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CBP OFFICER (BORDER SECURITY)
Customs and Border Protection · Posted today
On-site Washington, DC $125K – $163K Apply by Jun 24, 2026 Customs And Border Protection ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Admissibility & Passenger Programs (APP), Systems Enforcement Analysis and Review (SEAR), located in Washington D.C.
What You'll Do
- →Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to manage one or more national programs in order to help to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering/exiting the U.S.
- →Apply for this exciting opportunity to direct programs that strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security.
- →This position starts at a salary of $125,158.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to$162,708.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $162,708.00 GS-13Step 10).
- →Salary above includes Special Rate for Customs and Border Protection Officer positions in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA locality pay area.
- →The Systems Enforcement Analysis and Review (SEAR) Division within OFO is responsible for admissibility analysis and reporting; acting as a conduit between the field, headquarters, and other stakeholders.
- →SEAR supports OFO's Frontline and Executive Leadership by critically analyzing admissibility guidance and enforcement activity through direct field engagement and system enhancements to improve field operations.
- →Duties of the position may include: Overseeing the compilation of data for compliance, conducting daily and weekly audits of case processing, and coordinating with Field Offices to address case process and reporting from all available sources such as intelligence reports and various databases.
- →Serving as the subject matter expert on Unified Secondary (USEC) and Unified Processing (UPRO) system and coordinating with internal stakeholders within CBP in developing a multi-component enforcement processing system Providing clarifying guidance surrounding admissibility case processing to Field Offices.
- →Developing regularly recurring reports for OFO Executive leadership providing context behind trends inferred from admissibility data.
- →Collaborating other OFO directorates and CBP components (e.g., Congressional, Public Affairs, U.S.
- →Border Patrol, and Office of the Commissioner) to ensure various taskings are complete, accurate, and returned to the requestor on time.
- →If going from a LEO Covered Position to a Secondary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for Law Enforcement Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
- →For further information on the Secondary CBPO SRC, please see the Qualifications section.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Motor Vehicle Operation: You must possess the Ability to operate a Government Owned Vehicle.
- ✓A valid, non-restricted driver's license is required.
- ✓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.
- ✓Administrative Secondary CBP Officer (CBPO) Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) Requirement: This position meets the definition of secondary administrative CBPO SRC under the laws and regulations defined in 5 U.S.C. 8331 (31), Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and General Provisions for CBPO defined in 5 U.S.C. 8401(36), Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
- ✓The criterion is that knowledge, skill and ability in a position deemed to meet primary CBPO SRC is a mandatory prerequisite to satisfactorily perform the major duties and responsibilities of this job.
- ✓The conditions for coverage of a secondary position are contained in 5 C.F.R. § 831.1604 for CSRS and 5 C.F.R. § 842.1003 for FERS.
- ✓As defined in 5 C.F.R. § 831.1602 CSRS and 5 CFR 842.1002 FERS, to be eligible for this secondary administrative CBP) SRC position you must have permanently served in a primary CBPO SRC position, e.g.
- ✓Customs Inspector, GS-1890; Immigration Inspector, GS-1816; Canine Enforcement Officer, GS-1801; or CBP Officer, GS-1895.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9ecb6063-b747-4f32-b4ba-e875c7a1c53b
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