Job Description
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Intelligence, is hiring an Intelligence Research Specialist for the Northeast Regional Intelligence Center (NE RIC) in Boston, MA. This is a 1-year non-reimbursable assignment with an alternative to extend one additional year.
The role is unseal to existing, full-time federal employees only and calls for a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. The incumbent performs tactical, operational, and strategic all-source analysis of classified and unclassified reporting on all threats within the NE RIC sphere of responsibility.
You’ll arrange with internal and external partners to create finished intelligence products and make sure alignment with CBP legal authorities and intelligence standards.
This role suits federal intelligence professionals who want to contribute to threat prioritization, assess adversarial capabilities, and produce briefings that inform CBP and Intelligence Community stakeholders. The role is a detail, not a developmental rotation, and demands supervisory approval.
Resumes are reviewed every 30 days until the closing date. Telework eligibility is located on office demands and subject to modify. The role is virtual/remote: no, but telework may be open.
Salary & Compensation
Pay / Settle Package: $91,430 - $161,448 per year.
Qualification
To qualify for the GS-12 or GS-13 grade, your resume must display expertise in all-source intelligence analysis, producing finished intelligence offerings, and collaborating with partners. There’s no educational substitution for this role.
- Must be a present permanent federal employee.
- Must have supervisory approval to put in (DHS Form 250-02 signed by supervisor).
- Must not have any pending or outstanding disciplinary actions.
- Must have achieved at least 'meets expectations/proficiency' on newest performance appraisal.
- Must be currently at the grade level of the point (GS-12 or GS-13). No temporary promotion chance.
- Resume must involve role title (series and grade), responsibilities, federal agency label, supervisor contact, and kick off/finish dates (month/year).
- Security clearance: Top Secret/SCI required.
- This role isn’t unseal to military participants or contractors.
How to Apply
- Unseal the USAJOBS announcement and with your USAJOBS/Login.gov account.
- Wrap up the federal submission questionnaire.
- Attach your federal resume (no PII like home address, SSN, or DOB) and called for documents: SF-50 showing appointment, tenure, grade/step, and complete performance level; and signed DHS Form 250-02.
- Submit your submission package by 11:59 PM ET on 11/12/2026. Verify submission via USAJOBS Application Status page.
Role Responsibilities
- Run all-source analysis of classified and unclassified reporting on all threats in the NE RIC domain of responsibility.
- Organize and collaborate with internal and external partners to grow finished intelligence solutions.
- Ensure intelligence analytical procedures comply with CBP legal authorities, policies, and guidelines.
- Contribute to short- and long-term planning using intelligence processes to back threat prioritization.
- Pinpoint and evaluate adversarial capabilities, composition, and nature of threats.
- Assess impact to CBP's mission and aid with formulating courses of action for threat mitigation.
- Produce finished intelligence items and briefings for CBP and IC stakeholders.
- Form and uphold operating relationships with regional and national counterparts on counterintelligence matters.
Additional Information
- This is a 1-year non-reimbursable assignment with choice to extend 1 year.
- DHS doesn’t present additional gains beyond what the federal employee already receives.
- Selected you must finalize DHS Training Course 15 days before arrival.
- Must finish a Joint Task Assignment Progress Scheme with three phases: objectives within 30 days, self-assessment at midpoint, concluding examine within last 30 days.
- Resumes are reviewed every 30 days until picking or closing date.
- Agency contact: DHS Joint Responsibility Plan, email [email protected].
About Company
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a federal agency responsible for protecting the United States from threats. Its U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component secures borders and facilitates lawful trade and travel.
This role is within CBP's Office of Intelligence, Northeast Regional Intelligence Center, which provides all-source intelligence analysis to assist CBP operations in the northeastern United States. DHS presents structured federal professions with obvious cover grades and eligibility rules.
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