INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Customs and Border Protection

Imperial (CA)

On-site

USD 87,000 - 113,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Customs and Border Protection in Imperial, California seeks an Intelligence Research Specialist to provide intelligence products that support CBP operations, enabling informed strategic and tactical decisions. The role involves all-source data analysis focusing on threats to border security, including terrorism, narcotics, and human smuggling, and producing concise reports for leadership.

Salary ranges from $87,061 to $113,185 per year, with potential progression to higher grades.

Qualifications

Extensive intelligence analysis experience using all-source data.
Experience with counterterrorism, counter narcotics, border security.

Responsibilities

Provide intelligence products to inform CBP stakeholders and improve strategic, operational, and tactical decisions.
Analyze and integrate all-source data to assess threats and inform CBP operations.
Prepare clear, concise intelligence reports and briefings for leadership and partners.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Department: Department of Homeland Security
Location: Imperial, California
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, U.S. Border Patrol, El Centro Sector, Sector Intelligence Unit, located in Imperial, CA. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Key Responsibilities

As an Intelligence Research Specialist, you will provide the CBP Intelligence Enterprise and operational stakeholders with intelligence products that inform and enhance their ability to make strategic, operational, and tactical decisions in support of CBP operations directed at threats to border security. This position starts at a salary of $87,061.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $113,185.00 (GS-11, Step 10) with promotion potential to $161,313 (GS-13 Step 10).

Typical duties of this assignment include: Advising, administering, and performing analysis, evaluation, interpretation and dissemination of information and intelligence pertaining to the following areas: counter terrorism, counter narcotics, counter human smuggling or trafficking, counter proliferation, cyber or financial crime interdiction, trade enforcement, counterintelligence, or other emerging border security issues and threats.

Researching, evaluating, integrating, and analyzing all-source data in the preparation of clear, concise, in-depth intelligence analytical products focusing on the threats and all relevant information related to agency operations.

Compiling, collating, extrapolating, and exploiting information from internal databases, classified and unclassified, open-source reporting, intelligence enterprise and law enforcement systems and databases, in support of CBP border security operations. Preparing a variety of speculative intelligence products based on analysis and evaluation of current intelligence information received from multiple sources.

Serving in liaison, joint duty, and other rotational assignments to facilitate sharing and transfer of information and best practices to further the mission of the agency and its partners. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the \"Rest of United States\" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.

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Requirements & Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

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 $87061 – $113185/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-01.

Who is eligible to apply?