International Trade Analyst

Summary

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Trade Policy & Programs. Located in the following locations. Washington, DC Miami, FL New York, NY Ashburn, VA The open period for this job opportunity announcement may be extended to allow for a sufficient applicant pool.

Duties

CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity. Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about 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. This position starts at a salary of $74,678.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $116,362.00 (GS-12, Step 10) with promotion potential to $138,370 (GS-13 Step 10). 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. Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. Major Duties include: Analyzes results of trade trends, enforcement operations, for risk and program effectiveness, while demonstrating initiative and managing time effectively. Participates in collaborative efforts with others to facilitate project completion. Plans, executes, monitors, and evaluates enforcement of trade laws and areas of risk. Writes operational policy for regulatory implementation of trade laws. Recommends corrective action and provides possible solutions based on level of risk. Performs issue focused analysis for the CBP's senior leadership, as well as in response to department or congressional inquiries by preparing letters, memoranda, and reports. Represents CBP/OT in a variety of settings and meetings. Administers, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with high level officials, agency representatives, state, local, federal, etc. Meets with key customer and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and resolve problems that arise. Identifies issues and developing short-and long-term commercial trade intervention strategies to determine if enforcement actions are needed or if new or enhanced policy should be established.

Qualifications

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: Assisting in identifying issues, developing short- and long-term commercial trade intervention strategies. Recommending solutions utilizing data analytics to identify areas of risks within various programs. Analyzing results of trade trends and enforcement operations for risk and program effectiveness. Planning, executing, monitoring, and evaluating enforcement of trade laws and areas of risk. Researching and recommending appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact organization, component, or agency. Experience: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Assisting in planning, executing, monitoring with others to facilitate project completion; completing issue focused analysis for agency's senior leadership. Participating in special projects and initiatives and performs special assignments that relates to international trade. Researching and determining or recommending appropriate actions that impact an agency. Assisting senior analysts in providing trade advice and guidance to customers and other government agencies to ensure enforcement of trade laws. Substitution of Education for Experience for GS-11: You may substitute a Ph.D. or an equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a qualifying field or an LL.M. for experience at the GS-11 grade level. Such education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise three years of graduate study. If that information is not available, use 54 semester or 81 quarter hours. Combining Education and Experience: To combine your education and experience, you must convert each to a percentage and then add the percentages. If your education is currently described in quarter hours, multiply by the fraction 2/3 to convert into semester hours then divide the semester hours by 18. To determine your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total months of experience by the required number of months of qualifying experience. Add your percentages together. The total must equal at least 100% in order to qualify. 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, AmeriCorps) 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 by 09/29/2026. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. 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 link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirem