Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Chief, Digital Forensics Branch)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · usajobs.gov
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The job in short
Digital forensics branch leadership.
Details
- Found
- 5 d ago · posted 2026-10-19
- Location as listed
- Sterling, Virginia
- Role
- Criminal Investigator
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Summary
The location is ATF Headquarters with the Branch housed in Sterling, Virginia. The Digital Forensics Branch provides complex digital device forensics support and guidance to field agents relative to computer imaging and examinations, mobile device extractions and examinations, digital storage media, digital video recorders as well as computer software and hardware relating to law enforcement investigations.
Duties
The major duties of the Supervisory Criminal Investigator position include, but are not limited to, the following: Conducts criminal investigations, regulate the firearms and explosives industries, and assist other law enforcement agencies Provides complex digital device forensics support and guidance to field agents relative to computer imaging and examinations, mobile device extractions and examinations, digital storage media, digital video recorders Oversees technical training for ATF digital forensic examiners, digital media collection specialists, and special agents. Incumbent is involved in the property accountability of computer forensics equipment. Knowledgeable in digital forensics and is responsible for the oversight of the branch.
Qualifications
To qualify for the Supervisory Criminal Investigator position at the GS-14 grade level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. Specialized experience must include all of: Understanding in the field of digital forensics for law enforcement investigations; AND Understanding of digital forensics applications to assist with market research, testing and evaluation, and acquisition of new forensic software and hardware; AND Preparing written reports and assessments. Please do not cut and paste the position description or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Your resume and experience must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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