Border Patrol Agent (Headquarters Programs)

Join our team as a GS-13 Law Enforcement professional, supporting critical Border Patrol operations through strategic analysis and project management. This role requires significant law enforcement experience and specialized skills.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Collaborate with Border Patrol managers to define and achieve operational objectives.
• Analyze program data and metrics, recommending best practices and improvements.
• Provide essential support to enforcement operations, intelligence gathering, and administrative logistics.
• Generate data-driven reports to inform budget formulation and strategic decisions.
• *Qualifications & Experience:**
• Minimum one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level (or equivalent) in law enforcement or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability in law enforcement duties, including making arrests, exercising sound judgment with firearms, engaging effectively with individuals/groups, rapid decision-making, and developing informant networks.
• Mandatory prerequisite of prior rigorous/primary law enforcement or equivalent non-federal experience, unless currently in a permanent Secondary LEO retirement-covered position.
• *Essential Requirements:**
• **Language:** Must be proficient in speaking and reading Spanish.
• **Firearms:** Ability to meet and maintain federal firearms qualifications; strict disqualifiers apply (e.g., felony convictions, domestic violence).
• **Medical:** Successfully complete a comprehensive medical screening.
• **Background:** Pass a thorough background investigation, including a polygraph examination (reciprocity or waivers may apply for certain federal employees/veterans).
• **Retirement:** This is a Secondary Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) retirement-covered position. Specific federal service conditions must be met for eligibility.
• **Federal Employees:** Meet applicable Time in Grade requirements (52 weeks at next lower grade).