Criminal Investigator (Special Agent) Direct Hire

Summary

Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) .

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Summary

Positions under this announcement are being filled using a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) .

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information.

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER IRS CAREERS? Visit us on the web at

Overview

Accepting applications

Open & closing dates

08 / 22 / 2025 to 09 / 26 / 2025

Salary

$56,623 to - $101,860 per year

Pay scale & grade

GL 7 - 9

Locations

96 vacancies in the following locations :

(AK3237) 949 E 36 Ave

Anchorage, AK

(AL2197) 2204 Lakeshore Dr

Homewood, AL

(AL2393) 5123 Research Dr NW

Huntsville, AL

(AL1238) 820 S University Blvd

Mobile, AL

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(AL2203) 1285 Carmichael Way

Montgomery, AL

(AR1316) 4375 N Vantage Dr

Fayetteville, AR

(AR1184) 4905 Old Greenwood Rd

Fort Smith, AR

(AR0063) 700 W Capitol

Little Rock, AR

(AZ7887)7350 W Cam San Xavier

Glendale, AZ

(AZ6886) 1818 E Southern Ave

Mesa, AZ

(AZ0052) 230 N First Ave

Phoenix, AZ

(AZ7748) 4041 N Central Ave

Phoenix, AZ

(AZ0058) 300 West Congress

Tucson, AZ

(CA8500) 751 E. Daily Drive

Camarillo, CA

(CA7023) 9350 Flair Dr

El Monte, CA

(CA7898) 2525 Capitol St

Fresno, CA

(CA7803) 700 P Street

Fresno, CA

(CA0521) 24000 Avila Rd

Laguna Niguel, CA

(CA0273) 501 W Ocean Blvd

Long Beach, CA

(CA0198) 6230 Van Nuys Blvd

Los Angeles, CA

(CA0150) 300 N Los Angeles St

Los Angeles, CA

(CA6901) 1700 Standiford Ave

Modesto, CA

(CA0281) 1301 Clay St

Oakland, CA

(CA6139) 4330 Watt Ave

Sacramento, CA

(CA8050) 290 N D Street

San Bernardino, CA

(CA8503) 110 West A St

San Diego, CA

(CA0154) 450 Golden Gate Ave

San Francisco, CA

(CA6116) 55 South Market St

San Jose, CA

(CA6921) 1 Civic Center Dr

San Marcos, CA

(CA8211) 1600 Los Gamos Dr

San Rafael, CA

(CA7395) 801 Civic Center Dr W

Santa Ana, CA

(CA7585)2384 Professional Pkwy

Santa Maria, CA

(CA0221) 777 Sonoma Ave

Santa Rosa, CA

(CA7588) 4643 Quail Lakes Dr

Stockton, CA

(CO2177) 2864 S Circle Dr

Colorado Springs, CO

(CO1811) 1999 Broadway

Denver, CO

(CO1860) 103 Sheppard Dr

Durango, CO

(CO0046) 301 S Howes St

Fort Collins, CO

(CO0018) 400 Rood Ave

Grand Junction, CO

(CT0059) 915 Lafayette Blvd

Bridgeport, CT

(CT0013) 135 High St

Hartford, CT

(CT0061) 150 Court St

New Haven, CT

(CT3438) 761 Main Ave

Norwalk, CT

(DC0043) 1200 1st St NE

Washington, DC

(DC0198) 77 K St NE

Washington, DC

(DC0022) 1111 Constitution NW

Washington, DC

(DE0052) 1352 Marrows Rd

Newark, DE

(FL3285) 4210 Metro Pkwy

Fort Myers, FL

(FL3017) 300 E University Ave

Gainesville, FL

(FL0067) 400 West Bay St

Jacksonville, FL

(FL0061) 51 SW First Ave

Miami, FL

