This position is located within the Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) and may be assigned to a geographical location under the purview of the Office of Investigations and Professional Responsibility. The mission of ASH is to ensure aviation safety, support national security, and promote an efficient airspace system through the development and administration of policies and programs.
To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series, 1801, please refer to: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1800/general-inspection-investigation-enforcement-and-compliance-series-1801/ To qualify for this position at the H-band: you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G / FG/GS-5/7/9. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience using digital forensics to conduct digital forensics investigations, create examination reports, and investigative analysis. OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related. To qualify for this position at the I-band: you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H / FG/GS-10/11/12. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes: Experience in conducting research, interpreting, and applying digital forensic processes to identify, acquire, process, analyze, and report findings of digital evidence for investigations. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration. All, some, or none may be interviewed.
Primary responsibility is to serve as an Investigations Specialist (Digital Forensics) for AXI in the Investigative Services Division, Digital Forensics Branch, performing a mixture of routine, multiple, and varying assignments related to cyber investigations under the limited direction of a manager or more experienced technical specialist. He/she applies experience and detailed technical knowledge of digital forensics and cyber investigations to accomplish routine tasks and assignments, and regularly conducts digital media analysis providing assistance to Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies. Typical duties include but are not limited to: Supports internal investigations within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by planning and performing digital forensic examinations of digital, electronic, and mobile device data from a variety of sources with the goal of developing forensically sound evidence. Coordinates with managers and other investigators on digital forensics issues to identify methods and procedures for recovery, preservation, and presentation of digital evidence; provide consultation throughout investigations on matters relating to digital evidence or digital investigative analysis. Conducts digital forensics examinations, creates and reviews digital/computer forensics analysis reports, and documents procedures and policies in support of ASH, the Office of Investigations, and Professional Responsibility and other LOB/SO. Applies sound digital forensic solutions to assignments and investigative tasks related to cyber investigations to include host based forensics, network based forensics, mobile forensics, and other investigative analysis. Incorporates various forensics techniques to analyze enterprise, network, mobile, and host-based artifacts. Researches and applies additional data sources and techniques to augment the effectiveness of the cyber investigations program. Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish assignments and small projects. Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allows some discretion to select the most appropriate approach. Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Frequently refers difficult problems and work issues to a manager or more experienced technical specialist when guidelines are not available or applicable. Responsibilities at the I-band The incumbent will perform multiple, varying, and complex assignments as an Investigations Specialist (Digital Forensics) for AXI within the Investigative Services Division. Applies experience and advanced technical knowledge of Information Technology (IT) from enterprise resources while independently performs tasks and assignments related to Cyber investigations to include host based forensics, network based forensics, mobile forensics, enterprise forensics, and other investigative analysis.