CBP OFFICER (CONTAINER SECURITY-TEAM LEAD)

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, International Operations and Advisory Directorate (IOAD), International Field Office, Container Security Initiative Division, located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Joining the Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations will allow you to use your expertise to manage one or more national programs in order to help to detect and prevent terrorists and instruments of terror from entering/exiting the U.S. Apply for this exciting opportunity to direct programs that strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security. This position starts at a salary of $93,444.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $121,478.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $121,478.00 GS-13Step 10). Salary above excludes COLA. Please see here for specific COLA Rates. In this GS-13 position you will become a key member of a team of homeland security professionals responsible for detecting and preventing terrorists and instruments of terror from entering the U.S. Typical work assignments include: Reviewing, evaluating, and analyzing carriers` and exporters` records, manifests, licenses, and similar documents to determine risk levels and threats to national security and to ensure compliance with import/export laws and regulations. Identifying, planning and coordinating necessary actions, providing assignments to team members as appropriate, writing or coordinating reports, and determining the depth of examination requested of host Customs to perform. Conducting physical inspections at ports abroad using a wide range of technical devices and machines and utilizing information obtained from the Automated Manifest System, the Automated Targeting System and other databases to assess the risk of containerized shipments. Analyzing information and prepares clear, concise written reports to CBP management. Planning and carrying out special assignments, studies or investigations, resolving major or complex problems in operations; and developing or implementing improved or new procedures. Conduct Responsibilities on Overseas Assignment: Employee will be subject to the laws of the United States while posted overseas to include those specifically applicable to Federal employees including the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees in the Executive Branch and the DHS Ethics/Standards of Conduct. While posted overseas, the employee will conduct themselves in a manner that reflects honorably on the United States of America and which is consistent with any applicable diplomatic agreements between the United States and the host country. This includes, but is not limited to: Excessive consumption of alcohol, or if the country forbids consumption of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol. Recreational use of controlled substances such as marijuana, whether prescribed or not, even if legal in the geographic location. Using the services of a commercial sex provider, even if legal in the geographic location. Any conduct that could disgrace, embarrass, or discredit the Department of Homeland Security or the United States of America. Failure to adhere to the above may subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including removal, the loss of security clearance, and the immediate expulsion from the host country If going from a LEO Covered Position to a Secondary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for Law Enforcement Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). For further information on the Secondary CBPO Enhanced Retirement Coverage, please see the Qualifications section If going from a Primary CBPO Special Retirement Covered (SRC) Position to a Secondary CBPO SRC Position and you have less than 3 years in a Primary CBPO SRC Position: Please be advised that when you enter on duty in this Secondary CBPO SRC position you will no longer be covered under the Special Retirement System for CBP Officers, but will only be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) or covered under your applicable non-special retirement system depending upon previous service. For further information on the Secondary CBPO SRC, please see the Qualifications section.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service You and your dependents must pass a State Department medical examination You and your dependents must obtain a valid passport All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation and/or polygraph CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures You must have taken the required CBP Officer Promotional Assessment component and have a passing Total Score Firearm Requirement: 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: 1) convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; 2) has any outstanding warrants or is a fugitive from justice; 3) unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; 4) adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; 5) illegally or unlawfully in the United States; 6) renounced U. S. citizenship; 7) 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 8) convicted under Federal, State, or Tribal Court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against an intimate partner or child. Motor Vehicle Operation: You must possess the Ability to operate a Government Owned Vehicle. A valid, non-restricted driver's license is required. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Financial Disclosure is required. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit. Employees who have not served two (2) years at a domestic duty station, subsequent to their initial overseas tour of duty, will not be considered for a second tour of duty in any foreign assignment.