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Summary This position is placed in the Federal Investigative Records Enterprise (FIRE), Personnel Security of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) located at the underground facility near Boyers, PA. Responsibilities This announcement is open to: All U.S. Citizens who reside or is currently employed in the Boyers, PA local commuting area which includes the Pennsylvania counties of Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango, Jefferson, Indiana, and Westmorland; Ohio counties of Columbiana, Trumbull, and Mahoning; and all cities existing in Pennsylvania or Ohio within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. As a INVESTIGATIONS TECHNICIAN you will be responsible for the following duties: As an Investigations Technician you will be responsible for providing administrative and technical support with the oversight and administration of contracts performing support for the personnel background investigations for DCSA. The incumbent under the direction of the Program Manager and Supervisor is responsible for providing assistance with monitoring and overseeing the processes performed by contractors within DCSA FIRE Operations area of responsibility. The incumbent must possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and professionalism and willingness to accept responsibility for assigned tasks, skills in applying basic data gathering methods to collect, organize and report various types of factual information, and knowledge of office hardware and software to produce narrative reports, graphics, and spreadsheets. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Compliance Inspection and Support Series 1802 (opm.gov) for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 07/08/2024 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/GG-04) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Gathering, assembling, organizing, and analyzing facts and information to determine solutions to solve operational problems; Utilizing various personal and commercial computer software (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams, Power Point, Excel, calendar, etc) to accomplish tasks; Preparing, tracking, and monitoring correspondence, reports, and items for an agency; Responding to general inquires, administrative issues and notify staff members of information request to ensure timely responses. Or have successfully completed four years of post-high-school education. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: 1.Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules. 2.Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 3.Planning and Evaluating - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short - or - long term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the Organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. 4.Writing - Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience. 5.Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems. Education If substituting or combining education for experience, transcripts MUST be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. If substituting education for experience, at the GG-05 level, you must have successfully completed four years of post-high-school education. Superior Academic Achievement does not apply to DCIPS positions. Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.