Total 11 job vacancies by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

This position is located under the Office of Science and Technology, in Washington, District of Columbia.

This position is the Deputy Chief of Staff, GS-0301-15, located in the Office of Science and Technology, in Washington D.C. The primary purpose of this position is to represent the Bureau in negotiations with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on issues related to science and technology. Deputy Chief of Staff will facilitate and support the managerial and administrative processes and policies of OST, consistent with ATF policies, guidelines and procedures. Will be responsible for providing oversight of OST's Resource management administrative functions and budget formulation and execution while monitoring the progress of critical projects and other duties relating to project management. Additionally, will serve as acting chief in the absence of the Chief of Staff.

• Direct special projects involving complex intra- and inter-departmental coordination to negotiate and resolve program/policy differences and problems.
• Create strategic plans that align the priorities of Office of Science and Technology with priorities and goals of an agency.
• Oversee new approaches to reduce barriers to mission accomplishment and improvement of work methods.
• Employ total quality service concept to establish policies, goals, and work priorities.

This position is located in the Office of Field Operations, Washington, DC Field Division, in Washington, District of Columbia.

This position serves as a Technical Surveillance Specialist (electronics specialist) in the Washington Field Division office, in the Office of Field Operations (FO), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Responsible for coordinating all technical activities relating to law enforcement clandestine technologies and operations in the field division and often throughout the United States.

As a Technical Surveillance Specialist, at the GS-1801-12, your typical work assignments may include:

• Coordinates with ATF management officials on projected covert electronics systems, current and planned capabilities, cost benefit questions, etc., and furnishes technical leadership, review, and problem-solving assistance to surveillance system users, the special agent in charge, tactical operations officers, and counterparts and representative of other Federal, State, local, and foreign law enforcement agencies.
• Directly participates with special agents in utilizing technical surveillance techniques to gather evidence in support of criminal investigations and other enforcement operations.
• Attends and receives briefings concerning the objectives of specific investigations, available intelligence on identified suspects, and the evidence collection requirements for the activity, all of which must be documented.
• Consults with field SACS, assistant special agents in charge, and Headquarters program managers, and conducts surveys to review usage rates, determine cost benfits, and operational considerations such as ease of usage, adaptability to varying situations, ease of midfication, environmental conditions, etc.

As a Technical Surveillance Specialist, at the GS-1801-13, your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as an expert source of technical electronics program knowledge and support for an assigned field division. Interprets and adapts broad FO-wide policies for the division, taking into account knowledge of the local conditions and specific enforcement operations.
• Designs, acquires, assembles, modifies, tests, and prepares technical surveillance equipment for installation. Conducts covert installations in a variety of undercover locations (e.g. vehicles, apartments, warehouses, etc.).
• Develops operating guidance and maintenance procedures for field offices throughout the field division and at times throughout FO.
• Interprets the effect of broad ATF law enforcement policies, applicable Federal statutes, and Department and ATF directives and legal concerns on technical surveillance activities, systems, and functions.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progresses.

This position is located under the Office of Field Operations, Philadelphia Field Division, Allentown FO, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

• Serves as a Supervisory Criminal Investigator assigned to a field division of the Bureau.
• Responsible for the prevention, detection, and investigation of substantive and conspiracy type violations of laws enforced by ATF.
• Supervises a group of criminal investigators stationed at field offices where group size ranges from small to moderate, who are engaged in substantive criminal investigation work and the work must be greater than average in difficulty.
• Responsible for the detection and investigation of criminal cases that may require the gathering and piecing together of complex evidence often difficult to secure; result in precedent-setting court decisions; require substantial coordination with other agencies in tracing leads and gathering intelligence; involve illegal activities conducted under cover of legal enterprise; be extremely sensitive due to the suspects involved and have the potential for jurisdictional problems.

This position is located under the Office of Intelligence Operations, Firearms Operations Division in Huntsville, Alabama, Washington, District of Columbia, and Wichita, Kansas.

The Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.

As a Program Analyst, you will perform a variety of program review, analysis, and long-range planning functions relating to the Firearms Operations Division.

In this position you will perform the below duties:

• Performing a variety analytical in developing new procedure and polices.
• Analyzing findings and makes recommendations in reports.
• Evaluating programmatic data and to identify and analyze program or policy issues.
• Providing evaluation and advice on the effectiveness and efficiency of program operations and proposed changes.

This position is located under the Office of Management, Acquisition Management Division (AMD) in Washington, District of Columbia.

Serves as the Deputy Chief, Acquisition Management Division (AMD), within the Office of Management, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice. AMD provides all internal and external stakeholders and business partners with strategic business solutions for managing, supervising, performing, or developing policies and procedures involving the procurement of supplies, services, construction, or research and development using formal advertising or negotiation procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and close out of contracts.

• In conjunction with the Division Chief, has the authority for overseeing the overall planning, directing and timely execution of procurement of supplies, services, construction, using formal advertising or negotiation procedures; the evaluation of contract price proposals; and the administration or termination and close out of contracts.
• Supports the Chief in planning and justifying budget requests for the program areas within the division and estimates long- and short-term personnel and equipment needs based on estimated work trends and mission emphasis.
• Responsible for the effective administration of Division resources, decides on procedural, organizational, administrative, or other internal changes in the Division's operations to ensure continuous improvement and the efficient accomplishment of work.
• Along with the Division Chief, provides coordination and guidance to all division employees and other applicable organizations to perform continuous appraisal of the utilization of resources in accomplishing program objectives and goals.
• In conjunction with the Division Chief, oversees staff and managerial work concerned with analyzing, developing, evaluating, and promoting improvements in programs' policies, plans, methods, procedures, and systems that are coordinated by AMD. Identifies and clarifies issues; identifies and presents opposing views without bias; evaluates policy options and examines the consequences of adopting them.

