Supervisory Border Patrol Agent

Job Opportunity With U.S. Customs And Border Protection

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector, Alamogordo Station. Responsibilities include using your expertise to prevent illegal entry of aliens into the United States by land, water, or air; enforcing criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Laws; and seeking out and apprehending smugglers or aliens who are in the United States illegally. This position starts at a salary of $105,383.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $137,000.00 (GS-13, Step 10). The Supervisory Border Patrol Agent is a first-line supervisor serving as a primary law enforcement officer and is responsible for directing assignments of subordinate Border Patrol Agents, specialized units, and station operations. Directing activities aimed at preventing the illegal entry of aliens into the United States by land, water, or air. Seeking out and apprehending smugglers or aliens who are illegally in the United States. Enforcing the criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality laws. All normal functions involved in supervising personnel, including leave approval, resolving disciplinary problems, and preparing annual performance appraisals. To qualify for the GS-13 grade level you must possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as interpreting and enforcing immigration or comparable laws, rules, and regulations; gathering and analyzing intelligence from a variety of sources; developing case work pertaining to criminal prosecutions and investigations; identifying and investigating smuggling operations; devising and recommending solutions to operational problems, and apprising management of identified deficiencies and solutions; ensuring compliance with enforcement and operational practices. 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. This is a rigorous position subject to mandatory retirement under the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers under CSRS and FERS. 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. If you have questions regarding your retirement coverage provisions, contact the CBP Retirement Operations Center at (202) 863-6180. Must be proficient in the Spanish language. (i.e., able to speak and read in Spanish). This position requires that the incumbent meet initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996. An applicant whose background includes any of the following will be ineligible for consideration : convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; has any outstanding warrants or is a fugitive from justice; unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; illegally or unlawfully in the United States; renounced U.S. citizenship; subject to a court-ordered restraining (protection) order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner (spouse, former spouse, parent of applicant's child, individual who cohabitates or has cohabitated with the applicant), or child; or convicted under Federal, State, or Tribal Court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an intimate partner or child. 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 / 24 / 2025. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. 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.