Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Intelligence

Customs and Border Protection; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 152,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection seeks a Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Intelligence, to lead intelligence operations across CBP’s Enterprise and coordinate with major operational entities at U.S. borders.

The role ensures integrated, strategic, and tactical intelligence delivery to support field operations. You will oversee a staff of national experts in intelligence analysis and drive collaboration with the National Targeting Center and other intelligence entities, shaping sound

Qualifications

• No formal education requirement; evaluated on total accomplishments and experience.
• ECQs must be certified by a QRB before appointment unless already certified.
• Resume review and possible interview/reference checks will determine candidacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate CBP's Intelligence Enterprise alongside senior leadership.
• Oversee intelligence support to address terrorism and drug threats at or beyond borders.
• Ensure integrated intelligence with the National Targeting Center and other intelligence entities.
• Manage a team of national experts in intelligence analysis to support field operations.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia
• Hiring Path: Fed Competitive
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security; within U.S. Customs and Border Protection; in the Office of Intelligence (OI); Washington, D.C. For more information about U.S. Customs and Border Protection, please visit https://www.cbp.gov/about.

Key Responsibilities

As Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Intelligence, you will assist the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Intelligence, in leading an organization that provides strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence to the Office of Field Operations, U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, and Office of Trade. You will share responsibility for overall coordination of CBP's Intelligence Enterprise.

You will oversee intelligence support to address terrorism threats and curb the influx of drugs from beyond our borders, providing critical intelligence with respect to illegal migration at U.S. borders and beyond, in a challenging operational environment. You will support complex law enforcement operations to provide strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence that is responsive, consistent, predictable and repeatable.

You will oversee a staff of national experts in the area of intelligence analysis to enhance passenger and cargo targeting for air, sea, and land operations in the inbound and outbound environment, delivering intelligence to support the field in processing passengers and goods at U.S. borders.

You will ensure close integration of strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence with CBP's National Targeting Center, the Office of Intelligence, and other intelligence entities, thereby providing CBP with a holistic and integrated threat picture to promote sound operational planning and response. For an overview of the diverse responsibilities CBP carries out within the Government, visit our website at www.cbp.gov

Requirements & Education

There is no education requirement for this position. You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments and experience. Your resume will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may undergo an interview and a reference check. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the appointing authority.

Unless you have already been certified by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by a QRB before an appointment can occur.

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 $151661 – $228000/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

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