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Responsibilities
Information Professional Officers (IPOs) oversee the seamless operation of the global Naval network environment. Their responsibilities include:
- Leading the Naval network warfare missions in developing tactics and procedures to realize tactical, strategic and business advantages afloat and ashore
- Driving interoperability with joint, allied and coalition partners
- Building professional excellence through education, training and certification and milestone qualifications
- Optimizing organizational effectiveness through cutting-edge technologies, knowledge management techniques and a culture of innovation
- Helping to develop and deploy information systems, command and control and space systems
- Serving as a key part of the Information Dominance Corps in its mission to gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of adversaries
- Overseeing the work of Information Systems Technicians - Enlisted Sailors (no degree required) who serve as specialists in information technology
Work Environment
Information Professionals serve in challenging roles of increasing scope and responsibility both afloat and ashore. This could include:
- Serving as part of Battle Group staffs on ships at sea
- Working in C4I/Space/Surveillance on shore tours
- Serving on major Navy and joint staffs
- Serving in command of key communication and surveillance facilities around the globe
Training & Advancement
Those pursuing an Information Professional Officer position are required to attend Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, RI.
Upon completion, candidates typically attend a five-week IP Basic Course of instruction in Pensacola, FL, before or during their initial assignment. IPOs must complete specific qualifications as part of their training during Fleet tours and are expected to pursue advanced education opportunities.
Promotion opportunities are regularly available but competitive and based on performance.
Post-Service Opportunities
Specialized training received and work experience gained in the course of service can lead to valuable credentialing and occupational opportunities in related fields in the civilian sector.
Education Opportunities
Wherever you are in your professional career, the Navy can help ease your financial burdens and advance your career with generous financial assistance and continuing education programs. Beyond professional credentials and certifications, Information Professional Officers can advance their education by:
- Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) or Navy War College (NWC)
- Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges
Postgraduate education is important to the success of the Information Professional. Most IPs will complete a master's degree in C4I, space, information systems, computer science or modeling and simulation.
There's also potential to pursue a graduate certificate, DoW certifications, federal executive fellowships and information assurance scholarships and internships.
Qualifications & Requirements
A degree from a four-year college or university is a minimum educational requirement to become a Commissioned Officer. Candidates seeking an Information Professional Officer position must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in a technical field, preferably in one of following fields: Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Operations, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, General Engineering.
All candidates must also be: U.S. citizens, willing to serve worldwide, eligible for a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance and qualified for sea duty.
General qualifications may vary depending upon whether you're currently serving, whether you've served before or whether you've never served before.
Part-Time Opportunities
There are part-time opportunities available as an Information Professional Officer.
Serving part-time as a Navy Reserve Sailor, your duties will be carried out during your scheduled drilling and training periods. During monthly drilling, Information Professional Officers in the Navy Reserve typically work at a location close to their homes.
For annual training, Information Professional Officers may serve anywhere in the world, whether on a ship at sea or at bases and installations on shore.
Take a moment to learn more about the general roles and responsibilities of Navy Reserve Sailors.
Most of what you do in the Navy Reserve is considered training. The basic Navy Reserve commitment involves training a minimum of one weekend a month (referred to as drilling) and two weeks a year (referred to as Annual Training) - or the equivalent of that.
Information Professional Officers in the Navy Reserve serve in an Officer role. Before receiving the ongoing professional training that comes with this job, initial training requirements must first be met.
For current or former Navy Officers (NAVET): Prior experience satisfies the initial leadership training requirement - so you will not need to go through Officer Training again.
Officers who previously held a commission in another United States Military Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service, or United States Coast Guard are exempt from attending ODS or LDO/CWO Academy.
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Location: Columbia, SC
Work Environment: Partial Onsite (3 Days in Office a week and as needed)
Schedule: M-F 4pm to midnight shift, or a 6am-4pm 4 on/ 4off schedule which works weekends and holidays.
Contract length: 12 months (Contract to Hire)
Interviews: In Person or Remote
C2 Clearance eligibility required
Job Summary:
Duties:
- Make recommendations to management to adjust system performance parameters.
- Delegate problem resolution to other team members and conduct follow-up.
- 30% Provide enhancement recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy.
- Analyze new/revised processes/change requests from the maintainer.
