Intelligence Research Specialist

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Miami Sector, Sector Intelligence Unit, located in Pembroke Pines, FL. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

This position uses your knowledge and experience enabling coordinated and consistent operations under a unified intelligence framework when addressing current and emerging border security issues and threats. This position starts at a salary of $95,326.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $123,927.00 (GS-12, Step 10), with promotion potential to $147,365.00 (GS-13 Step 10). The Intelligence Research Specialist provides operational stakeholders with intelligence products that inform and enhance their ability to make strategic, operational, or tactical decisions in support of operations directed at threats to border security. Duties and responsibilities include: Developing intelligence collection plans which support specific programs and activities, including the most complex and most difficult assignment. Reviewing, processing, and evaluating intelligence information from a variety of sources, using creative methodology for unusual problems which do not appear to be susceptible to treatment by accepted methods. Collecting and analyzing intelligence data from a variety of sources to develop trends, patterns profiles, estimates and studies. Preparing preliminary and finished intelligence products and disseminating the products to the appropriate officials. Participating in liaison activities and short term/long term or broad-scope projects as required. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.