Border Patrol Agent (BORTAC) Not-To-Exceed

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Commissioner, located in Washington DC. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

The primary and paramount function of this position is to serve as a senior Border Patrol Agent and tactical operations operator, providing advanced border enforcement expertise and high-level advisory support to the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and the Office of the Commissioner. The incumbent plans and advises on complex, multi-sector border enforcement and interdiction operations in support of Commissioner-directed priorities and field engagements; conducts multi-sector threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments focused on illegal entry and smuggling routes; integrates U.S. Border Patrol enforcement tactics, intelligence, and capabilities into tactical operations directed or overseen by the Office of the Commissioner; and develops and supports Border Patrol safety, training, and readiness initiatives related to BORTAC operations. This position starts at a salary of $147,899.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $192,275.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Major duties include: Provides senior Border Patrol enforcement and BORTAC advisory support to Office of the Commissioner leadership on complex, multi-sector Border Patrol operations, tactical initiatives, and critical border security issues. Reviews and synthesizes operational reports, intelligence products, law enforcement information, and field feedback to identify smuggling routes, recurring patterns, vulnerabilities, operational gaps, and emerging threats. Recommends enforcement concepts, tactical security postures, patrol patterns, checkpoint operations, interdiction tactics, surveillance activities, and resource alignment to improve border security operations. Supports protective security operations for the Commissioner during official travel, site visits, and engagements in high-risk border environments by conducting advance assessments, route reconnaissance, and border-focused risk reviews. Supports Border Patrol safety, training, and readiness initiatives related to BORTAC and Commissioner-directed operations, including scenario-based training, readiness exercises, emergency response, and tactical and life-safety equipment accountability. Temporary/Rotational Assignment: To meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a temporary basis not-to-exceed (NTE) one (1) year with possible extensions for an additional four (4) years, in one (1) year increments. You may be returned, at any time, to the position from which temporarily promoted, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay, and the return is not subject to the procedures found in 5 C.F.R. §§ 351, 432, 752, and 771. If you are currently at the grade level of the position announced, this action will result in a reassignment, and you may be returned at any time to a same or similar position held prior to this temporary assignment. If you currently hold a grade level higher than the grade being announced, this action will result in a change to lower grade, and you may be returned at any time to the position held prior to this temporary assignment or to the same or similar position at the lower grade level. Return to your original location will be prioritized, but is not guaranteed.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position 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 (additional details below) 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 be able to meet job-related medical and/or fitness standards Firearms 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. Security Clearance: You will be required to obtain a Top Secret/SCI level clearance for this position. Drug testing required.