(FL3132) 201 S Orange Ave

Orlando, FL

(FL3279) 7180 9th Ave N

Pensacola, FL

(FL2437) 1248 N University Dr

Plantation, FL

(FL2174) 7410 S US Hwy 1

Port Saint Lucie, FL

(FL1005) 9450 Koger Blvd

Saint Petersburg, FL

(FL3100) 5971 Cattleridge Blvd

Sarasota, FL

(FL1407) 325 John Knox Rd

Tallahassee, FL

(FL2402) 3848 W Columbus Dr

Tampa, FL

(FL1328) 625 N Flagler Dr

West Palm Beach, FL

(GA0121) 75 Spring St

Atlanta, GA

(GA0087) 401 W Peachtree St

Atlanta, GA

(GA2004) 2888 Woodcock Blvd

Atlanta, GA

(GA2441) 3154 Perimeter Pkwy

Augusta, GA

(GA1016) 4800 Buford Highway

Chamblee, GA

(GA2493)5255 Snapfinger Prk Dr

Decatur, GA

(GA2410) 435 2nd St

Macon, GA

(GA2480)9 Prk of Commerce Blvd

Savannah, GA

(HI8469) 1003 Bishop St

Honolulu, HI

(IA1465) 101 W 2nd St

Davenport, IA

(IA0112) 210 Walnut St

Des Moines, IA

(IL0236) 230 S Dearborn St

Chicago, IL

(IL2337) 2001 Butterfield Rd

Downers Grove, IL

(IL2528)Fountains Business Ctr

Fairview Heights, IL

(IL2563) 4749 Lincoln Mall Dr

Matteson, IL

(IL2549)14479 S John Humphrey

Orland Park, IL

(IL2551) 2415 W Cornerstone Ct

Peoria, IL

(IL2636) 4920 E State St

Rockford, IL

(IL2558) 5100 River Rd

Schiller Park, IL

(IL2454) 3101 Constitution Dr

Springfield, IL

(IN1765) 12900 N Meridian St

Carmel, IN

(IN1822) 7409 Eagle Crest Blvd

Evansville, IN

(IN1823) 201 E Rudisill Blvd

Fort Wayne, IN

(IN0133) 575 N Pennsylvania

Indianapolis, IN

(IN1905) 370 East 84th Dr

Merrillville, IN

(IN1641) One Michiana Square

South Bend, IN

(KS1603) 6717 Shawnee Mission

Overland Park, KS

(KS1615) 555 N Woodlawn St

Wichita, KS

(KY3060) 200 W Professional Pk

Bowling Green, KY

(KY2020) 7940 Kentucky Dr

Florence, KY

(KY3123) 7300 Turfway Rd8

Florence, KY

(KY1472) 1500 Leestown Rd

Lexington, KY

(KY0086) 600 Dr Martin L King

Louisville, KY

(LA1420) 2600 Citiplace

Baton Rouge, LA

(LA1651)4021-A Ambassador Caff

Lafayette, LA

(LA0034) 600 S Maestri Pl

New Orleans, LA

(LA1340) 3007 Knight St

Shreveport, LA

(MA0131) 15 New Sudbury St

Boston, MA

(MA5813) 900 Chelmsford St

Lowell, MA

(MA5982) 1550 Main St

Springfield, MA

(MA6035) 400 Tradecenter Dr

Woburn, MA

(MA5785) 120 Front St

Worcester, MA

(MD0055) 31 Hopkins Plaza

Baltimore, MD

(MD0487) 201 Thomas Johnson Dr

Frederick, MD

(MD0195) 8401 Corporate Dr

Landover, MD

(MD0278) 5000 Ellin Rd

Lanham, MD

(MD0278) 5000 Ellin Rd

Lanham-Seabrook, MD

(MD1248) 6010 Executive Blvd

Rockville, MD

(ME4276) 440 Western Ave

South Portland, ME

(MI2218) 3971 S Research Pk Dr

Ann Arbor, MI

(MI0800) 985 Michigan Ave

Detroit, MI

(MI2101) 3100 West Rd

East Lansing, MI

(MI3022) 917 N Saginaw St

Flint, MI

(MI2210)3251 N Evergreen Dr NE

Grand Rapids, MI

(MI2181) 1270 Pontiac Rd

Pontiac, MI

(MI2186) 2040 N US Hwy 31 S

Traverse City, MI

(MN0015) 515 W First St

Duluth, MN

(MN1720) 310 S Broadway

Rochester, MN

(MN1600) 30 E Seventh St

Saint Paul, MN

(MO1833) 1122 Town and Country

Chesterfield, MO

(MO1741) 3702 W Truman

Jefferson City, MO

(MO1937) 333 W Pershing Rd0

Kansas City, MO

(MO2008)2850NE Independence Av

Lees Summit, MO

(MO0106) 1222 Spruce

Saint Louis, MO

(MO1993) 2937 S Claremont Ave

Springfield, MO

(MS2191) 11309 Old Hwy 49

Gulfport, MS

(MS0083) 100 W Capitol

Jackson, MS

(MS2103) 2005 Harris St

Oxford, MS

(MT5383) 2900 Fourth Ave N

Billings, MT

(MT5513) 10 W 15th St

Helena, MT

(MT5524) 2681 Palmer St

Missoula, MT

(NC2598) 10715 David Taylor Dr

Charlotte, NC

(NC2668) 4905 Koger Blvd

Greensboro, NC

(NC0111) 310 New Bern Ave

Raleigh, NC

(NC2410) 3340 Jaeckle Dr

Wilmington, NC

(ND0046) 657 2nd Ave N

Fargo, ND

(NE0051) 1616 Capitol Ave

Omaha, NE

(NH0037) 275 Chestnut St

Manchester, NH

(NH6185) 75 Portsmouth Blvd

Portsmouth, NH

(NJ5114) 51 Haddonfield Rd

Cherry Hill, NJ

(NJ4541) 100 Dey Pl

Edison, NJ

(NJ4611) 4 Paragon Way

Freehold, NJ

(NJ6998) 5218 Atlantic Ave

Mays Landing, NJ

(NJ0145) 200 Federal Plaza

Paterson, NJ

(NJ4721) 955 S Springfield Ave

Springfield, NJ

(NJ5105) 50 W State St

Trenton, NJ

(NM1464) 6200 Jefferson St NE

Albuquerque, NM

(NM1431) 505 S Main6

Las Cruces, NM

(NV7516) 110 N City Parkway

Las Vegas, NV

(NV0012) 300 Booth St

Reno, NV

(NY0300) 11 A Clinton Ave

Albany, NY

(NY7501) 999 Stewart Ave

Bethpage, NY

(NY7304) 1200 Waters Pl

Bronx, NY

(NY7288) 2 Metrotech Center

Brooklyn, NY

(NY7340) 130 S Elmwood Ave

Buffalo, NY

(NY7184) 5000 Corporate Dr

Holtsville, NY

(NY7071) 300 Commerce Dr

New Windsor, NY

(NY0350) 290 Bdwy-Foley Square

New York, NY

(NY7064) 255 East Ave

Rochester, NY

(NY6408) 445 Forrest Ave

Staten Island, NY

(NY7357) 300 S State St

Syracuse, NY

(NY6385) 210 E Post Rd

White Plains, NY

(OH0194) 2 S Main St

Akron, OH

(OH2342) 301 Mckinley Ave SW

Canton, OH

(OH0189) 550 Main St

Cincinnati, OH

(OH0192) 1240 E Ninth St

Cleveland, OH

(OH2260) 401 N Front St

Columbus, OH

(OH0195) 200 W 2nd St

Dayton, OH

(OH2320)6450Rockside Wds Bvd S

Independence, OH

(OH2146) 433 N Summit St

Toledo, OH

(OK1356) 55 N Robinson

Oklahoma City, OK

(OK1431) 8023 E 63rd Pl

Tulsa, OK

(OR6674) 250 NW Franklin Ave

Bend, OR

(OR0051) 211 E 7th Ave

Eugene, OR

(OR6527) 960 Ellendale

Medford, OR

(OR0043) 1220 SW 3rd Ave

Portland, OR

(PA0719) 3 W Broad St

Bethlehem, PA

(PA0871) 230 Executive Dr

Cranberry Township, PA

(PA0600) 17 S Park Row

Erie, PA

(PA0959) 30 N 3rd St

Harrisburg, PA

(PA0507) 601 S Henderson Rd

King Of Prussia, PA

(PA0809) 2970 Market St

Philadelphia, PA

(PA0277) 600 Arch St

Philadelphia, PA

(PA0233) 1000 Liberty Ave

Pittsburgh, PA

(PA0596) 409 Lackawanna Ave

Scranton, PA

(PR3930) 7 Tabonuco St

Guaynabo, PR

(RI7085) 60 Quaker Ln

Warwick, RI

(SC0068) 1835 Assembly St

Columbia, SC

