Are you interested in a career with the FBI as an IT Specialist? As an FBI IT Professional, your job is to ensure the workforce has the applications and data when and where it is needed and protect our law enforcement systems. This means applying your knowledge of computer technology, cyber security, electronic surveillance, encryption, forensic science and more to safeguard information across the FBI, as well as our domestic and international law enforcement partners.
Are you interested in a career with the FBI as an IT Specialist? As an FBI IT Professional, your job is to ensure the workforce has the applications and data when and where it is needed and protect our law enforcement systems. This means applying your knowledge of computer technology, cyber security, electronic surveillance, encryption, forensic science and more to safeguard information across the FBI, as well as our domestic and international law enforcement partners.
Salaries listed are the base rate for the GS pay scale. Please see additional Information section below for more detailed salary information.
GS-11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
GS-12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
Desired Skills
Desired skills are NOT mandatory and will NOT be utilized to minimally qualify applicants. Desired Skills are:
All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
GS-11: Applicant must have a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related.
Degrees must be in one of the following fields: computer science, engineering, information science, information systems management, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or technology management OR a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement and will be compared against your responses to the online assessment questionnaire. If your self-assessment in the vacancy questions is not supported by details in your resume or supporting documents, you may be disqualified from the Most Competitive category. Veterans' preference will be applied. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The first five competencies/The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below. Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies.
All applicants will be rated on the following Competencies:
To apply for the IT System Administrator GS 11/12 position, please click here.
The official title of this position is IT Specialist (Sysadmin/Custsspt).
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
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