources such as databases witnesses and Federal State and local agencies; performing investigative support tasks; collecting and disseminating criminal and/or threat information; analyzing and mining cell phone data; preparing detailed reports and identifying relevant facts to establish preliminary findings.

Education: One of the following types of education in a related field (e.g. Criminal Justice Forensic Science Accounting Homeland Security Counter Terrorism Political Science): a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or an LL.B or J.D. Education must be in an accredited college or university and must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification order to qualify based on a combination graduate education must be in excess of one full year.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria see .

OR

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.