Department of Commerce

Supervisory Investigation/Compliance Specialist

Washington, District of Columbia Full time

Supervisory Investigation/Compliance Specialist

Department: Department of Commerce

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $167603 - $195200 Per Year

Job Summary: This vacancy is for a Supervisory Investigation/Compliance Specialist in the Bureau of Industry and Security within the Department of Commerce.

Major Duties:

  • As a Supervisory Investigation/Compliance Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Develops and implements significant new program strategies; analyzes key policy questions in the compliance area and makes significant agency policy recommendations and decisions. Adjudicates findings, assesses evidence for factual and legal sufficiency, and determines whether further investigation is required to support compliance action related to risks to national security, digital economy, public safety and security, or critical infrastructure of the United States. Directs the preparation of summaries of their findings and/or recommendations on their disposition, ultimately supporting compliance activities. Oversees and directs the planning and management of major and continuing compliance programs that involve high-priority cases central to agency objectives. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Supervisory Investigation/Compliance Specialist GS-1801-15, FPL GS-15 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under BIS-ICTS-DE-26-12843846, which is open to U.S Citzens applicants. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Qualifications: Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the GS-15 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Providing strategic guidance and recommendations to executive-level leadership and representing an organization in interagency or external forums; and Interpreting and applying national security-related regulations to ensure consistent regulatory oversight; and Overseeing compliance audits and drafting contractual or legally binding mitigation agreements or conditions for U.S. or foreign businesses subject to national security regulatory actions; and Mentoring and training junior employees on regulatory issues involving intellectual property, data privacy, and technology-based supply chain risks.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.The application process is as follows: To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Note: To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account (https://usajobs.gov). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. {If utilizing the "Locking Assessment Responses" functionality, substitute this paragraph with the recommended text found in Appendix E.} To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application.

Application Deadline: 2025-12-17