Management and Program Analyst; Acquisitions

Organizational

Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Office of Trade/Trade Transformation Office/Automated Commercial Environment Division located in one of the following locations

• Ashburn, VA
• Washington, DC

Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Reviewing and analyzing acquisition program activities to ensure compliance with established federal policies, procedures, and applicable regulations, utilizing standard data collection and reporting techniques.
• Compiling and updating requirements for acquisition projects by coordinating with team members and stakeholders and assisting in the preparation of supporting documentation for planning and budgeting purposes.
• Conducting research and assisting with analytical reviews of acquisition program documentation to identify trends, support process improvements, and contribute to the preparation of status reports.
• Applying wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to assess management and program data to support the acquisition staff.
• Monitoring management information systems and acquisition program data to track plans, priorities, milestones, and program status for management decision-making.

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:

• Analyzing complex acquisition program data using qualitative and quantitative methods to assess program effectiveness, identify issues, and recommend improvements.
• Developing business planning, cost estimating, budget planning, and execution analyses for proposed and approved acquisition initiatives.
• Applying federal acquisition policies, procedures, directives, and best practices to support acquisition planning, execution, oversight, and compliance.
• Preparing acquisition strategies, procurement requirements, briefings, presentations, white papers, and program documentation for Program Managers or acquisition staff use.
• Conducting complex research and assisting with analytical reviews of acquisition program documentation to identify trends, support process improvements, and contribute to the preparation of status reports.

NOTE:

Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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 08/31/2026.

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:
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…