Department of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security

Border Patrol Agent (Intelligence)

Santee, California · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$105k-$137kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role

  • Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement.
  • Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
  • Collecting sensitive information regarding the criminal activities of aliens involved in alien smuggling, narcotics trafficking, terrorism, and organized crime.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizing creative methodologies to develop trends, patterns, profiles, estimates, studies, and tactical interdiction to solve unusual problems.
  • Developing intelligence collection plans.

Requirements

  • Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional
  • and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 08/04/2026.
  • For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Polygraph Examination: This is a polygraph-required position.
  • If you are not a current CBP employee in a law enforcement position, you may be required to take a polygraph exam and have favorable results in order to continue in the pre-employment process.
  • This age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving in a federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C. 8412(d).
  • Must be proficient in the Spanish language. (i.e., able to speak and read in Spanish).

Compensation

  • $105k-$137k

Benefits

  • For more information on required years of service and retirement age, click on this link.
  • If you have questions regarding your retirement coverage provisions, contact the CBP Retirement Operations Center at (202) 863-6180.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizenship; 7) subject to a court-ordered restraining (protection) order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (spouse, former spouse, parent of applicant's child, ind

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