Intelligence Research Specialist

Customs and Border Protection • Swanton, VT

6d • $108,610 - $141,195 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, Sector Intelligence Unit, in Santon, Vermont. The Intelligence Research Specialist provides operational stakeholders with intelligence products that inform strategic, operational, and tactical decisions in support of operations addressing threats to border security. The work involves researching, reviewing, and evaluating high volumes of classified, sensitive, and open-source intelligence to identify threats and provide situational awareness for operations. The specialist synchronizes intelligence planning, direction, analysis, production, and dissemination to deliver timely, operationally relevant, all-source intelligence to decision makers and operators. Work products directly affect the CBP mission.

The position is at the GS-13 level, with a stated salary range of $108,610 to $141,195. The role includes a training requirement: selectees must attend and successfully complete paid Intelligence Specialist Core and Specialized training. The training location will be determined at the time of training, and successful completion may be a condition of employment. New federal employees must serve a one-year probationary period; current and former federal employees may also be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, including generating intelligence products, conducting complex research and analysis, and using established intelligence techniques to analyze data from multiple sources.
• For applicants not currently employed by CBP, physical U.S. or U.S. protectorate residency for at least three of the last five years, subject to the stated waiver conditions.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements by October 23, 2026; current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
• Pass required pre-employment processes, which may include a background investigation and drug testing.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
• Complete required paid Intelligence Specialist Core and Specialized training successfully, if required as a condition of employment.
• All pre-employment processes are conducted in English.
• Provide a resume that explicitly demonstrates the required specialized experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior analyst and/or project leader in short- and long-term planning through in-depth research and analysis of threats to border security.
• Compile, collate, extrapolate, and exploit information from intelligence databases and open-source reporting in support of border security operations.
• Identify, review, and evaluate large volumes of sensitive and complex information supporting strategic, operational, or tactical operations.
• Participate in developing intelligence programs and projects through full operational status.
• Conduct complex studies, prepare reports, and deliver briefings to managers and operators.
• Develop and disseminate intelligence products describing threat identities, associations, travel and movements; organizational composition and tactics; and threat activities, capabilities, resources, and patterns.
• Analyze data from a variety of sources using established intelligence techniques to develop targets, trends, patterns, profiles, estimates, and studies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed