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INTERNATIONAL TRADE ANALYST
Office of Trade, Trade Policy & Programs
Department of Homeland Security

Overview

NSEP Exclusive

Open & Closing Dates
07/16/2026 to 08/03/2026

Salary
$89,508 - $138,370 per year

Pay Scale & Grade
GS12, GS13 per year

Work Schedule
Full-Time

Promotion Potential
GS13

Appointment Type
Permanent

Location

City
Washington, DC

State
DC Metro Area

Duties

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.

San Francisco, California

Washington, District of Columbia

Miami, Florida

Detroit, Michigan

Buffalo, New York

New York, New York

Houston, Texas

Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Responsibilities
This position is located within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Trade (OT) serving as an International Trade Analyst, providing the technical expertise necessary to develop and implement statutes, regulations, and policy, conduct trade analysis to enforce policy, collect accurate revenue, and protect the U.S. economy and consumers from unsafe imports and unfair trade practices.

This position starts at a salary of $89,508.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10) with promotion potential to $138,370.00 (GS-13 Step 10).

Major Duties Include:

Analyzing results of trade trends and enforcement operations for risk and program effectiveness, while demonstrating initiative and managing time effectively. Participating in collaborative efforts with others to facilitate project completion.

Planning, executing, monitoring, and evaluating enforcement of trade laws and areas of risk. Writing operational policy for regulatory implementation of trade laws, recommending corrective action, and providing possible solutions based on level of risk.

Performing issue-focused analysis for CBP's senior leadership and in response to department or congressional inquiries by preparing letters, memoranda, and reports.

Representing CBP/OT in a variety of settings and meetings. Administering, developing, and maintaining effective working relationships with high-level officials and agency representatives, and meeting with key customers and coordinating officials to assess satisfaction, explain policy and procedures, and resolve problems.

Identifying 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.

GS 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. 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.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment
Conditions of employment

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 Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU

This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement, as defined below:

The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work; Or

The employee's permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy; Or if applicable

For employees who are detailed or temporarily promoted for more than 1 year to another duty location, the detailed or temporary duty location is considered to be the duty location of record for commuting area purposes. For employees detailed or temporarily promoted for less than one year, the permanent duty location is considered the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.

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-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

Identifying issues and developing commercial trade intervention strategies, recommending solutions using data analytics to address risks within various programs.

Serving as a program manager by prioritizing enforcement actions and supervising their execution to ensure milestones are met.

Participating in collaborative efforts with CBP and other government agencies to facilitate project completion, policy development, and civil enforcement actions.

Initiating and participating in special projects and assignments, setting milestones and goals to address emerging needs.

Researching and recommending actions or interpretations of issues impacting the organization, component, or agency.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.

Security Clearance

Required
Public Trust - Background Investigation

Required Application Materials

Resume, DD-214 (veterans or active duty military only), SF-50 (current or former federal employees only), NSEP Letter of Certification

Application Instructions

Your application is due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application close date indicated above. Failure to follow the application instructions may result in rejection of your application.

Resume and Supporting Materials

You will need to submit your application through the vacancy posting on the NSEPnet Job Board. Please upload each of the required documents in the appropriate location. Files should be in Word, Excel, PDF, Text or Html formats only. When naming each file, please follow the following naming convention:

Document Type_Last Name, First Name

For example, the applicant John Smith would submit a resume named “Resume_Smith, John”.

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If you cannot login or do not remember your login credentials, please use the Forgot Username tool at https://nsepnet.org/ForgotUsername.aspx or the Forgot Password tool at https://nsepnet.org/ForgotPassword.aspx.

SF-50 and DD-214

If you are a current or former federal employee, you will need to include your SF-50 (or similar document proving federal employment) in your application. If you are a veteran or active duty member of the U.S. military, you will need to include a DD-214 in your application.

Letter of Certification

You will need to request a Letter of Certification for this exclusive position. To request a Letter of Certification from the NSEPnet home page, hover over the blue “Request a Letter” option at the top of the page and click on “Certification Letter” from the drop-down options. Requests for Letters of Certification are generally processed within 1-2 business days.

HIRING AUTHORITY

The Department of Homeland Security will utilize the Schedule A (r) and/or NDAA’13 hiring authorities afforded to all NSEP award recipients with outstanding service requirements to make appointments to this position in the excepted service. NSEP award recipients who have already completed their service requirement to NSEP in full are not eligible to apply.

Additional Notes

This opportunity is only open to NSEP award recipients who have not yet fulfilled their service requirement to NSEP in full. If you have completed work which may fulfill part or all of your service under the terms of your Service Agreement with NSEP, please submit a Service Agreement Report (SAR) requesting service credit for that work as soon as possible. Feel free to reach out to the NSEP Service Team at nsep@nsep.gov if you have any questions or concerns.

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