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Criminal Investigator

Office of the Inspector General · Department of Homeland Security
📍 Alexandria, Virginia 💰 $143913 – $187093/yr 🏠 Telework eligible

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Job Summary

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

Key Responsibilities

The Office of Investigations is responsible for investigating the appropriate criminal and civil justice system those individuals and organizations involved in financial, professional, civil, or criminal misconduct relating to Department of Homeland Security programs and operations. The position serves as a Criminal Investigator in the Major Fraud Unit (MFU) and is responsible for the most difficult, sensitive and complex investigative matters.

MFU investigates major fraud schemes and provides fraud expertise and support to the OIG.

Case assignments involve matters of extreme sensitivity, scope and complexity; a wide range and variety of interrelated activities; a wide number of separate investigative matters that grow from the original assignments; exceptional difficulty in establishing the interrelationships of fact or evidence; and require extensive and critical jurisdictional problems involved in completing the investigations.

Typical assignments include: Directs and coordinates in-depth reviews and evaluations of criminal investigations program operations. Identifies areas requiring additional or decreased OIG investigative and/or oversight attention. Reviews final investigative reports and memoranda to ensure compliance with established quality assurance standards.

Serves as the technical and programmatic OIG liaison with the Department's law enforcement bureaus for complex and sensitive oversight reviews. Presents new and novel issues requiring an extraordinarily high degree of ingenuity and initiative. Provides direction in conducting criminal investigative functions and oversight of the law enforcement bureaus.

Oversees and coordinates the review of criminal, civil, and administrative investigations conducted by the Department's law enforcement bureaus. Presents new and novel issues requiring an extraordinarily high degree of ingenuity and initiative. Provides direction in conducting criminal investigative functions and oversight of the law enforcement bureaus. Other duties as assigned.

Contact

Timothy.Martin@oig.dhs.gov · 202-427-5086

Frequently Asked Questions

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-22.

How many openings are available?

There are 4 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.

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