Special Agent

Join a federal agency as a Special Agent, responsible for critical law enforcement, protective, and investigative duties. This role involves enforcing federal laws, conducting complex investigations, and ensuring national security. We are seeking highly motivated individuals ready for demanding work, significant responsibility, and continuous professional development.

• *Key Responsibilities May Include:**
• Applying law enforcement, protective, or investigative techniques.
• Identifying problem areas and implementing effective solutions.
• Planning and conducting complex criminal investigations.
• Collecting, analyzing, and evaluating evidence and data.
• Conducting interviews, interrogations, arrests, searches, and seizures.
• Managing projects, setting priorities, and allocating resources.
• Collaborating with internal and external partners.
• Leading meetings or seminars.
• *Qualifications:**
• *GL-09 Level Requirements (Starting Salary: $54,945):**
• **Education:** Master's or equivalent graduate degree (e.g., LL.B., J.D.) or two full years of progressively higher graduate education in a related field.
• **Experience:** At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-7 level, such as applying law enforcement/protective/investigative techniques, problem-solving, taking team responsibility, leading groups, setting priorities, and external partnering.
• **Combination:** A mix of specialized experience and related graduate education beyond the first year of study.
• *GS-11 Level Requirements (Starting Salary: $63,163):**
• **Education:** Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, OR LL.M.
• **Experience:** At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-9 level, such as planning/conducting complex criminal investigations, evidence gathering/analysis, interviews/interrogations, arrests, searches/seizures, taking team responsibility, leveraging networks, and managing complex projects.
• **Combination:** A mix of specialized experience and related graduate education beyond the first year of doctoral study.
• *General Requirements:**
• **Time-in-Grade:** Current/former federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to be eligible for promotion. Proof (SF-50) is required.
• **Experience Credit:** Paid and unpaid/volunteer experience, including National Service programs, will be credited.
• **Physical and Medical Standards:** Duties require moderate to arduous physical exertion, use of firearms, exposure to inclement weather, manual dexterity, and full functional use of limbs.
• *Application & Assessment Process:**

Applicants must successfully pass Phase 1 assessments to receive a Conditional Job Offer:

• **National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Special Agent Entrance Exam (SAEE)**
• **Applicant Physical Abilities Test (APAT):** Evaluates physical fitness through push-ups, sit-ups, Illinois Agility Run, and a 1.5-mile run, ensuring readiness for vigorous training and job tasks.
• **Special Agent and Uniformed Division Pre-Employment Review (Super) Interview**