Law Enforcement Information Systems Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Department of Homeland Security
This job in plain English
This full-time job is with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Border Patrol Houlton Sector Intelligence Unit in Hodgdon, Maine. You would use law enforcement databases and surveillance video to write intelligence reports and support investigations. The position is union-represented, may involve occasional travel, and requires a drug test.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The announcement also gives priority to certain current or former federal employees, including DHS employees in the Career Transition Assistance Plan, people on the Reemployment Priority List, and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan eligibles.
What you would do
- Create intelligence reports from data, research, and analysis.
- Use national databases to check identity and non-citizen status under immigration law.
- Analyze surveillance video and imagery to detect threats and border incursions.
- Relay surveillance findings to Border Patrol agents in real time.
- Research and analyze investigative information to support ongoing investigations.
Do you qualify for GS-9?
With experience: You need 1 year of specialized experience at least equal to the next lower grade level (GS-8). The work must be like researching investigative and intelligence information, using national databases to determine identity, alienage (non-citizen status), and removability, analyzing data to make accurate status decisions, or doing quick database research for tactical decisions. Volunteer and unpaid experience also counts.
With education: A Master's degree, two full years of graduate education, or a J.D. or LL.B. law degree can replace the required experience. The education must show the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the work. Your school can tell you how many credit hours make up two years of graduate education; if it cannot, use 36 semester or 54 quarter hours. Post-high school education can also be combined with experience to meet the requirement.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than two pages, showing your full legal name, phone number, and job duties
- Resume dates in MM/DD/YY format, hours worked per week, job title, series, grade, and salary
- Responses to the job questionnaire
- Responses to the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment
- College transcript or course list if you qualify through education
- Proof of CTAP, ICTAP, or Reemployment Priority List eligibility if you claim it
- DD-214 or other proof of veterans' preference if you claim it
- SF-50 forms recommended if you are a current or former federal employee
- Initial and termination SF-50s if you are a current or former political appointee
- Reasonable accommodation request form and supporting documents if you request one for the online assessment
How you will be rated: You will be rated on your resume, your questionnaire answers, and your online USA Hire assessment, which measures competencies such as attention to detail, reasoning, and stress tolerance. You will be placed in one of three groups: Highly Qualified, Well-Qualified, or Qualified. Overstating your experience or cheating on the assessment can get you removed from consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must clearly show how you meet the experience requirement, or you will be found ineligible.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, and include dates in MM/DD/YY format and hours worked per week for each job.
- Set aside at least 3 hours to complete the USA Hire assessments, and finish them within the deadline in your notice.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time.
Conditions of employment:
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
- Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years
- All pre-employment steps are done in English
- Background investigation required
- Drug test required
- E-Verify employment eligibility check
- Must follow government ethics rules and get approval for outside employment
- One-year probationary period for new federal employees
- Must complete the USA Hire online assessment
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $61,722 – $80,243 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-9 · General Schedule
- Location
- Hodgdon, Maine
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 3
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series (1801)
- Announcement
- USBP-DE-13093627-KMA
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