- Collaborate with various internal groups and external vendors to ensure all specifications are met and problems are resolved as they arise.
- 30% Participate in the development of custom integration solutions.
- Review and research issues reported from external/internal customers.
- Evaluate interrelationships in projects to determine how changes/installations of one program will affect others.
- 25% Participate in work sessions and walkthroughs for quality and production implementations, releases, data conversion projects and/or disaster recovery exercises.
- Attend implementation meetings to determine impact to system availability and assignment of team resources for these implementations.
- 10% Work closely with team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions.
- Act as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor, and change agent.
- Answer questions and/or provide training for the Production Support team on current system.
- 5% Perform installations, configuration, analysis, scheduling and tuning on complex projects.
- Ensure Production and Test environments are up and functioning properly.
- Perform corrective actions whenever possible to fix applications that end abnormally.
Day To Day:
- Typical day will be to monitor batch job cycles and engage in troubleshooting if one of those jobs goes down, which would involve reaching out to App Dev or Tech Support at times for help.
- In addition, monitoring jobs for performance issues and engaging if a job is running long or not getting CPU.
Work Environment:
- Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
- Customer-focused, project-oriented applications support environment.
The Team:
- Group Name: ASTRO-Application Stability Tools and Resiliency Operations
Team Name:
- SPARC-Support services for Pre-production Applications and Recovery, they have an 8 person team that they will interact heavily with, along with interacting with App Dev and Tech Support on call.
- This team has a lot of experience and works very well together. Client has been a very successful company for many years and has a strong culture of teamwork. For someone who performs well, consideration for conversion to FTE is an option.
Job Requirements:
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Comprehends data storage techniques, database philosophy, database management, and complex programming techniques.
- In-depth understanding of the requirements for maintaining production systems and the effect of program changes.
- Understands how to use structured techniques in new program development.
- Comprehensive understanding of development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to work well under pressure and as part of a team.
- Pays attention to detail.
Required Technologies:
- Batch Mainframe knowledge, JCL, Zeke Scheduling, TSO
Nice To Have:
MQ, CICS, DB2, IMS Database, ServiceNow Soft
Required Work Experience:
- 6 years of technical experience with systems analysis, design, and/or programming experience or other job related IT experience.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree. or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.
Required Software and Tools:
- In-depth knowledge of relevant operating systems, programming languages, and/or development/productivity tools and their usage in the company.
Skills:
- Communication skills are important as they will work with on-call resources from App Dev and Tech Support and will rely on them for help.
- Teamwork also as they will be part of a team of 8 people.
Location: Columbia, SC (Partial Onsite - at least 3 days per week (Tuesday - Thursday) and as needed.)
Open for remote also
Duration: 11 months
Note:
- C2 Eligibility is Required
- Credit check is required
- overtime, travel, on call, weekends, off hours As needed
- Work Hours - 8am - 5 pm
Work Environment:
Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
Day to Day:
- A typical day for a zVM administrator usually starts with checking system health-reviewing logs, monitoring alerts, and ensuring servers and critical services are running smoothly.
- By the end of the day, a zVM admin ensures systems are stable, secure, and ready for whatever workloads come next.
- Performs operational support for zVM environment: Work tickets, perform upgrades, participate in disaster recovery exercises.
Duties:
- Write or debug programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Provide technical and disaster recovery support for systems software.
- 40% Research and analyze systems software problems and implement workable solutions or escalate as appropriate.
- 40% Install, test, and maintain systems software including installing updates, upgrades, and patches, initiating tests of system programs and observing results to detect errors or work stoppage, and modifying code to correct errors.
- 10% Assist in internal and external audits being performed across multiple lines of business for multiple platforms.
- 5% Participate in planning and execution of disaster recovery procedures.
- 5% Cross train in all areas of systems programming in order to efficiently perform on-call rotation.
Team Name: zVM and zLinux
Team:
- 2-3 people specific to zVM but part of a larger 14 person team.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
- Comprehension of advanced data storage techniques, basic database philosophy, database management, and advanced programming techniques.
- Understand the requirements for maintaining production systems and the effect of systems changes.
- Solid understanding of currently utilized programming productivity tools and their use.
- Solid understanding of quality assurance and implementation strategies of systems software.
- Able to acquire knowledge of programming languages and tools used in the department.
