USAJOBS · 2 months ago
Lead Investigator
Springfield, Virginia, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$142K/yr - $185K/yr
1+ years expThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking a Lead Investigator for the Office of the Chief Security Officer. This role involves identifying, detecting, deterring, and mitigating insider threats to protect the Department's mission, resources, and personnel.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serves as an Insider Threat Program Investigative Team Lead
Communicates and integrates the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, and work products and services
Communicates assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion
Analyzes new legislation, emerging policies, and investigative trends to determine where policy formulation, refinement, or clarification is indicated
Briefs investigative officers as to methods and guides their ongoing efforts
Assists with establishing, revising, and reviewing policies, procedures, mission objectives, and organization for the staff, as necessary to eliminate work problems or barriers to mission accomplishments
Facilitates ongoing investigations and participates with other law enforcement and intelligence personnel in planning, conducting and supporting investigations into criminal, administrative and security incidents
Directs the monitoring of various data feeds to the Insider Threat Programs, assists in the evaluation of this intelligence to determine and identify potential insider threats
Streamlines operations and refines analytical techniques
Conducts User Activity Monitoring (UAM) and other cyber forensic activities to detect insider threat activities and suspicious behavior
Ensures computer forensic best practices are utilized in all aspects of the Insider Threat Programs investigative activity
Qualification
Required
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
You must successfully pass a background investigation
You must submit to a pre-employment drug test
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements
You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions
You will be required to undergo periodic drug testing
You must be able to obtain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information Security Clearance
May be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or overtime
Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft
You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal government, performing duties such as: Having advanced knowledge of identifying, receiving, ingesting, examining, and integrating data on potential insider threat incidents from various sources to evaluate potential insider threat indicators
Advanced experience in monitoring computer networks for anomalous or unauthorized activities and familiarity with user activity monitoring (UAM) capabilities for automated information systems
Knowledge of collecting and aggregating information from various sources to evaluate potential insider threat indicators, and demonstrated expertise in testing hypotheses, prioritizing alternatives, and contextually framing findings and conclusions
Advanced expertise in documenting, classifying, and properly handling insider threat information, and reporting and/or referring potential insider threat incidents to relevant stakeholders, in accordance with established guidelines, policies, and procedures
Extensive knowledge of Executive Order 13587 and the requirements of all federal departments and agencies for insider threat deterrence, detection, and mitigation
Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level
All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement
Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
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