Special Agent

About the Role

The United States Secret Service is actively recruiting recent college graduates to participate in the Special Agent Talent & Achievement Recruitment (STAR) program. Joining as a Special Agent offers a unique and rewarding career dedicated to serving the nation through a dual mission of criminal investigations and protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting complex criminal investigations into financial crimes, including counterfeiting, cyber fraud, and other threats to the financial infrastructure of the United States.
• Providing physical protection for the President, Vice President, their families, visiting foreign dignitaries, and other protectees.
• Designing, planning, and implementing advanced security measures for National Special Security Events (NSSEs).

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Possess a current valid driver's license. Must be REAL ID compliant.
• Use your official name on your application as it appears on your valid government identification.
• Must be at least 21 years old at the time of application. Applicants may be referred up to their 40th birthday.
• Submit to a drug test prior to appointment and random drug testing.
• Obtain a Top-Secret Clearance and retain it during your career.
• Requires an automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met.
• Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory.
• Ineligible if convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless pardoned, expunged, or set aside.
• Complete an intensive 13-week training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) followed by specialized 18-week training at the James J. Rowley Training Center. Failure to pass training may result in separation.
• Sign a mobility agreement stating willingness to accept assignments domestically and overseas.
• Must have registered with the Selective Service System or be exempt (male applicants born after December 31, 1959).
• Uncorrected vision of at least 20/100, correctable to 20/20 in each eye. Specific post-surgery waiting periods apply for LASIK, PRK, ALK/RK.
• Hearing loss must not exceed 25 decibels in either ear in the 500, 1000, and 2000Hz ranges.

Qualifications

As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period.

Minimally qualified for the GL-07 Level if you possess one of the following:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.), based on:
• Class standing (upper third of graduating class).
• Grade-point average (G.P.A.):
• 3.0 or higher out of 4.0 ("B" or better) recorded on transcript, or computed based on 4 years, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years.
• 3.5 or higher out of 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on average of required courses in major or completed during the final 2 years.
• At least one full year of graduate level education (18 semester hours).
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GL-5 level. Specialized experience includes:
• Writing non-technical reports.
• Drafting responses to requests for information.
• Writing brief, informative, or routine reports.
• Gathering information, analyzing it, and summarizing findings.
• Taking responsibility for actions to meet deadlines.
• Presenting specific, pre-determined information at meetings or seminars as a representative of a group.
• A combination of specialized experience (as described above) and related graduate level education.