- Able to analyze software specifications for completeness and compatibility with operation systems.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other job related field or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree
Required Work Experience:
- 4 Years IT experience including varied programming experience.
Required Technologies:
- zVM, RACF, Operations Manager, IBM Backup and Restore Manager, IBM Tape Manager
Nice To Have:
- ServiceNow, REXX Coding, Linux skills, Jenkins, GitHub.
Soft Skills:
- Written and oral communication to communicate with customers as well as clearly articulate work with peers and management, customer service, initiative to address things before someone else has to tell you.
Location: Columbia, SC (Hybrid- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Onsite and as needed)
Duration: 12 months (Contract to Hire)
Schedule: Hours: 8:30 - 5:30.
Duties:
Responsible for analysis, design, programming, and implementation of complex applications tasks and projects. Devise feasible, logical procedures to resolve business problems through the use of computer resources. Formulate scope and objectives through research to develop or modify complex systems. Review detailed specifications and recommend modifications. Design, code, test and debug complex application programs.
20% Produce deliverables related to the assigned project. Perform analysis, design, programming, and implementation of systems and procedures to solve complex business or scientific problems. Evaluate interrelationships in immediate programming area to determine how changes in one program will affect another related area. Apply conversions and enhancements to business systems. May lead or provide expertise on assigned projects.
20% Work closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions. Ensure solutions are aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization's architectural standards. Assist in post-implementation support and system enhancements.
20% Test modified programs, create necessary test files and data, verify logic, debug, and write relevant documentation.
15% Design and develop IT systems. Devise new sources of data and develop new approaches and techniques. Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting complex application software that is delivered on time and within budget.
15% Provide guidance to lower-level programmers/analysts. Act as an internal consultant by providing technical guidance on complex projects. Determine and resolve problems with other systems analysts, programmers, and systems users.
10% Test designed programs, verify logic, perform any necessary "debugging," and write the documentation.
Day to Day:
Ideal candidate will be working on the core commercial (non-government) claims systems conducting analysis, design, coding, testing, and implementation of business requirements. The candidate will be responsible for working in a team environment and must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must be able to work well under pressure and possess strong interpersonal skills/team building. Must have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of employees across IT. The candidate must show initiative and a desire to learn and grow within the team on the assignments given.
Work Environment:
Customer-focused, project-oriented programming environment. Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
Team Name:
Commercial Claims. We are a strong organization with a team consisting of 60+ application development staff within the core commercial claims responsibilities. The teams are divided into smaller groups for management, but the work is completed in a matrixed environment based on the skills of the staff and work to be completed. Teamwork and collaboration are a high priority and critical to the success of all projects. It truly is a great place with great people who work well together.
Minimum Required Skills and Abilities:
- Comprehensive understanding of applications/development, quality assurance and integration methodologies, concepts and facilities in a mainframe, midrange, and/or PC/LAN environment.
- Demonstrates a high level of technical proficiency in the areas of programming languages, platform capabilities, and methods of systems analysis and program design.
- Excellent analysis, decision-making, and problem solving skills.
- Demonstrates logical abstract thinking and assimilating/adhering to project goals and deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Able to work well under pressure and as part of a team.
- Strong knowledge of interpersonal skills/team building. Familiar with project management concepts.
- Ability to assess requirements, alternatives, and risks/benefits for low- to high-impact projects.
- Pays attention to detail.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, clients, vendors etc.
- In-depth understanding of organizational functions, behavior, and inter-relationships.
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant operating systems, programming languages, and development tools and their usage in the company.
Required Technologies:
- COBOL, DB2, JCL and mainframe
Nice to Have:
- Native CICS, IMS DB, Experience in Health Care/Insurance industries
Required Work Experience:
- 6 years-of application development, systems testing or other job related
Education:
- Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.
Degree Equivalency:
- 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree
Soft Skills:
- Must have good verbal and written skills.
- Must be able to follow directions, adapt to changing requirements, and show initiative in learning and growing with the team.
Duration: 11 Months (Contract to hire)
Location: Columbia, SC
Onsite Requirements: Partially onsite 3 days per week (Tue, Wed, Thurs) and as needed.
Standard work hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
**Credit check will be required**
Job Summary:
Day to Day:
- A typical day will involve a mix of hands-on coding, architectural design, and research.