(SC2095) 440 Roper Mountain Rd

Greenville, SC

(SC2089) 601 19th Ave N

Myrtle Beach, SC

(SC1149) 4400 Leeds Ave Ste270

North Charleston, SC

(SD0035) 515 9th St

Rapid City, SD

(SD1317)1720 S Southeastern Av

Sioux Falls, SD

(TN2351) 5740 Uptain Rd

Chattanooga, TN

(TN0029) 109 S Highland

Jackson, TN

(TN2190) 2513 Wesley St

Johnson City, TN

(TN2042) 412 N Cedar Bluff Rd

Knoxville, TN

(TN2070) 22 N Front St

Memphis, TN

(TN0005) 5333 Getwell Rd

Memphis, TN

(TN0052) 801 Broadway

Nashville, TN

(TX2224) 7201 I-40 West

Amarillo, TX

(TX0227) 300 E Eighth St

Austin, TX

(TX2038) 3651 S IH-35

Austin, TX

(TX2835) 12309 N Mopac Expwy

Austin, TX

(TX2481) 350 Pine St

Beaumont, TX

(TX0316) 600 E Harrison St

Brownsville, TX

(TX1732) 606 N Carancahaua

Corpus Christi, TX

(TX0284) 1100 Commerce St

Dallas, TX

(TX2485) 1200 Golden Key Cir

El Paso, TX

(TX0302) 4050 Alpha Rd

Farmers Branch, TX

(TX0224) 819 Taylor St

Fort Worth, TX

(TX0298) 1919 Smith

Houston, TX

(TX0297) 8701 S Gessner

Houston, TX

(TX2125) 5810 San Bernardo Ave

Laredo, TX

(TX0230) 1205 Texas

Lubbock, TX

(TX2785) 1101 E Hackberry Ave

McAllen, TX

(TX2445) 100 NE Loop 410

San Antonio, TX

(TX2158) 601 NW Loop 410

San Antonio, TX

(TX2096) 909 ESE Loop 323

Tyler, TX

(TX2007) 6801 Sanger Ave

Waco, TX

(UT0035) 324 25th St

Ogden, UT

(UT0036) 1160 W 1200 S

Ogden, UT

(UT1522) 178 S Rio Grande St

Salt Lake City, UT

(VA0688) 903 Enterprise Pkwy

Hampton, VA

(VA1608) 200 Granby St

Norfolk, VA

(VA0088) 400 N Eighth St

Richmond, VA

(VA0535) 210 1st St SW

Roanoke, VA

(VA0008) 7980 Quantum Dr

Vienna, VA

(VA0056) 3320 Noble Pond Way

Woodbridge, VA

(VI0007) Veterans Dr

Charlotte Amalie, VI

(VT8139) 128 Lakeside Ave

Burlington, VT

(WA0101) 915 Second Ave

Seattle, WA

(WA0064) 920 W Riverside Ave

Spokane, WA

(WA8075) 1301 A St

Tacoma, WA

(WA0094) 500 W 12th St

Vancouver, WA

(WI0016) 500 S. Barstow St

Eau Claire, WI

(WI1738) 440 Security Blvd

Green Bay, WI

(WI1784) 1242 Fourier Dr

Madison, WI

(WI1720) 211 W Wisconsin Ave

Milwaukee, WI

(WV0318) 16 Sterling Dr

Bridgeport, WV

(WV0167) 150 Court St

Charleston, WV

(WV0191) 250 Murall Dr

Kearneysville, WV

(WV0304) 700 Market St

Parkersburg, WV

(WY0029) 2120 Capitol Ave

Cheyenne, WY

Remote job

No

Telework eligible

Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required

50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

13

Job family (Series)

Supervisory status

No

Security clearance

Drug test

Yes

Position sensitivity and risk

Trust determination process

Financial disclosure

Bargaining unit status

Announcement number

25-12773440C-CID-1811-7T9

Control number

843927800

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Open to U.S. Citizens / Nationals

Duties

WHAT IS THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (CI) DIVISION?

A description of the business units can be found at :

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

The Criminal Investigator plans and conducts investigations relative to criminal statutes of tax administration and financial crimes, which may require access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), other intelligence-related Specials Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret Special Access Programs (SAP), and other related offenses, which vary in levels or complexity. The work involves investigations analyzing precedent setting legal or investigative questions, complex or unusual

accounting problems. The Criminal Investigator analyzes information obtained from diversified sources gathered over a wide section of the country; situations where the interrelationship of facts and evidence identification is difficult because of the numerous holding companies, entities, etc., involved; and cases including a mixture of legal and illegal activities; international transfers of funds; working with DOJ and IRS Foreign country attaches to obtain records; and cryptocurrency investigations.

Performs other investigative and enforcement duties such as testifying as a Government witness, assisting the U.S. Attorney during the preparation of cases for trial, and conducting collateral inquiries.

• Obtains, evaluates, integrates, and recommends action on information items to identify large areas of noncompliance (e.g., major profession, occupation, industry, or wide geographic area).

This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month / year & indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS :

GL-07 LEVEL : You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GL-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience in or related to investigation of criminal violations (e.g., suspected crimes or alleged fraud) that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the IRS Special Agent. Experience must have required : (1) the exercise of tact, initiative, ingenuity, resourcefulness and judgment in collecting, assembling, and developing facts, evidence and other pertinent data through investigative techniques which included personal interview; (2) the ability to make oral and written reports and presentations of personally conducted or personally directed investigations, examinations, or inspections; AND (3) the ability to analyze and evaluate evidence and arrive at sound conclusions. To be qualifying, this experience must have been acquired in investigative work related to the ACCOUNTING OR AUDITING OF BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES OF SUBJECTS INVESTIGATED.

OR

EDUCATION :

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows : One full year of graduate level education (transcripts must also indicate receipt of a bachelor's degree) which included or was supplemented by at least 15 semester / 23 quarter hours in accounting plus an additional 9 semester / 14 quarter hours from among the following fields : business law, economics, finance, tax law or money and banking. OR Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) may be met by having a Bachelor's degree, with one of the following : A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies.

NOTE : SAA is credited only if you have completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree which included or was supplemented by at least 15 semester / 23 quarter hours in accounting plus an additional 9 semester / 14 quarter hours from among the following fields : finance, economics, business law, tax law, or money and banking (transcripts must indicate receipt of a bachelor's degree).

GL-09 LEVEL : You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GL-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes : experience in or related to investigation of criminal violations (e.g., suspected crimes or alleged fraud) that provided the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. The experience must have been acquired in investigative work related to the ACCOUNTING OR AUDITING OF BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES OF SUBJECTS INVESTIGATED. Experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the ability to gather intelligence, analyze and evaluate raw investigative data, prepare comprehensive written investigative reports, and investigate complex claims involving suspected crimes or alleged fraud. Examples of qualifying experience include : Investigating criminal cases requiring the use of recognized investigative methods and techniques and that may have included appearing in court to present evidence; Supervising OR conducting interviews or interrogations that involved eliciting evidence, data, or surveillance information; Investigating computerized business and / or accounting systems and forming sound conclusions as to related criminal business practices and compliance with Federal laws and regulations. OR

You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows : Two 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education; a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree (i.e, LLB. or JD). AND All of the above education requirements must be supplemented by at least 15 semester hours (or 23 quarter hours) in accounting, AND an additional 9 semester hours 14 quarter hours) from among the following or closely related fields : finance, economics, money and banking, tax law, and business law. You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.

For examples of specialized experience for grade 7 and 9, click .

You must meet the following special requirements :

MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE : Provisions of Public Law 93-950 and Public Law 100-238 allow the imposition of a maximum age for original appointments to a law enforcement officer position within the Federal government. The date immediately preceding your 37th birthday is the final date of referral for selection. This age restriction does not apply to those who have previously served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position...