BORDER PATROL AGENT (INTELLIGENCE)

About this role

You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Applying immigration, nationality, customs, and related Federal laws to determine alienage, identify criminal offenses, and take enforcement actions; Gathering, interpreting, and documenting intelligence from multiple sources, analyzing disparate information, and producing reports or products that support enforcement, interdiction, or prosecutorial decisions; Using law enforcement and intelligence information systems, fixed and mobile surveillance technology, sensors, and detection equipment to identify, track, and interdict criminal activity or illegal entries; Conducting complex investigations involving counterfeit or fraudulent documents, interviewing subjects and witnesses (including in Spanish), and preparing detailed written reports or case files for criminal or administrative proceedings; Applying probable cause and reasonable suspicion standards, executing arrests and searches, handling firearms and less-lethal devices, and managing the care, safety, and security of individuals in custody.

This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement: Specialized Experience in law enforcement or other responsible work that demonstrated the ability to: Make arrests and exercise sound judgment in the use of firearms; deal effectively with individuals or groups of persons in a courteous, tactful manner in connection with law enforcement matters; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions or take prompt and appropriate law enforcement action in light of applicable laws, court decisions, and sound law enforcement procedures; and develop and maintain contact with a network of informants.

Rigorous Law Enforcement Officer Special Retirement Coverage: This is a rigorous position subject to mandatory retirement under the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers under CSRS and FERS 5 CFR 842.803, 5 CFR 831.903, 5 USC 8425(b), 5 USC 8335(b), 5 USC 8412(d), 5 USC 8336(c). For more information on required years of service and retirement age, click on this link. For further information on when an employee continues or discontinues coverage under the special retirement system for law enforcement officers, see the CSRS and FERS handbook, Chapter 46 (CSRS pages 12-14, and FERS pages 41-43).