Drug Enforcement Administration — Fort Worth, Texas
Pay: $97,307–$150,426 per year
This position is located in the DEA, Operational Support Division, Aviation Division This position(s) primary purpose is to to serve as the technical expert in the areas of covert surveillance, tracking, and interception to assist Special Agents, personnel internal or external to the agency, and across the DEA world-wide with investigative operations by researching, modernizing, testing, evaluating and integrating the use of electronic communications aerial surveillance equipment.
Duties As a Telecommunications Specialist, your typical work assignments may include: Participating in sensitive covert activities requiring the installation and recovery of electronic devices. Tracking and intercepting airborne surveillance to assist personnel with investigative operations by integrating the use of electronic communications equipment. Designing and modifying large and diverse inventory of highly specialized state-of-the-art electronics used in surveillance and information gathering activities to support criminal investigations and prosecutions.
Participating in maintenance of covert and concealed surveillance equipment. Analyzing networks, including radio frequency-based (e.g., cellular, radio, Wi-Fi) and internet protocol-based, to determine the best technological approach (i.e. electronic surveillance, communication, and interception) to use in support of an investigative operations.
Qualifications For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application.
Basic Qualification Requirements: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, public utilities, statistics, computer science, telecommunications management, information systems management, business administration, industrial management, or other fields related to the position to be filled.
Other Education: Communications/electronics or automatic data processing training in technical institutes or business schools above the high school level or in Armed Forces schools that included advanced instruction in addition to basic courses, may be substituted for general experience on a month-for-month basis. OR Specialized Experience: Experience in evaluating, analyzing, developing, managing, or improving communications systems, procedures, and requirements that demonstrated knowledge of current developments and trends in communications concepts and technology.
AND Applicants applying for the GS-12 must meet one of the following requirements: A. Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11, and your experience includes performing at least four of the tasks below as part of your regular duties: Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Using and applying sensitive state-of-the art telecommunications equipment, applications, and computer systems that are used to track and monitor; 2) Advising on the proper use of telecommunications equipment and devices for use in active agency operations; 3) Configuring, installing, maintaining OR operating and repairing telecommunications equipment; 4) Assisting in the planning and coordinating technical operations requiring covert tactics and strategies to maintain anonymity during criminal investigations; 5) Evaluating new or prototype telecommunication systems, computer applications, or other technologies before utilizing them into agency operations and 6) Monitoring or operating surveillance systems to include operating radio communications and telecommunications intercept equipment.
Applicants applying for the GS-13 must meet one of the following requirements: A. Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12, and your experience includes performing at least four of the tasks below as part of your regular duties: Specialized experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Using and applying sensitive state-of-the art telecommunications equipment, applications, and computer systems that are used to track OR monitor, 2) Advising on the proper use of highly sophisticated telecommunications equipment and devices for use in active agency operations; 3) Configuring, installing, maintaining, operating OR repairing telecommunications equipment; 4) Planning and coordinating technical operations requiring covert tactics and strategies to maintain anonymity during criminal investigations; 5) Evaluating new or prototype telecommunication systems, computer applications, or other technologies before utilizing them into agency operations; 6) Monitoring or operating complex surveillance systems to include operating radio communications and telecommunications intercept equipment.
Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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