Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist (Division Director)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is part of the Department of Homeland Security and houses the Office of Intelligence in Washington, DC.

CBP seeks candidates who can leverage FMV, GEOINT, SIGINT, and GIS to inform intelligence operations and decision-making across divisions. You will collaborate with stakeholders to advance the IE mission and support agency priorities while addressing threats related to terrorism, transnational crime, and cyber and trade enforcement.

Qualifications

• Experience with advanced technical intelligence disciplines (FMV, GEOINT, SIGINT, GIS).
• Ability to collaborate across divisions and IE components to support agency priorities.
• Experience using unique data sets to identify threat activity and indicators.

Responsibilities

• Work with advanced intelligence disciplines to enhance operations and decision-making.
• Collaborate with IE components and stakeholders to advance mission and program cohesion.
• Identify indicators and warnings related to terrorism, transnational crime, and cyber/trade enforcement.
• Analyze directives and policies affecting intelligence programs and advise Executives on IE positions.
• Support threat countermeasures and strategic operational advantages for homeland security.

Skills

FMV

GEOINT

SIGINT

GIS

Analytical thinking

Tools

Geospatial tools

Job description

Organizational Location

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Intelligence located in Washington, DC.

Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Experience

• Working with advanced technical intelligence disciplines, including Full Motion Video (FMV), Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to strategically leverage these technical capabilities to enhance intelligence operations and decision-making;
• Collaborating with other divisions, Intelligence Enterprise (IE) components and all stakeholders to advance the IE mission, strategy, and program cohesion, support agency priorities, and execute intelligence functions in support of agency operations;
• Supporting an agency's strategic and operational advantages in countering all homeland security threats, by identifying indicators and warnings related to terrorism and transnational organized crime networks, counter smuggling and trafficking, counterintelligence, and cyber and trade enforcement;
• Ensuring use of unique data sets during the analytical process to identify current and trending threat activity relevant to an agency's mission sets;
• Analyzing Presidential Directives, Executive Orders, Intelligence Community Directives, public law, proposed policies, and regulations affecting intelligence and/or counterintelligence programs and advising Executives on recommended IE and agency positions.

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.

Your resume

A resume describing your job-related qualifications is required and will be used for the purpose of reviewing your qualifications and determining what training, if any, would be required when placed. A resume in English is required. It must contain your full legal name, phone number, relevant work history including a detailed description of your duties, the dates you performed those duties (MM/DD/YY), your hours worked per week, job title, as well as series, grade, and salary (if applicable). For additional required items, see the link. It is recommended that you upload your resume as a PDF instead of a Word document to ensure document quality. Ensure that your uploaded resume is not a password protected document, to include Office 365 passwords. Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages.

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.

You must

• Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and
• Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 10/30/2026.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers.

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

Probationary Period

All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Supervisory Probationary Period

You may be required to serve an 18-month probationary period upon appointment.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles

If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.