Clarification from the agency

Status Candidates (Merit Promotion) and Excepted Service. Current career United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Service, United States Postal Inspection Service and Postal Regulatory Commission Employees will not be considered or selected from this vacancy announcement.

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Candidates will be evaluated on the skills that they possess that are directly related to the duties of the position and the experience, education and training that indicate the applicant's ability to acquire the particular knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of the position. Only those candidates who meet all qualification and eligibility requirements and who submit the required information by 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 will be considered.

The USPS OIG uses a Pay Banding system, which is equivalent to the Federal GS scale. Grade and salary determinations will be made based upon a candidate's education and professional experience.

This position is being advertised at the Manager Band level, equivalent to a GS 14 grade level. The salary range for this position is $131,620 - $197,200 includes locality pay. Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) is authorized. Compensation includes 1811 LEAP coverage in primary position under law enforcement retirement.

Please note that the duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations.

The successful candidate must exhibit a high degree of leadership and demonstrate experience planning and conducting complex federal criminal investigations.

• Oversee the administration. Management and conduct of all cyber-investigative activities, field support programs, and applicable support systems (e.g., case management, evidence tracking) within your assigned Cyber Team.
• Make recommendations for introducing new programs, conduct pilot programs, and continual improvement evaluations of existing programs for CCU
• Plan and direct field support and cyber-investigations originating from cyber enabled fraud or cybersecurity incidents and review reports relative to digital forensic acquisition and analysis.
• Perform the administrative duties and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised, planning and equitable scheduling for cyber-investigations and field support assignments.
• Identify, coordinate, and mentor personnel facilitating career development and succession planning for future consideration.
• Manage performance (PES) for your assigned Cyber Team and carry out Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) policies and program activities.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, other ASACs, special agents, executives, and officials within the OIG, U.S. Postal Service, and other federal, state, and local agencies.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be a Federal Law Enforcement Officer classified as an 1811 series Criminal Investigator
• Must be able to pass a drug screening and physical examination
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card
• May be required to successfully complete a 12-month probationary period
• Selectee subject to random drug testing

Qualifications

You must currently be an 1811 criminal investigator or military equivalent and have at least 6 or more years of experience as a criminal investigator (law enforcement officer) in the 1811 occupation series. NON-QUALIFYING experience includes: security details, intelligence analysis, corrections or guard duty, physical security, and military/security police officer.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

You must meet ALL of the minimum qualifications listed below.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Completed Basic Criminal Investigative Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) or its equivalent (You must submit a copy of the certification)
• Currently serve as a federal law enforcement officer classified as an 1811 series criminal investigator or military equivalent (You must submit a copy of your SF-50 to verify 1811 series and grade level)
• At least 6 years of professional federal law enforcement experience
• Experience directly supervising, planning, managing, and mentoring forensic examiners and criminal investigators with an emphasis on establishing investigative plans, promoting maximum staff utilization and development
• Experience in management of cyber-investigations
• Experience using digital forensic tools to perform digital evidence acquisition, analysis, and investigative reporting (Magnet Axiom, FTK Central, Nuix, Logicube Falcon NEO) or other tools
• Experience using mobile forensic tools to perform data extraction, analysis, and investigative reporting (Cellebrite, UFED Touch, Physical Analyzer, Premium or Grayshift GrayKey) or other tools
• Must have received a " Meets Expectations" rating or equivalent, on the applicant's two most recent employment performance appraisals. Applicants MUST submit copies of their two most recent performance appraisals. If either of the two most recent performance appraisals is not available, the applicant MUST submit a written statement explaining the reason the appraisal is unavailable.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Management experience and knowledge of cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations
• Knowledge of U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Postal Inspection Service organization, structure processes, networks, and databases

Applicants that do not meet the minimum qualification requirements will not be considered.


EVALUATION FACTORS

Your resume MUST clearly demonstrate how your experience, knowledge, and/or skills meet EACH evaluation factor. Your resume must contain sufficient detail for the evaluator to determine that you meet the requirement. Do not assume that your job title, position, or employer alone demonstrates that you meet an evaluation factor.

Failure to demonstrate that you meet ALL of the evaluation factors will result in a score of zero (0), an ineligible status, and you will NOT be referred for further consideration.

Include specific duties, responsibilities, and major accomplishments relevant to the position requirements in your resume.

1. Demonstrated experience in managing and mentoring employees promoting maximum staff utilization, development, and handling performance (including outstanding and disciplinary) issues.
2. Demonstrated experience leading teams in applying modern customer support and criminal investigative principles; planning, initiating, and conducting the acquisition and analysis of digital evidence in a forensically sound manner, and managing complex support of cyber-investigations, especially those involving cyber-crime investigations, digital evidence, and digital forensics in both individual and task-force environments.
3. Demonstrated ability to define problems, conduct research, analyze alternatives, and recommend options for technical solutions to support criminal, civil, or administrative investigations.
4. Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting investigative findings, including technical matters, to investigative personnel and management officials.
5. Ability to work as part of a team serving as a leader and follower, participate in oversight of internal working groups and external tasks forces, and identify and solve personnel, logistical, and resource challenges within CCU.
6. Ability to provide leadership, motivate and inspire dynamic teams of individuals, collaborate, and cooperate, developing shared goals and achieving desired results.

You will no longer be considered for this position if you: fail to respond to all of the questions in the self-assessment questionnaire; fail to address a factor in the narrative section (no response or "See resume" or similar language will be scored a zero (0)); or receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor.

Failure to demonstrate that you meet all evaluation factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0). Upon receipt of a zero score, you will be deemed "not minimally qualified," and you will not be referred for further consideration.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications required for this position.

You will no longer be considered for this position if you:

• Receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor
• Fail to attach all required documentation
• Submit a resume that exceeds the two-page limit
• If your application materials indicate that you are not minimally-qualified for this position
• If you fail to qualify on the interview

Only the top-rated candidates will be referred to a review official or the selecting official for further consideration. Top-rated applicants may be required to participate in an interview. Your rating may be further adjusted or rated as ineligible by the review official or the selecting official based on your interview performance. Once all applicant scores are finalized, the selecting official will make a final decision. NOTE: If you receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor or on the interview, you will be considered NOT MINIMALLY QUALIFIED for the position and rated ineligible.

Applicants for this position may be interviewed one or more times as part of the hiring process. During interviews, applicants may not use any AI tool or virtual assistant (such as ChatGPT) to help them answer questions, except for accessibility tools used as part of a reasonable accommodation. Applicants who fail to follow these rules will be disqualified from the hiring process.