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(FEATURED!) INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Department of the Treasury

Overview

Open & Closing Dates
05/19/2026 to 05/28/2026

Salary
$70,623 - $111,087

Pay Scale & Grade
GS9, GS11 per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Promotion Potential
GS13

Appointment Type
Permanent

Location

City
Vienna

State
VA

Duties

Summary
Become part of the team that safeguards the financial system from the abuses of financial crime. At the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), we are at the forefront in preventing and detecting terrorist financing, money laundering, and other financial crime. Serve at the nation's financial intelligence unit and protect the United States financial system from criminals and terrorist financiers.

Responsibilities
The following are the duties of this position at the GS-13. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

Establish financial intelligence program standards, policies, strategies, goals, and evaluation plans

Detect and develop financial intelligence based on the integration of data obtained from research and analysis of national and international financial crimes in assigned geographical or functional area(s).

Conceptualize, plan, draft, edit, and present individual FinCEN analytic products to customers

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
Conditions of employment

Security Clearance: This position has been designated National Security Level IV, Special Sensitive and requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Top Secret (TS) clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Applicant must meet and continue to adhere to the requirements of a Tier 5 level background investigation. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. Continued employment with FinCEN is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the Tier 5 level background investigation, the results of which fully meet the FinCEN's special employment criteria. All employees are subject to satisfactory completion of periodic reinvestigation and a continuing life style in conformity with applicable national and FinCEN directives. Any unfavorable information developed during an investigation or other official inquiry may result in termination of employment in accordance with established security policies and procedures.

This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.

There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents:

Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back,

FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and

SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information).

Qualifications
Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

Specialized experience for the GS-09:

You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience:

- Analyzing financial data, such as identifying illicit financial actors and networks, and money laundering and terrorist financing methods and trends AND

- Working closely with senior analysts to assist in the development of written analytical products, such as reports, studies, or briefings.

OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related.

OR

You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education.

Security Clearance

Required
Top Secret/SCI

Required Application Materials

Resume

Application Instructions

For more information and to apply, please visit the USAJOBS site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/869413300

The announcement may close earlier than the closing date if enough applications have been received.

This is not an NSEP exclusive position. Please direct all questions to the agency point-of-contact listed at the end of the job announcement.

Apply at the following website or click Apply below: <a href='http://usajobs.gov/job/869413300'>usajobs.gov/job/869413300

Additional Notes

NSEP cannot pre-approve positions for service credit, but positions with national security responsibilities with the Department of the Treasury, a Tier Two federal agency, may be considered for service credit. All requests for credit outside of Tier One are considered on a case-by-case basis.

NSEP award recipients who have not yet completed their service requirement in full have two special hiring authorities available to them: Schedule A (r) and NDAA’13. Awardees with these special hiring authorities can advertise their non‐competitive eligibility in both their resume and in the “Additional Information” section of job applications.

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