- The engineer will spend a significant portion of their time in Python, building and optimizing agentic AI systems using frameworks like LangChain.
- This includes integrating these agents with our backend services and deploying them using CI/CD pipelines into our cloud environment.
- They will also be responsible for researching and testing new agentic models and frameworks, monitoring agent behavior in production, and collaborating with data scientists and business stakeholders to refine requirements and ensure the ethical deployment of AI solutions.
Team: The team is an innovative, collaborative, and empowering environment. We are building the next generation of AI solutions for the enterprise in a fast-paced, project-oriented setting. This is a multi-platformed environment that values creativity, continuous learning, and a customer-focused mindset. The new engineer will play a crucial role in shaping our AI strategy and building foundational tools and accelerators that will drive innovation across the company.
Job Requirements:
**This is a new role to establish a core competency in agentic AI systems. This engineer will be pivotal in designing and deploying advanced AI agents and will build the foundational frameworks for future AI use cases across the organization.**
Required Experience:
Required Software and Tools (Hands on experience required):
- Python
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- AI Tools and Libraries (e.g. LangGraph, LangChain, Deep Agents, Claude Skills, etc.)
- AI Models (e.g. Claude, OpenAI, etc.)
- AI Concepts (e.g. Prompt Engineering, RAG, Agentic AI, etc.)
- Distributed SDLC/DevOps (e.g. github, pipelines, VS Code, testing frameworks, etc.)
- Platforms (Container Platforms, Cloud Platforms, Document Databases, AWS)
- API Design
Python & AI/ML Libraries:
- Deep hands-on experience in Python for AI/ML development.
- Generative AI Development: Proven experience developing Gen AI or AI/ML solutions, from use case conceptualization to production deployment.
- Infrastructure & DevOps: Strong understanding of cloud environments (AWS preferred), LLM hosting, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Agentic AI Concepts: Knowledge of agentic/autonomous systems (e.g., reasoning, planning, tool use).
Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's degree-in Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree or 4 years relevant experience or Associates degree + 2 years relevant experience
Minimum Required Work Experience: 6years-of application development, systems testing or other job related experience.
Required Technologies: 3-6 years of hands-on experience in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related fields.
Nice to have/Preferred skills:
- Proficiency in Python development and FastAPI/Flask frameworks, along with SQL.
- Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks and concepts such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Chain of Thought prompting, knowledge stores, and embeddings.
- Experience developing autonomous agents using cloud-based AI services.
- Experience with prompt engineering techniques and model fine-tuning.
- Strong understanding of reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, and multi-agent systems.
- Experience working across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and deploying AI solutions at scale.
Duration: 06 months
Location: Columbia, SC (Partial Onsite - Onsite -Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, other days as required by project planned deliverables.)
**Credit Check is required**
The expectations for a typical day for this role:
- Lead several projects (one to five) in a strong matrix environment executing Software Development Lifecycle methodologies.
- Developing and monitoring project plans, communication plans, risk management plans, and project artifacts from project initiation to post implementation/closure.
- Ensures project deliverables are complete on time, on budget, within scope, and in accordance with client's standards.
- Responsible daily for the development, execution, and maintenance of project plans and project communications: facilitating effective communications between all parties involved in the project, including meetings, correspondence/recaps, status reports and other project artifacts per client's standards.
- Monitors resource requirements and assign deliverables based on project specifications. Ensures resources are assigned to meet project objectives while managing project hours budgeted.
- Identifies and manages tasks and issues that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort to ensure delivery as planned.
- Provides both written and verbal project status updates upon request.
- The candidate should be versed in IT SDLC
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in any major.
Required Work Experience: 3 years IT experience in a leadership capacity on one or more project teams. Completion of the client's Training Program for Project Management may substitute for one year of work experience.
Team Name: VDS (Commercial PMO)
The Team: The Project Manager will report to a Portfolio Manager with a team of 8 - 10 Project Managers. Most project teams will range between 8 - 20 team members. My team supports various portfolios including Data Exchange, Telephony, Mobile/Full Site, and AEM.
Required Technologies: Windows applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint Online, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Teams, etc.)
Nice To Have: Azure Boards, Project
Soft Skills:
- Demonstrated organizational skills.
- Demonstrated IT project management experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Dependability
- Accountable for results.
- Adaptable
- Presentation skills.
