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CBP Officer (SRT Operator)
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 51 days ago
On-site Salt Lake City, UT $92K – $142K Apply by Aug 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, Location Negotiable: Duty location is required to be at a CBP Facility with a nexus to the SRT mission.
What You'll Do
- →Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the U.S.
- →Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen Homeland Security by performing law enforcement activities such as inspection, intelligence analysis, examination, and interpretation of laws and regulations.
- →This position starts at a salary of $91,985.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $142,199.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $142,199.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →In this CBP Officer (CBPO) Special Response Team Operator (SRT)) position you will become a key member of a team of Homeland Security professionals detecting and preventing terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the U.S.
- →Typical work assignments include: Assessing and analyzing an evolving threat landscape at our ports of entry (POE) and beyond our nation's borders to identify possible violations, distinguish criminal intent and determine admissibility.
- →Providing tactical response to U.S.
- →POEs and borders to address national security threats, incidents of national significance, and other specialized missions, as directed by DHS and CBP.
- →Coordinating multi-jurisdictional and multi-organizational operations to collect, develop, and evaluate evidence to determine compliance or violation.
- →Developing and providing specialized training in tactical operations, firearms proficiency, emergency medical response, and less-lethal tactics to CBP Officers and other law enforcement personnel.
- →Planning and conducting high-risk and enhanced enforcement operations to identify, pursue, and apprehend individuals in violation of customs and/or immigration law in coordination with other federal law enforcement agencies.
- →Primary CBPO Special Retirement Coverage: This is a primary position subject to mandatory retirement under the special retirement provisions for Customs and Border Protection Officers (5 CFR 842.1003; 5 USC 8425(b); 5 USC 8335(b); and 5 USC 8412(d)).
- →For more information on required years of service and retirement age, click on this link.
- →If you have questions regarding your retirement coverage provisions, please contact the CBP Retirement Operations Center at (202) 863-6180.
- →The customs and border protection officer mandatory separation provisions of 5 USC 8425 do not apply to an individual first appointed as a customs and border protection officer before July 6, 2008.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP.
- ✓Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.
- ✓If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S.
- ✓Training: This position has the below training requirements.
- ✓You may be required to successfully complete the training requirement as a condition of employment.
- ✓Failure to successfully complete the required course(s) of training in accordance with CBP standards and policies will result in placement into either a former or different position, demotion, or separation as determined by management and appropriate procedures.
- ✓Selectee(s) are required to attend and successfully complete 101-days of paid training at the CBP Field Operations Academy (FOA) in Glynco, GA.
- ✓Prior to arriving at the FOA, selectee's must complete approximately 7-10 days of pre-academy training.
- ✓Upon successful completion of FOA training, selectee's must complete an additional 14-17 weeks of post-academy training the selectee(s) assigned duty station.
Personality Fit
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