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Operations Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted today
On-siteChicago, IL$119K – $155KApply by May 20, 2026Miscellaneous Administration And ProgramENTJESFJESTJISTJOperations
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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, Chicago Field Office, Trade Division, located in Chicago, IL. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise in overseeing, managing and evaluating operational programs.
- →This position starts at a salary of $118,984.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $154,682.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →In this Operations Specialist position, you will have the opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions by becoming a valuable member of a team responsible for implementing business process improvements and problem solving techniques to current operations.
- →Typical work assignments include: Coordinating with managers from the Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) and Ports of Entry to implement a trade enforcement strategy to identify and interdict high-risk shipments and effectively administer.
- →Executive Orders and the legislative requirements to include the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA).
- →Garnering input, participation and assistance from stakeholders required for studies, projects, and assignments in order to address operational problems.
- →Ensuring that trade intelligence is used as a critical component for trade enforcement and ensuring proper oversight and coordination of Trade facilitation and enforcement.
- →Participating in efforts to examine CBP Core process (i.e. passenger; trade; and Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures processes and procedures) applying business process improvement methods and devising streamlined processes that make maximum use of work teams, shared databases, and other world-class practices.
- →Developing or recommending new program objectives or initiatives required to accomplish new CBP goals or to implement streamlined processes.
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
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Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation.
- ✓CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
- ✓As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
- ✓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
Personality Fit
Job ID: 434c348b-3d2b-4331-b798-e8e0b9632f77
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