Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Policy & Programs. Located in the following locations. Washington, DC Miami, FL New York, NY Ashburn, VA The open period for this job opportunity announcement may be extended to allow for a sufficient applicant pool.
CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity. Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement.
Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. This position starts at a salary of $74,678.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $116,362.00 (GS-12, Step 10) with promotion potential to $138,370 (GS-13 Step 10). 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. Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.
Major Duties include: Analyzes results of trade trends, enforcement operations, for risk and program effectiveness, while demonstrating initiative and managing time effectively. Participates in collaborative efforts with others to facilitate project completion. Plans, executes, monitors, and evaluates enforcement of trade laws and areas of risk. Writes operational policy for regulatory implementation of trade laws.
Recommends corrective action and provides possible solutions based on level of risk. Performs issue focused analysis for the CBP's senior leadership, as well as in response to department or congressional inquiries by preparing letters, memoranda, and reports. Represents CBP/OT in a variety of settings and meetings. Administers, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with high level officials, agency representatives, state, local, federal, etc.
Meets with key customer and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve problems that arise. Identifies issues and developing short-and long-term commercial trade intervention strategies to determine if enforcement actions are needed or if new or enhanced policy should be established.
Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable at this time; however, official copies will be required prior to entrance on duty) or a list of coursework with hours completed provided from the institution. Education must be from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Education obtained from a foreign university or college is not creditable unless it has been evaluated by an organization that specializes in interpretation of education credentials. Note: If submitting documentation of an evaluation, transcripts are still required. For a listing of some accrediting agencies see NACES | Credentials Evaluations Provided by NACES Members. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.
cbphiring-applicantinquiry@cbp.dhs.gov · 855-500-3722
This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $74678 – $116362/yr.
Applications close on 2026-09-29.
There are 5 openings for this position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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