Job Description
Air and Marine Operations (AMO), a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers those with Merchant Mariner Credentials the exceptional opportunity of a career in law enforcement working with an elite team of highly trained professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission protecting America.
If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding job that also provides great pay, benefits, and job stability, now is the time to make your move. 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.
Salary and Benefits
Begin your career as a Marine Interdiction Agent (MIA) and make up to $92,257–108,021 per year based on your grade level qualifications plus location and overtime pay. This career ladder position has a grade level progression of GL-9, GS-11, and GS-12. You may be eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade level automatically (without re-applying) once you complete 52-weeks at each grade level (with supervisor approval) and any additional training, licensing, and certification requirements. Agents receive the full package of federal employment benefits that include health and insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan akin to a traditional 401(k) offering.
Recruitment Incentive (RI): Upon Entrance on Duty (EOD) in Caribbean Air and Marine (CAMB) locations, you may be eligible to receive a Recruitment Incentive, pending budgetary approval and per the terms outlined in agency policy. The Caribbean Incentive is 25% of an employee's annual salary.
Duty Locations
A duty location will be offered after successful completion of the pre-employment process. The duty location listed in the final offer letter may include any geographic location within the Southwest Region, Southeast Region or Caribbean Air and Marine Branch. Current possible duty locations include:
Southeast Region: Key West and Marathon, FL
CAMB: Fajardo, Mayaguez, Ponce, PR; and Saint Thomas, VI
*Your opportunity for final selection is increased based on your flexibility to Enter on Duty at priority duty locations.*
Limited duty locations as of 3/1/2024 include but are not guaranteed to be available at time of offer:
Northern Region: Port Angeles, WA; Rochester, NY; and Sault Ste Marie, MI
Southeast Region: Houma, LA
Duties and Responsibilities
As a Marine Interdiction Agent, you will perform marine-based law enforcement operations for the detection, prevention, interdiction, and apprehension of terrorists, terrorist weapons, and other contraband and persons from illegally entering or attacking the United States. Typical duties may include:
* Monitoring behavior patterns and activities of suspect persons, vehicles, or vessels believed to be engaged in illegal activities.
* 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.
Additional Information
Qualifications: The GL-9 position has a selective factor that must be met to meet minimum qualifications: As a minimum qualification requirement all candidates must submit a valid, legible copy of your U.S Coast Guard-issued Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC), dated within the last five (5) years (or a MMLD with an accepted application status) and showing expiration date and capacity pages, at the time of application. Qualifying capacities include: 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). In addition to the above mandatory Merchant Marine Credentials requirement, you qualify for the MIA GL-9 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower MIA grade level, performing duties such as: * Enforcing laws, effecting arrests, and conducting interviews and interrogations with witnesses and suspects * Performing surveillance, writing reports detailing activities and observations * Collecting and securing evidence and providing expert testimony in court OR Education: A master's or equivalent graduate degree, or two (2) full years of graduate education in a qualifying progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a J.D. or LL.B., in a qualifying field (e.g., criminal justice, intelligence, homeland security, justice studi Visit the Employer site for more details.
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