CBP Officer (Border Security)

Customs and Border Protection; New York (NY); On-site; USD 129,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in New York, NY is seeking a CBP Officer at the GS-13 level to manage national programs within the Office of Field Operations. The role focuses on detecting and preventing terrorists and related threats at U.S. ports of entry.

The position involves planning and coordinating enforcement efforts, developing strategies to prevent illegal entry, and ensuring policy compliance across border security initiatives. Residency requirements apply for applicants.

Qualifications

• Residency required in the United States or its protectorates for at least three of the last five years.
• Eligibility under the Fed Transition hiring path.

Responsibilities

• Join CBP Office of Field Operations to manage national programs to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror.
• 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 police management accountability and operational integrity for border security initiatives by ensuring policy compliance.
• Conduct quarterly checks of operational practices for Self-Inspections, MID, and MAR as part of readiness.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: New York, New York
• Hiring Path: Fed Transition
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, New York Field Office, located in New York, NY.

Key Responsibilities

Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to manage one or more national programs in order to help to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering/exiting the U.S. This position starts at a salary of $128,904.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $167,578.00 (GS-13, Step 10).

Salary above includes Special Rate for Customs and Border Protection Officer positions in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA locality pay area.

In this position you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals responsible for managing and ensuring the performance of the full range of inspection, intelligence analysis, examination, and law enforcement activities relating to arrival and departure of persons, conveyances, and merchandise at Ports of Entry (POE).

Typical work assignments include: Planning, leading, designing, and coordinating enforcement efforts with other enforcement program offices. Developing and deploying innovative strategies to prevent the illegal entry of terrorists and their associates into the United States. Promoting and policing management accountability and operational integrity, for border security initiatives by ensuring policy compliance for respective areas.

Conducting quarterly checks of operational practices affiliated with the responsibilities aligned under border security ensuring compliance measures in preparation for Self-Inspections, Management Insurance Division (MID), and Management Assurance Reviews (MAR).

Managing, coordinating, and ensuring the identification of targets, controls and examination of passengers and cargo leaving the United States in order to ensure that the mission objectives of interdicting terrorists and instruments of terror and compliance with export requirements are met.

If going from a LEO Covered Position to a Secondary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for Law Enforcement Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).

For further information on the Secondary CBPO Enhanced Retirement Coverage, please see the Qualifications section If going from a Primary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position to a Secondary CBPO SRC Position and you have less than 3 years in a Primary CBPO SRC Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for CBP Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or covered under your applicable non-special retirement system depending upon previous service.

For further information on the Secondary CBPO SRC, please see the Qualifications section.

Requirements & Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position. Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.

If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $128904 – $167578/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-29.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.