Department of Homeland Security
BORDER PATROL AGENT (HEADQUARTERS PROGRAMS)
Sterling, Virginia
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$163kDetected 1 day ago
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role30
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- For further information on when an employee continues or discontinues coverage under the special retirement system for law enforcement officers, see the CSRS and FERS handbook, Chapter 46 (CSRS pages 12-14, and FERS pages 41-43).
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 08/13/2026.
- 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 is a polygraph-required position.
- Must be proficient in the Spanish language. (i.e., able to speak and read in Spanish).
Skills
- Organizational
- Reviewing Border Patrol data and program metrics, and recommending the use or development of best practices.
- Creating reports utilizing information from Border Patrol databases and operations for purposes of formulating budget recommendations.
Compensation
- $125k-$163k
Benefits
- Secondary Law Enforcement Officer Special Retirement Coverage:
- 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.
- if you currently serve in a permanent Secondary LEO Retirement covered position, you are exempt from this mandatory prerequisite.
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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