Law Enforcement Information Systems Specialist

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Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Spokane Sector, Targeting & Intelligence Division in Spokane, WA. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

In this position, you will be supporting intelligence and law enforcement operations by compiling, analyzing, and reporting information from law enforcement systems, surveillance tools, and databases. Your work directly supports the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) mission by providing timely, accurate, and actionable information that helps enforce immigration laws, support border security operations, and protect the safety of officers and the public.

This position starts at a salary of $40,948.00 (GS-5, Step
1) to $65,941.00 (GS-7, Step 10) with promotion potential to $80,662.00 (GS-9, Step 10). GS Salary:
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As a Law Enforcement Information Systems Specialist (LEISS), you will be responsible for supporting intelligence and law enforcement operations through information gathering, tactical reporting, surveillance support, and database analysis.

Typical duties will include:

• Assisting senior LEISS personnel in developing intelligence reports based on research and information gathering used to support Border Patrol operations.
• Receiving, compiling, and updating tactical intelligence reports that impact real-time enforcement operations within CBP and other law enforcement agencies.
• Gathering, verifying, and sorting information requested by Border Patrol Agents and law enforcement organizations for accuracy and completeness.
• Maintaining USBP historical activity data, including apprehensions, seizures, and Significant Incident Reports.
• Conducting data mining and analysis using national databases to support tactical decisions, mission planning, and execution.

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below). All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English. You may be required to pass a background investigation. CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.

As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.

Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.

Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit:
This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Border Patrol Council - NBPC. For local chapter contact information see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Experience:

You qualify for the GS-5 grade level if you possess 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least a GS-4, performing duties such as:
Using information systems or databases to collect, review, organize, or retrieve data in support of reports, inquiries, or operational activities;
Compiling and organizing information from multiple records systems to assist with identifying relevant facts, trends, discrepancies, or missing information;
Applying basic knowledge of policies, procedures,…