FBI Job Posting

Special Agent Job Posting Opened March 2

The FBI will accept applications for Special Agent candidates from March 2 to 16. All interested candidates must apply via www.FBIJobs.gov on a home or UNet computer by 11:59 p.m., March 16, according to the time zone of the applicant's local Field Office.

Specific skills and backgrounds being sought include:

·         Cyber Security

·         Intelligence

·         Computer Engineering

·         Computer Science

·         Computer Forensics

·         Network Administration

·         Information Technology

·         Laboratory Sciences

·         Electrical Engineering

·         Mechanical Engineering

·         Certified Public Accountants

·         Bar Certified Attorneys

·         Police/Detectives

·         Military

·         Pilots

Speakers of foreign languages are also highly sought, with a priority for Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Maghreb (Moroccan/Algerian), Yemeni, Afghani, Pakistani, Somali, Uighur, Chinese (all dialects), and Uzbek.

To qualify, each Special Agent applicant must:

·         Be a U.S. citizen

·         Be at least 23 years of age, but younger than 37 at the time of hiring; exceptions are given for:

o  Federal Law Enforcement Officers (1811s)

o  Veterans eligible for Veterans Preference

·         Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

·         Have lived in the U.S. for three out of the last five years unless directly deployed overseas by the U.S. government or military (this includes military spouses)

·         Have a valid driver's license and at least six months of driving experience

·         Able to meet all FBI employment requirements as well as be able to pass an FBI Background Investigation and receive a Top Secret Security Clearance.  (For automatic disqualifiers visit www.fbi.gov – Go to – Join Us – Are You Eligible?)

Applicants must also have three years of full-time (at least 36 hours per week) professional work experience. Exceptions to this requirement include:

·         Applicants with eligible computer science or IT backgrounds

·         Preferred foreign language speakers who score 3 or higher on an FBI language test

·         Former FBI Honors Interns with at least a 3.0 GPA are eligible for Phase I testing and then must complete three years of work experience before advancing to Phase II

·         Applicants with a Juris Doctor degree

·         Applicants with master's and/or doctoral degrees can qualify with only two years of full-time professional work experience

For more information about the Special Agent application process, visit www.fbijobs.gov. You may also contact FBI Applicant Recruiter, Special Agent Paul C. Harris at 313-965-6269.