Location: Columbia, SC (Hybrid, Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Remote Monday and Friday)
Duration: 6 Months
Standard work hours - 8am-5pm
Interviews: In person, if local.
About the role:
- The candidate will be working with project teams to enhance or build UI interface applications for client's business.
- The expectation is that they seek to understand the business needs along with IS development goals for the future.
- The candidate will be heavily involved in customer interaction for feedback on the applications being built as well as collaborating with the development teams.
- The ability to ask clarifying questions, provide recommended approaches and leverage experience is expected.
- The candidate will also need to demonstrate the ability to integrate the look and feel between two applications that are tightly coupled but separate
Team Name: Commercial Systems Claims and Membershp
Commercial Systems has an initiative to create a modern UI experience for our business users. This hire will be critical to designing and potentially developing the front end experience and workflow for the users
About the Team/Projects/Candidates:
- The candidate will be a critical part of the Usability Design of two major UI applications for Commercial Systems. One is constructed and is being enhanced, the other is being initially built.
- The goal is to design a seamless and consistent user experience between the two applications.
- The teams working on these apps are highly collaborative and are striving to achieve a common goal of creating a power user experience for our business partners.
- Note that if the candidate has development experience, these skills may be utilized as well.
Required Technologies: Solid experience of Figma UI design tool, understanding of JavaScript-based applications
Nice to Have: JavaScript development experience, Nodes.js and Vue.js development. This is a bonus if the candidate has these capabilities
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Behavioral Research, Computer Science, Information Technology or other job related degree.
Required Work Experience: 2 years user interface design experience.
Location: Columbia, SC (Role is Fully Onsite and has the potential to move to partial onsite once fully trained.)
Duration: 6 Months (Contract to hire)
Note: Contingent Personnel who are foreign nationals have resided in the US for at least three (3) of the last (5) years prior to assignment to Company's applicable government contract.
Duties
- Day to Day:
- Looking for a product owner.
- As a Product Owner for this team, they will be helping with release planning, working with developers and testers along with customers in our business units.
- Defines customer needs in technical and business contexts. Ensure the proposed technical and business solutions meet the customer's objectives for the work effort. Provide guidance with planning and prioritization of business analysis activities in support of large project and support efforts.
- 25% Elicit and document user requirements to meet a business objective. Identify and validate requirements and organize the information into a logical document using business analysis models that is understood by the customer and Information Systems.
- 20% Respond to questions and ensure understanding of why the business solution was chosen. Guide both technical and customer departments in the development of the systems
- 15% Ensure the accurate deployment of solutions through review of problem logs, assisting with test plans and test matrices, and other analysis activities
- 15% Validate the business need for solutions to business problems and process improvements.
- 10% Facilitate the transfer of knowledge about the "big picture" direction of the business units to others who support them.
- 10% Provide input on the business direction for system changes.
- 5% Mentor less experienced business systems analysts
Required Technologies:
- Some type of Agile ALM like Agility or Jira
- Defect management tools
- Release Management tools
- In depth knowledge of writing User Stories w/ Acceptance Criteria
Nice To Have:
- Visio, SQL, Insomnia
- Agile Certifications (e.g., CSPO, PMI-ACP)
- Experience with Secure Application Environments for understanding of authentication, authorization, and data privacy considerations.
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated expertise in the concepts of the supported business unit.
- Demonstrated knowledge of standard industry practices and procedures for the business unit.
- Able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, including the ability to express complex technical and business concepts to all management levels, peers, and the business units.
- Able to influence and negotiate solutions to business problems.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills. Understands how IT affects an organization and is able to link it to business processes.
- Excellent analytical and conceptual skills.
- Able to read and comment on test plans and test matrices, project plans, and scope and design documents.
- Has a conceptual understanding of project management techniques.
Preferred Software and Other Tools: Visio, MS Project or similar software, data mining using DB2, SQL, and/or other tools.
Required Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or other job related field. or 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or other job related degree
Degree Equivalency: 4 years of job related work experience or 2 years of job related experience plus an associate's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or other job related degree
Required Work Experience: 6 years of IT business analysis experience.
Preferred Licenses and Certificates: Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), HIPAA, LOMA
Interviews: Onsite
Border Patrol Agent (BPA) – in the Federal Security and Public Safety Sector Experienced (GL-9 GS-11)
SAME MISSION, NEW DRIVE!
