Marine Interdiction Agent

About the role

AMO is actively seeking applicants to fill full-time security-based positions with the nation’s largest law enforcement organization charged with maintaining the security of our national borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining law enforcement scenes independently, including conducting searches, making arrests, processing arrests and seizure of evidence and property.
• Interpreting radar data to calculate appropriate intercept while tracking vessels and people to a successful interdiction.
• Searching persons, vessels, baggage, and cargo for contraband or weapons incidental to detention or arrest.
• Collecting, refining, and analyzing strategic and tactical intelligence.

Qualifications

• A minimum qualification requirement is a qualifying Merchant Mariner Credential.
• Experience as an Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel (OUPV), Mate of 200 gross tons or greater (Inland, Great Lakes, Near Coastal or Oceans), Chief Mate, Second Mate, and Third Mate Unlimited Oceans or Master of 25 GRT or greater (Inland, Great Lakes, Near Coastal or Oceans).
• An Accepted MMLD Application for a qualifying capacity with a valid Merchant Mariner Credential.

Benefits

• Salary range from $105,931 to $191,284 based on grade level and location.
• Health, dental, and other insurance plans.
• A generous annual and sick leave program.
• Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan.

Requirements

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen.
• Residency: Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years.
• Age Requirement: Must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday.
• Veterans' Preference Eligibility: Proof of Veteran's Preference (DD-214 Member 4 Copy) required.
• Training: Successful completion of training requirement as a condition of employment.
• Travel: May be expected to travel for this position based on operational needs.