LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

About the role

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S Border Patrol, El Centro Sector, Sector Intelligence Unit (SIU), located in Imperial, CA. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Responsibilities

• Creating intelligence reports based on extrapolated data, research and analysis.
• Communicating via Radio with Field Agents relaying information developed through database research.
• Interpreting and implementing immigration law, video surveillance and database analysis.
• Analyzing tactical surveillance video and imagery in conjunction with sensor alerts and other resources to detect and identify threats and incursions entering the U.S. and relay that information to agents in real time.
• Providing agents with rapid access to USBP historical activity data (e.g., apprehensions, seizures, Significant Incident Reports (SIRs)) via Enterprise Geospatial Information Services (eGIS) to provide situational awareness and aid in operational effectiveness in real time.

Requirements

• 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.
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English.
• You may be required to pass a background investigation.
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
• Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.

Qualifications

• Experience: You qualify for the GS-05 grade level if you possess 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Analyzing problems to identify significant factors, gathering pertinent data, and recognizing solutions. Planning and organizing work. Communicating effectively orally and in writing.
• Experience: You qualify for the GS-07 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Researching and data analysis in law enforcement and intelligence activities. Evaluating and interpreting information from various sources. Designing, assembling and organizing data from multiple internal and external databases and information systems.