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Border Patrol Agent (Assistant Chief)
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Salt Lake City, UT $129K – $168K Apply by Sep 25, 2026 Border Patrol Enforcement Series ESTPISTJ
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters, Strategic Planning and Analysis Directorate, located in Washington, D.C. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →This position will allow you to use your expertise to prevent illegal entry of aliens into the United States by land, water, or air; enforce criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Laws; and seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens who are in the United States illegally.
- →Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to protect the homeland.
- →This position starts at a salary of $129,258.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $168,040.00 (GS-14, Step 10).
- →As a Border Patrol Agent (Assistant Chief), you will serve as a secondary law enforcement officer (under 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) and 8412 (d)).
- →Your duties will include: Directing compliance management for national programs and oversee the coordination of internal audits, reviews, investigations; and formulating reports, plans/actions or the development of new policies in support of organizational framework.
- →Leading the diverse team that institutionalizes the principles and policies that guide USBP operations while providing tools to the field that support them to enforce policy and drive accountability.
- →Possessing in-depth knowledge of DHS, CBP, and USBP organizational structures and related agencies to support policy development and review, while analyzing potential risk and translating program goals into measurable deliverables, milestones, and schedules.
- →Providing technical advice and guidance on implementation of policy and effective management of USBP programs and providing senior level advisory services to the Chief, Deputy Chief and Senior Executives across USBP regarding, policy, critical mission initiatives, and nationwide USBP programs and services.
- →Assisting with development of resourcing plans, configuration management, knowledge management and integration services for all field activities supported by the program.
- →Salary: 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.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓You may be returned, at any time, to the position from which temporarily promoted, to the last permanent official station and position held prior to this NTE assignment, and the return is not subject to the procedures found in 5 C.F.R. §§ 351, 432, 752, and 771.
- ✓If you are currently at the grade level of the position announced, this action will result in a reassignment, and you may be returned at any time to a same or similar position held prior to this temporary assignment at your previous duty location.
- ✓If you currently hold a grade level higher than the grade being announced, this action will result in a change to lower grade, and you may be returned at any time to the position and grade level held prior to this temporary assignment or to a similar position at your previous duty location.
- ✓At management's discretion, you may be permanently placed to this position without further competition.
- ✓See the USBP Rotation Process Internal Operating Procedures (IOP) by visiting here (this is only viewable from a CBP computer).
- ✓The USBP Rotation Program IOP dictates the terms of rotating out of the NTE assignment once the assignment has concluded.
- ✓Mobility Agreement: This position is subject to a Mobility Agreement.
- ✓Applicants are required to acknowledge the Mobility Agreement within the application questionnaire; however, only those selected for the position will be subject to the terms of the Mobility Agreement.
- ✓You can preview the mobility agreement here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13053409
Personality Fit
Job ID: 73d05a99-675d-4bd6-966e-eed38fe8771d
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