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U.S. Secret Service · 3 months ago

Special Agent - Special Agent Talent & Achievement Recruitment (STAR)

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$48K/yr - $117K/yr

The U.S. Secret Service is dedicated to serving the nation through criminal investigations and protection. As a Special Agent, you will conduct complex criminal investigations into financial crimes, provide physical protection for high-profile individuals, and design security measures for significant events.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Conducting complex criminal investigations into financial crimes, including counterfeiting, cyber fraud, and other threats to the financial infrastructure of the United States

Providing physical protection for the President, Vice President, their families, visiting foreign dignitaries, and other protectees, ensuring their safety in every environment

Designing, planning, and implementing advanced security measures for National Special Security Events (NSSEs), such as presidential inaugurations, international summits, and other high-profile events

Qualification

Firearm proficiencyDrug testing complianceVisual acuity standardsHearing standards

Required

U.S. Citizenship

Possess a current valid driver's license. Must be REAL ID compliant

Use your official name on your application as it appears on your valid government identification (i.e., REAL ID Driver's License, State ID, Passport)

Applicants must be 21 at the time of application and under 37 at the time of a conditional offer, unless they have prior federal law enforcement service under special retirement provisions. Veterans' preference applicants must receive a conditional offer before age 40

Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position. Disclose any prior drug use, attempted use, and/or experimentation

Obtain a Top-Secret Clearance and retain it during your career

This position requires an automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met

Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory. You will be ineligible to occupy this position if at any time you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless you received a pardon, or your conviction was expunged or set aside

Be available for assignment to any of the U.S. Secret Service Field Offices. Preferences are not guaranteed

Complete 13 weeks of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA and 20 - 22 weeks of specialized training at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD. Failure to pass the training program may result in separation from the Secret Service

Sign a mobility agreement stating your willingness to accept assignments anywhere within the United States and overseas

Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959

Possess uncorrected visual acuity of no worse than 20/100 binocular, possess corrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better in each eye.(Note: Lasik, ALK, RK, and PRK corrective eye surgeries are acceptable eye surgeries for special agent applicants. Applicants will be considered eligible for the special agent position provided specific visual tests are passed. The following are waiting periods for visual tests: Lasik-2 months after surgery, PRK-6 months after surgery, ALK and RK-one year after surgery)

Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 25 decibels (A.S.A. or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear in the 500,1000 and 2000Hz ranges