Marine Interdiction Agent (GS 9-11)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LEAP pay 25% of base salary

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, seeks qualified law enforcement professionals for GL-9/GS-11 levels. The role emphasizes arrest authorities, investigations, surveillance, and court testimony, with mandatory credentials and selective factors.

Applicants must have a qualifying Merchant Mariner Credential and meet experience/education substitution requirements. LEAP adds 25% of base pay plus locality pay, significantly enhancing total compensation.

Qualifications

• You must meet the specialized experience requirements for GL-9 or GS-11 levels.
• Experience includes enforcing laws, making arrests, interviewing witnesses, and collecting evidence.
• Ability to conduct investigations and prepare comprehensive reports for court proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing, detecting, and apprehending violators of laws and making arrests.
• Conducting interviews and interrogations with witnesses and suspects.
• Performing surveillance and writing reports detailing criminal activities.
• Collecting and securing evidence and providing testimony in court.

Skills

Arrest procedures

Interviews & interrogation

Report writing

Evidence handling

Court testimony

Education

Master's degree or two years grad education or J.D./LL.B

Ph.D. or LL.M in related field

Tools

Cameras & surveillance equipment

Job description

This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP). LEAP is an additional compensation of 25% of the base salary and locality pay. See additional pay information in the Duties section. Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations.

Find us on LinkedIn at U.S. Customs and Border Protection #LI-CBPMIA This position has a selective factor, as a minimum qualification requirement all candidates must have a qualifying Merchant Mariner Credential. See the U.S. Coast Guard Issued Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) section that is listed below for qualifying capacities.

Experience: You qualify for the GL-9 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Enforcing, detecting, and apprehending violators of laws, and making arrests.
• Conducting interviews and interrogations with witnesses and suspects.
• Performing surveillance and writing reports detailing criminal activities.
• Collecting and securing evidence and providing testimony in court.

You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Applying advanced skill in controlling/commanding law enforcement scenes to include conducting searches, making arrests, processing arrests and seizure of evidence and property independently
• Conducting investigative inquiries using various techniques, examining files and records, physical and documentary evidence to identify logical conclusions and write comprehensive arrest, criminal and incident reports
• Utilizing cameras and other electronic high-tech surveillance equipment to gather evidence, collect, evaluate, and then preserve that physical and documentary evidence.
• Assisting government or state attorneys in preparation for court cases or grand juries, testifies as a law enforcement officer in court proceedings, and administrative forums.
• Applying arrest authorities and constitutional law in various alleged criminal situations, or knowledge and experience of CBP laws, regulations, policies, legal precedent.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume 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; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

OR

Education Substitution GS-09: A Master's degree; or two full years of graduate education; or a J.D. or an LL.B in a related field.

Education Substitution GS-11: A Ph.D.; or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or an LL.M in a related field.

OR

Combining Experience and Education: To combine your education and experience, you must convert each to a percentage and then add the percentages. The combined total of your percentage of education and experience must equal at least 100% in order to qualify. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, divide the number of graduate semester hours by 18. To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, you must divide your total number of months of qualifying