You love protecting your community and doing your part to keep our nation safe. But maybe you’re looking for a change of scenery?
USBP is hiring immediately for full-time, career positions, where your prior law enforcement officer (LEO) experience may qualify you for higher-graded Border Patrol Agent (BPA) opportunities. Continue making a difference with the nation's premier federal agency charged with securing our borders and protecting our country.
Whether you gained this experience as part of a military police unit or as a member of a state or local law enforcement organization, you have an opportunity to work with highly trained professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission.
Check out the duties and responsibilities section below, along with the qualifications section to see if you are eligible. Now is the time to make your move, along with excellent base pay, location pay, exceptional benefits, and job stability, USBP is offering up to $60,000 in additional incentives to newly appointed Agents (see details below).
DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE INCENTIVES – SEE SALARY SECTION BELOW
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Duty assignments available at the time of offer may include the Southwest Border, including prioritized locations.
U.S. Border Patrol determines duty assignments at the time of offer based on operational needs, which may or may not align with candidates’ first-choice preferences. Relocation may be required.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring immediately for these full-time, career Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) opportunities.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary for newly appointed law enforcement Border Patrol Agents varies from:
Base Salary: GL-9/GS-11, $63,148 - $120,145 per year
Locality Pay: Varies by duty location.
Overtime Pay: Up to 25%
Duty location impacts pay rates; locality pay for federal law enforcement is higher in some locations than others. A fully trained BPA may be eligible for up to an additional 25% of base pay per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014. This is a career ladder position with a grade level progression from GL-9 to GS-11 to GS-12. You will be eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade level (without re-applying) once you successfully complete 52 weeks in the lower grade level.
All Border Patrol Agents may select from an array 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 that is similar to traditional and ROTH 401(k) offerings.
*Recruitment Incentive* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents (as defined in
5 CFR 575.102)
will be offered up to a $20,000 incentive. The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the Border Patrol Academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location. Prioritized locations include Sierra Blanca, TX; Presidio, TX; Sanderson, TX; Comstock, TX; Lordsburg, NM; Freer, TX; Hebbronville, TX; Ajo, AZ.
*Retention Incentive* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.
Duty Locations: You will be asked to select your preferred location for one of the following mission critical locations:
- Big Bend Sector Stations - *Presidio, Van Horn, *Sanderson, Alpine, *Sierra Blanca, Marfa
- Buffalo Sector Stations - Wellesley Island
- Del Rio Sector Stations - Del Rio, Brackettville, *Comstock, Eagle Pass North, Eagle Pass South, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde
- El Paso Sector Stations - Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces, *Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta
- El Centro Sector Stations - El Centro, Indio, Calexico
- Grand Forks Sector Stations - Pembina
- Havre Sector Stations - Havre, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass
- Houlton Sector Stations - Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren
- Laredo Sector Stations - Laredo South, Cotulla, *Hebbronville, Laredo West, *Freer, Laredo North, Zapata
- Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations - Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen
- San Diego Sector Stations - Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente
- Spokane Sector Stations - Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville
- Swanton Sector Stations - Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford
- Tucson Sector Stations - *Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian A Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points Substation, Willcox
- Yuma Sector Stations - Blythe, Yuma, Wellton
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a BPA, you will be part of our 60,000+ workforce that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit activity, and enhancing the nation’s economic prosperity. Being a BPA makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession.
Typical assignments include:
- Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
- Preventing and apprehending aliens and smugglers of aliens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes during night operations.
- Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband.
- Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks.
- Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.
Qualifications:
GL-9: You qualify for the GL-9 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
- Performing physical searches of detained individuals, their vehicles, and their immediate surroundings for weapons, contraband, currency, and other evidence.
- Apprehending, physically restraining, or working with law enforcement officials to identify or apprehend violators of state, federal, or immigration laws.
- Proficient in the use of firearms, preparing investigative reports, serving court orders (e.g., warrants, subpoenas, etc.), and gathering evidence for criminal cases prosecuted through the court system.
If you have previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience, you may qualify at the GS-11 grade level.
GS-11: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, with the authority granted by the state or government to enforce laws, make arrests, and investigate crimes, performing primary duties in an official law enforcement capacity such as:
- Utilizing intelligence information to track illegal operations, criminal activity, threats to our nation, and/or contraband while serving as a state, federal, or military law enforcement official.
