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. These agents work to protect America by enforcing border security and facilitating lawful international travel and trade.

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, testifies as a law enforcement officer in court proceedings, and administrative forums.
• Considering arrest authorities and constitutional law in various alleged criminal situations, or knowledge and experience of CBP laws, regulations, policies, legal precedent.

Requirements

• 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 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, testifies as a law enforcement officer in court proceedings, and administrative forums.
• Considering arrest authorities and constitutional law in various alleged criminal situations, or knowledge and experience of CBP laws, regulations, policies, legal precedent.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M.
• Combining Experience and Education: A combination of successfully completed post-bachelors’ education and experience.
• An Accepted MMLD Application: Proof an accepted MMLD application, for a MMC with a qualifying capacity, and a credential status that is in a positive standing.
• A Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with a qualifying capacity: 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).

Benefits

• Health, dental, and other insurance plans.
• A generous annual and sick leave program.
• Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan akin to a traditional and ROTH 401(k).

Pay

• Salary range: $105,931 - $191,284 per year based on grade level and duty location.
• Recruitment Incentive: $10,000 after completing FLETC (1 year service agreement needed).
• Retention Incentive: 25% for Caribbean Air and Marine Branch (CAMB) Locations, Key Largo, FL, Key West, FL, Marathon, FL and Long Beach, CA.

Schedule

• Duty locations within the Southwest Region, Southeast Region or Caribbean Air and Marine Branch.
• Current possible duty locations include: Southeast Region: Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Marathon, FL and CAMB: Fajardo, Mayaguez, Ponce, and San Juan PR; and Saint Thomas, VI.
• Locations are offered based on the current needs of the service at that time.

Other 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) at the time of application.
• Training: This position has a training requirement.
• Travel Required: You may be expected to travel for this position based on operational needs.