Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Operations Support, Planning, Analysis, and Requirements Evaluation Directorate (PARE), CBP STAT located in Washington, D.C.
Basic Requirements: You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show you meet the basic requirement below. Degree: In operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. You qualify for this position if you meet the basic requirement listed above and possess the experience or substitution of education, if applicable, as described below: Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Serving as a project manager and coordinating group efforts for cross component analytics projects. Establishing quantitative relationships between investments/costs and performance outputs. Evaluating all data and integrates results into comprehensive recommendations and reports. Developing and implementing new analytics procedures, techniques, and theories to resolve novel or obscure problems. Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Developing statistical analysis and descriptive analytic products to support decision-making for senior leadership. Communicating analytical findings to senior management and non-technical stakeholders, through reports, presentations and data visualizations. Applying research/statistical/mathematical methodologies and techniques to identify issues, identify corrective courses of action, and implement solutions Formulating proposals for projects and justifying and presenting such proposals Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 08/12/2025. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one-year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
Joining Customs & Border Protection will allow you to use your expertise in operations research to advise management on a wide range of program activities which will impact the agency. Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions by identifying potentially conflicting organizational requirements. This position starts at a salary of $120,579.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $185,234.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $185,234.00 (GS-14 Step 10). In this Operations Research Analyst position, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals by collecting and analyzing data from various, disparate systems. Typical work assignments include: Leading projects and consulting on and managing multiple analytics, modeling and/or simulation projects for numerous program offices Providing counsel to leadership on the potential for analytics to improve mission outcomes. Serving as a senior analyst in developing innovative approaches for identifying potential analytics solutions. Performs quantitative and qualitative analysis, data quality assurance, developing graphics and reports based on the analysis and interpretation of data and delivers analytical capabilities to operational offices