This position is located under the Office of Professional Responsibility and Security Operations, Inspection Division in Arlington, Virginia

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Supervisory Management Analyst (DOO) supervising an administrative staff and analyzing and evaluating programs to improve the efficiency of internal administrative operations, organizations, or management procedures; and serving as an expert advisor to the OPRSO executive staff and the Division's Chiefs.

Typical work assignments include:

• Performs the full range of supervisory responsibilities over the staff.
• Conducts short and long-range planning for overall Division goals and objectives in response to changing funding levels, policy changes and legislative changes pertaining to programs and projects; reviews budget forecasts and justifications.
• Oversees the Division's directives, policies, personnel, training, management process review, and other administrative programs.
• Conducts special projects and studies and participates in discussion, advises on, and recommends changes to policy, regulations, procedures, important program matters.

This position is located under the Office of Intelligence Operations, Operational Intelligence Division in Washington, District of Columbia.

• Serves as the Division Chief of the Operational Intelligence Division.
• Manages the Division which is responsible for law enforcement programs, functions or operations encompassing the overall law enforcement mission of the organization to which assigned.
• Directs the complex investigative and technical programs of the Division.
• Exercises significant responsibility-in dealing-with other Bureau management officials and officials of the Department of Justice.
• Manages work through subordinate supervisors.

This position is located under the Office of Science and Technology, Information Technology Systems Delivery Division & Data Management Division in Washington, District of Columbia.

You will be responsible for providing information technology services to various customers throughout the Bureau, as well as monitoring and providing oversight for the development and provisioning of enterprise application software products and services that permit the deployment, storage and transmission of information supporting the agency's mission to internal and external audiences.
In this position, you will be performing the below duties:

• Monitoring and providing oversight for the development and provisioning of enterprise application software products.
• Providing technical analysis, planning, security analysis, requirements gathering, design, acquisition, development, testing, implementation, operation and disposition of application software products.
• Coordinating all requests for system enhancements, reviewing and approving of all associated system documentation coordinating the testing and acceptance of new builds, and ensuring that system rollovers are successfully implemented.
• Leading and coordinating large-scale and or long-term projects.
• Coordinating and Managing projects to improve efficiency and reduce cost

The position of Deputy Assistant Director - Chief Learning Officer manages and directs the development of ATF's training objectives and conducts assessments of ATF's Service operational and administrative programs to identify training needs and develops annual training plans, to ensure program management and goals are achieved through the delegation of authority of supervision and guidance to subordinate section supervisors.

This position is at ATF Headquarters in Washington D.C.

The position of Special Agent in Charge (SAC) manages a major field division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and exercises executive responsibility for the primary enforcement of Federal alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson laws and regulations.

These positions are located within the following geographic locations.

Louisville, Kentucky
Columbus, Ohio
Charlotte, North Carolina

• Plans, directs, implements and evaluates comprehensive law enforcement and regulatory programs in the field division.
• Incumbent assesses the effectiveness of criminal and regulatory programs and policies in meeting ATF goals.
• Manages all administrative and program matters, including budget formulation, allocation of human and material resources, implementation of technological solutions, timely and accurate submission of reports, and related matters.
• The incumbent serves as ATF's representative to other Federal, state, and local law enforcement organizations, industry groups, congressional staffs, political and community groups, the media, and the public.
• He or she coordinates agency requirements and operations with other field special agents in charge and officials at headquarters.

This position is located under the Office of Enforcement Programs and Services, Firearms and Explosives Services Division (FESD) and the National Firearms Act Division (NFA Division), located in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

The primary purpose of this position is to plan, develop, coordinate, administer and evaluate policies, programs, systems and procedures to provide for the regulation of the firearms and explosives industries, as required by the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended; the Arms Export Control Act of 1976; Title XI of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, as amended.

Typical duties will include:

GS-05

• Analyzes legal documents, tax records and returns.
• Researches legal contracts pertaining to purchases of firearms, explosives, and ammunition.
• Utilizes various information technology (IT) software and hardware to research the Internet and various databases.
• Answers inquiries from law enforcement, industry representatives, business firms, and the public.

GS-07

• Explains procedures and policies prescribed under pertinent laws, regulations, and directives.
• Performs basic assignments which demonstrate a basic understanding of the functions and operation of EPS and Bureau policies and regulations.
• Briefs visitors and participates in the training of lower graded specialists,
• Compiles information, enter and retrieve data, generate reports, and depict data in various spreadsheet and report formats.

GS-09

• Reviews, evaluates, processes, restricts, or recommends approval or denial of applications and supporting documents.
• Utilizes office equipment and the capabilities and limitations of numerous databases and computer systems.
• Responds to complex inquiries from applicants,
• Provides technical advice and assistance to Field Operations personnel, law enforcement agencies, applicants, and industry members.

GS-11

• Responds to complex inquiries from applicants, resolves applicant and industry concerns, and participates in criminal and regulatory investigations.
• Conducts background checks, investigates criminal histories, and analyzes court and other legal documents to resolve original and delayed background checks.
• Performs complex assignments which demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the functions and operation of EPS and Bureau policies and regulations.
• Acts on and processes applications to include refunds.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progresses.