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Air Interdiction Agent
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 4 days ago
On-site Salt Lake City, UT $89K – $164K Apply by Jun 30, 2026 Customs And Border Protection Interdiction ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations. This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP). LEAP is an additional compensation of 25% of the base salary and locality pay. See additional pay information in the Duties section.
What You'll Do
- →Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring for law enforcement jobs that have an exciting opportunity!
- →Once onboarded, you'll first be assigned for up to one year to support the D.C.
- →Safe and Beautiful Task Force.
- →The law enforcement component of the D.C.
- →Task Force is a partnership of over 20 federal and local agencies working together to make D.C. the safest city in America.
- →Once the assignment ends, you'll transition back to support the CBP.
- →Visit the D.C.
- →Task Force page for more information.
- →This is a Direct Hire Public Notice.
- →Category rating, Veterans' Preference and traditional rating and ranking do not apply to this Public Notice.
- →Due to authorization constraints under DHA, applicants may be brought onboard under another non-competitive appointing authority if they are eligible for one.
- →Applicants will be referred for selection consideration throughout the announcement open period.
- →Your duties will include: Conducting air patrol, surveillance and pursuit activities related to the interdiction of smuggled contraband via land vehicles, aircraft, or vessels.
- →Monitoring behavior patterns and activities of suspect persons, vehicles, or vessels believed to be engaged in illegal activities.
Requirements
- ✓FAA Commercial or ATP Airplane or Helicopter rated with Instruments FAA Class 2 Medical required at time of Flight Assessment.
- ✓FAA Class 1, FAA Class 2 or Military qualifies to start the pre-employment process for the AIA position.
- ✓All must be dated within the last 12 months.
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
- ✓Rigorous Law Enforcement Officer Special Retirement Coverage: This is a rigorous position subject to mandatory retirement under the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers under CSRS and FERS (5 CFR 842.803 and 5 CFR 831.903, Conditions for Coverage; 5 USC 8425(b) and 5 USC 8335(b), Mandatory Separation; and 5 USC 8412(d) and 5 USC 8336(c), Immediate Retirement).
- ✓For more information on required years of service and retirement age, click on this link.
- ✓For further information on when an employee continues or discontinues coverage under the special retirement system for law enforcement officers, please see the CSRS and FERS handbook, Chapter 46 (CSRS pages 12-14, and FERS pages 41-43).
- ✓If you have questions regarding your retirement coverage provisions, please contact the CBP Retirement Operations Center at (202) 863-6180.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 446e15dc-2c12-48da-8572-996614be1e99
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