Marine Interdiction Agent

About the role

Air and Marine Operations (AMO), a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seeks Marine Interdiction Agents to join an elite team of highly trained professionals. This role involves marine-based law enforcement operations to detect, prevent, interdict, and apprehend threats and contraband.

Responsibilities

• Independently applying advanced skill in controlling/commanding law enforcement scenes to include conducting searches, making arrests, processing arrests and seizure of evidence and property.
• Conducting investigative inquiries using various techniques, examining files and records, physical and documentary evidence to identify logical conclusions.
• Utilizing cameras and other electronic high-tech surveillance equipment to gather evidence, collect, evaluate, and then preserve that physical and documentary evidence.
• Highly skilled in writing comprehensive arrest, criminal and incident reports.
• Assisting government or state attorneys in preparation for court cases or grand juries, testifying as a law enforcement officer in court proceedings, and administrative forums.
• Applying arrest authorities and constitutional law in various alleged criminal situations, or knowledge and experience of CBP laws, regulations, policies, legal precedent.

Requirements

• Qualifying Merchant Mariner Credential.
• One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: independently applying advanced skill in controlling/commanding law enforcement scenes, conducting investigative inquiries, utilizing cameras and other electronic high-tech surveillance equipment, writing arrest, criminal and incident reports, assisting government or state attorneys, applying arrest authorities and constitutional law in various alleged criminal situations, or knowledge and experience of CBP laws, regulations, policies, legal precedent.
• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., or a combination of successfully completed post-bachelors’ education and experience.
• An Accepted MMLD Application for a Merchant Mariner Credential with a qualifying capacity, and a credential status that is in a positive standing.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen.
• 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.
• Veteran's Preference Eligibility: Proof of Veteran's Preference (DD-214 Member 4 Copy) at the time of application.
• Training Requirement: Successfully complete the training requirement as a condition of employment.
• Travel Required: May be expected to travel for this position based on operational needs.