Intelligence Research Specialist

Customs and Border Protection•El Paso, TX

About The Position

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector, Sector Intelligence Unit. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions or units within the listed duty locations. The Intelligence Research Specialist provides operational stakeholders with intelligence products that inform and enhance strategic, operational, and tactical decisions in support of operations directed at threats to border security. The specialist applies expert intelligence knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide insights, warn of potential threats, and assess possible national security outcomes. The position requires completion of Intelligence Enterprise career role training, including courses such as the Intelligence Foundations Course, Systems Exploitation Training, and the CBP Intelligence Support to Operations Course. Successfully completing required training is a condition of employment; failure to do so may result in placement into a former or different position, demotion, or separation, as determined by management and applicable procedures.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service.
Applicants not currently employed by CBP generally must have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years, subject to stated waiver conditions.
Pass applicable pre-employment processes, which may include a background investigation and drug testing; all pre-employment processes are conducted in English.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, including duties such as developing and researching intelligence related to transnational crimes; initiating and maintaining contacts with counterparts and colleagues; ensuring data is properly classified, stored, and handled; reviewing, processing, and evaluating intelligence from a wide range of sources; and collecting and extracting intelligence information.
Meet all qualification and applicable time-in-grade requirements; current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band by November 10, 2026.
Successfully complete required Intelligence Enterprise career role training.
Submit the supporting documents required by the announcement.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior analyst and/or project leader in short- and long-term planning through in-depth research and analysis regarding 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 in support of strategic, operational, or tactical operations.
Participate in developing intelligence programs and projects through to full operation.
Develop and conduct intricate studies, prepare reports, and deliver briefings to managers and operators.
Develop and research intelligence related to transnational crimes.
Initiate and maintain contacts with counterparts and colleagues.
Ensure data is properly classified, stored, and handled.
Review, process, and evaluate intelligence information from a wide range of sources.
Collect and extract intelligence information.