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TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 60 days ago
On-site Salt Lake City, UT $106K – $138K Apply by Aug 7, 2026 Telecommunications ENTJENTPINTJINTP EngineeringOperations
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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, Program Management Operations Directorate, Infrastructure. Location is negotiable after selection. The incumbent must reside within 50 miles of a CBP facility. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 50 applications have been received, whichever happens first.
- →In this position, you will serve as a telecommunications subject matter expert (SME), leading the planning, development, coordination, and oversight of major tactical communications systems and projects across CBP.
- →The work directly ensures the proper functionality and improvement of the nationwide law enforcement communications network, which is critical to officer safety and the successful accomplishment of CBP mission objectives.
- →This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
- →If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.
- →Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.
- →Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.
- →As a Telecommunication Specialist, you will be responsible for the designing, planning, coordinating, and installing of Land Mobile Radio (LRM) systems across multiple facility projects within the Facilities and Special Projects (FSP) Team.
- →Typical duties will include: Working with stakeholders to identify radio communications requirements, analyzes technical solutions, conducts physical surveys, and validates final solutions to meet communication needs.
- →Prepares preliminary requirements documents, Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, Bills of Material (BOM), Market Research, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) and Statements of Work (SOW).
- →Performs tactical communications layout, installation, integration, testing, programming, and troubleshooting for tower fixed network, facilities, LMR equipment, and tactical communication shelters and towers.
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 is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU.
- ✓For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 97fbee88-c34a-4316-96c8-64e13dff67c7
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