Mission Support Specialist

Customs and Border Protection

Portland (OR)

On-site

USD 96,000 - 125,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Customs and Border Protection, part of the Department of Homeland Security, administers the Nation's border and immigration programs. The position is located in Portland, Oregon, and offers a salary under the GS pay scale with locality adjustments.

You will join a team of administrative professionals delivering services to customers and protecting homeland security through mission-support activities. The role emphasizes developing and delivering briefings and documentation, applying relevant

Qualifications

Education requirements vary; see Qualifications section.
Federal benefits and locality pay apply.

Responsibilities

Provide authoritative guidance and expert technical advice in mission support areas.
Develop and deliver briefings, project papers, status/staff reports, and correspondence to communicate findings and recommendations.
Apply a wide range of administration concepts, laws, policies, and analytical methods to address complex issues.
Develop and modify administrative program methods to deliver effective customer services.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Department: Department of Homeland Security

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Portland Field Office, Area Port of Portland, located in Portland, Oregon. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Key Responsibilities

In this position, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals providing authoritative guidance and expert technical advice in a variety of mission support functional areas. Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen homeland security by analyzing and refining existing administrative program work methods and developing new work methods and procedures for delivering effective services to customers.

This position starts at a salary of $96,443.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $125,378.00 (GS-12, Step 10). In this position, you will strengthen the Department's ability to protect the homeland by becoming a valuable member of a team of administrative professionals. Your job will include: Developing and delivering briefings, project papers status/staff reports, and correspondence to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations related to assigned programs.

Applying a wide range of administration program concepts, laws, policies, practices, and analytical/diagnostic methods and techniques to address substantive technical issues or problems characterized by complex, controversial, and/or sensitive matters that contain several interrelated issues. Providing comprehensive advisory and technical services on substantive organizational functions and work practices.

Developing new or modified administrative program work methods, approaches, or procedures for delivering effective services to customers. 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. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.

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 $96443 – $125378/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

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