CBP Officer (Border Security)

Customs and Border Protection•New York, NY

23h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations, New York Field Office, in New York, NY. The CBP Officer manages and ensures the performance of inspection, intelligence analysis, examination, and law enforcement activities concerning the arrival and departure of people, conveyances, and merchandise at U.S. Ports of Entry. The role supports programs to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering or exiting the United States and to strengthen homeland security. The position is at the GS-13 grade, with a stated salary range of $128,904 to $167,578, including the special rate for the New York-Newark locality pay area. The position is a secondary administrative CBP Officer Special Retirement Coverage role. The incumbent must meet applicable qualifications, including permanent prior service in a primary CBP Officer special-retirement-covered position. The role requires a TOP SECRET/SCI clearance, firearms qualifications, a valid non-restricted driver's license, and the ability to operate a government-owned vehicle. The incumbent may need to rotate assignments and duty locations, work shifts and rotations, and work scheduled or unscheduled overtime beyond 40 hours per week. The position requires wearing an approved uniform and completing paid pre-academy, academy, and post-academy training. The work environment includes offices, aircraft operation areas, airline passenger and cargo areas, and marine docks. Outdoor work may occur in severe weather or remote locations without modern comfort facilities. Work may involve toxic chemicals, pesticides, and fumigants, and may require protective equipment. The position is subject to pre-employment screening, including background investigation, drug testing, and, for some applicants, a polygraph examination, as well as medical screening and a physical fitness test.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
For males born after December 31, 1959, Selective Service registration.
For applicants not currently employed by CBP, physical residence in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years, subject to stated exceptions and possible waiver.
Passing score on the required CBP Officer Promotional Assessment component.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, including prearrival targeting and intelligence vetting; identifying terrorism, criminal, smuggling, and other border threats; briefing and disseminating intelligence; and collecting, evaluating, and validating information and evidence to assess risk and support decisions about entry of people and goods.
Meet all qualification requirements and applicable time-in-grade requirements; current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band by October 29, 2026.
For the secondary administrative CBP Officer special-retirement-covered position, permanent prior service in a primary CBP Officer special-retirement-covered position.
Meet initial and continuing firearms qualifications and satisfy the firearms eligibility requirements described in the posting.
Successfully complete required background investigation and drug-testing processes; some applicants may also need a favorable polygraph result.
If not a current GS-1895 employee, successfully complete medical screening and the pre-employment fitness test.
Successfully complete approximately 7–10 days of pre-academy training, 101 days of paid training at the CBP Field Operations Academy in Glynco, Georgia, and 14–17 weeks of post-academy training at the assigned duty station.
Obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/SCI national security clearance.
Possess a valid, non-restricted driver's license and be able to operate a government-owned vehicle.
Maintain access to data systems necessary to perform the duties.
Wear an officially approved uniform while in duty status.
Be available for scheduled or unscheduled overtime beyond the 40-hour work week; shift and rotational work may be required.

Responsibilities

Plan, lead, design, and coordinate enforcement efforts with other enforcement program offices.
Develop and deploy strategies to prevent the illegal entry of terrorists and their associates into the United States.
Promote and enforce management accountability and operational integrity for border security initiatives by ensuring policy compliance.
Conduct quarterly checks of operational practices related to border security and ensure compliance in preparation for Self-Inspections, Management Insurance Division reviews, and Management Assurance Reviews.
Manage and coordinate the identification of targets, controls, and examination of passengers and cargo leaving the United States to support counterterrorism interdiction and compliance with export requirements.
Manage and ensure the performance of inspection, intelligence analysis, examination, and law enforcement activities relating to the arrival and departure of persons, conveyances, and merchandise at Ports of Entry.