- Leading investigations of fraud, contraband, criminal activity, threats to our nation, and/or illegal operations to determine sources and patterns while serving as a state, federal, or military law enforcement official.
- Apprehending violators of state, federal, or immigration laws by utilizing various forms of complex technology that include surveillance, detection, situation awareness systems, and/or communications equipment.
The above experience will be applied in connection with the following: Make arrests and exercise sound judgment in the use of firearms; deal effectively with people in a courteous manner in connection with law enforcement matters; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions; or develop and maintain contact with a network of informants.
There are no education substitutions for the GL-9 or GS-11 grade-level Border Patrol Agent opportunities.
Other Requirements:
Citizenship: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
Residency: You must have had primary U.S. residency (including protectorates as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years.
Age Restriction: In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions. Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03. The age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement (non-military) position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C. 8412(d).
Veterans’ Preference: You may also be eligible for an excepted service Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA). The age restriction does not apply if you are Veterans' Preference eligible.
Formal Training: After you are hired, you will be detailed to the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, for approximately six (6) months of intensive instruction in immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement, and USBP-specific operations, driver training, physical techniques, firearms, and other courses. Border Patrol work requires the ability to speak and read Spanish, as well as English. Border Patrol Agents will be provided training to become proficient in the Spanish language at the Academy.
How to Apply:
Click the Apply button on this site. You will be linked to the CBP Talent Network registration page. For Position of Interest, select Border Patrol Agent, and then complete the pre-screening questions.
You’ll then receive a link(s) to the BPA Job Opening Announcements (JOAs) on USAJOBS, the federal government’s official employment site, to complete your application. Be certain to review ALL details of the job opportunity announcement and follow all instructions in the application process, including items (resume, transcripts, etc.) to submit. You will be evaluated based on your resume, supporting documents, and the BPA Entrance Exam.
If you have questions about the application process, contact a recruiter through the U.S. Border Patrol page: /s/usbp.
NOTE: As a subscriber to the CBP Talent Network, you’ll receive monthly emails with information about webinars, career expos, and future opportunities with CBP.
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Requirements of the Tech Scholar:
- Be enrolled as a full-time student in a Mechatronics or EET program at a partnered Technical College with Michelin
- Be a full time student (12 credit hour per semester)
- Have and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPACumulative
- Be able to work at least 20 hours per week at Michelin during the program
Job Achievements:
* Methods and practices applied (job performed in safety, quality, respect of instruction,...)
* Sustain equipment compliance (standard, cleanliness, cycle time, influent parameters,...)
* Interventions are encoded, documented, and analyzed
* Effectiveness of all interventions (prevent breakdowns, cure the default within an optimized time,collaboration with Production, Quality, ...)
* Efficiency of all interventions (resources used, consumption of spare parts, sustained energy efficiency of equipment)
* Support MDP processes (participating in analyzes, requirements from 5' briefing treated or upgraded...)
* Machine performance assured for perimeter of responsibility
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Michelin is building a world-leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences. Pioneering engineered materials for more than 130 years, Michelin is uniquely positioned to make decisive contributions to human progress and a more sustainable world. Drawing on its deep know-how in polymer composite materials, Michelin is constantly innovating to manufacture high-quality tires and components for critical applications in demanding fields as varied as mobility, construction, aeronautics, low-carbon energies and healthcare.
The care placed in its products and deep customer knowledge inspire Michelin to offer the finest experiences. This spans from providing data- and AI-based connected solutions for professional fleets to recommending outstanding restaurants and hotels curated by the MICHELIN Guide.
Why Michelin?
- Career Growth: Personalized development plans, mentorship, and cross-functional opportunities. Unique career paths and opportunities for advancement.
- Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a diverse, supportive environment where your competencies, contributions and behaviors are recognized. Option to join one of our Business Resource Groups and Inclusion Councils.
- Innovation-Driven: Work on projects that matter-from sustainable materials to digital transformation.
- Community Impact: Be part of a company that does what's right. We use sustainable business practices while balancing the needs of our customers and communities.
Michelin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. Consistent with these obligations, Michelin also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please contact us at .
This position is not available for immigration sponsorship.
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