Senior Criminal Investigator (SSA)

The Office of the Inspector General is one of the best places to work in the Department of Justice and is one of the premier inspector general offices in federal government. The Investigations Division (INV) investigates alleged criminal violations and misconduct that govern DOJ employees, operations, grantees, and contractors. Annually INV receives more than 13,000 complaints, opens approximately 250 investigations, and makes an average of over 90 arrests.

This position falls under the direction of the Investigations Division, Cyber Investigations Field Office. If you are selected as a Senior Criminal Investigator, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to: Serves as a highly-skilled investigator and lead a team of investigators and other OIG employees, in conducting the most sensitive, complex and challenging investigations and assists the field office management in the overall direction and application of resources to complete priority investigations. Plans, organizes and personally conducts investigations with regard to a wide variety of allegations received by the OIG that typically involve extremely complex, difficult, or sensitive criminal or administrative investigations of major importance and high-level interest and misconduct allegations involving high-ranking officials of the Department of Justice. Communicates to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion. Participates as a member of management in developing field office policy and in the implementation of Division-wide policy relating to quality, investigative techniques, and procedures. Analyzing initial cybercrime allegations and recommending required investigative resources and collateral digital forensic examination support. Investigating allegations of cybercrime, crime scenes, and misconduct. Planning and conducting surveillance or undercover work, to include online undercover work. Uses automated methods to recover digital evidence from Microsoft, Linux, Unix and other operating systems, to include network-based systems penetrated by unauthorized parties. Apprehending and arresting persons violating U.S. laws and conducting search and seizure incident to the arrest or when appropriate by warrant. Preparing technical reports and presenting findings orally and in writing to managers, prosecutors, and other high-level officials. Testifying as a government witness before Grand Juries and in court regarding criminal cases. Testifying at administrative hearings in non-criminal cases.