Lead Management and Program Analyst Jobs at CBP

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hiring a lead management and program analyst in Washington, DC, at $143,913 to $187,093 a year on the GS-14 scale. The role sits in Operations Support, Mission Support, in the International Support Division, and it suits a senior analyst who has already worked international programs at the GS-13 level.

This is a lead role, not a first analyst job. You will run the programs that send CBP personnel to foreign duty locations, keep mission support working while they are abroad, and bring them back into the workforce when they return. The work mixes policy, briefings, and day-to-day oversight of other analysts.

The listing gives November 13, 2026 as the closing date, so this is a same-day decision if you are reading it on the day it was published here. This announcement is open to current federal employees with competitive status and certain other groups, not to the general public, so check the eligibility list on the announcement before you start the application. For scale, the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the 2025 median pay for management analysts at $101,860 a year, so the GS-14 band here sits well above the national median.

Overview

What a lead management and program analyst does at CBP

• Serve as the lead senior analyst and advisor to Operations Support management and senior leadership
• Lead programs that deploy CBP personnel to foreign duty locations, including permanent change of station and temporary duty travel
• Manage in-country mission support for personnel posted abroad and the reintegration of returnees
• Develop, evaluate, and implement policies for foreign duty locations
• Advise on overseas program operations, resources, and emerging issues
• Coordinate with headquarters offices and other stakeholders on overseas support work
• Prepare executive briefings on overseas program operations
• Respond to recurring and ad-hoc taskings and to data and reports from relocation systems
• Monitor daily work and deliverables, quality-review peer work, and coordinate training
• Act as Branch Chief when designated

What CBP asks for

• United States citizenship
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-13, covering qualitative and quantitative analysis of international or geographically dispersed programs, policy development, technical advice and executive briefings, data analysis, and monitoring, quality review, and training
• 52 weeks of time in grade at the GS-13 level
• Primary United States residency for at least 3 of the last 5 years
• Background investigation
• One-year probationary period for new federal employees
• Duty within the local commuting area
• Selective Service registration for males born after December 31, 1959

Who should apply and who should wait

Apply when you already hold GS-13 level experience with international programs and you want a lead role in Washington. The work suits someone who can run a program, write policy, and brief senior leaders in the same week. For example, an analyst who has managed overseas assignments or foreign duty support will fit the role fast.

Wait when you are not a current federal employee with competitive status. This announcement is not open to the general public, and the eligibility list on the posting names the groups who can apply. Waiting also makes sense when you cannot meet the three-in-five-years United States residency rule, because that is a condition of the role.

Mistakes that cost applicants the role

The most common error is applying without the federal status the announcement requires. Current federal employees with competitive status, CTAP and ICTAP eligibles, VEOA veterans, and certain military spouses are named on the posting, and the general public is not. A second error is treating the overseas work as travel planning. The role is policy, briefings, and reintegration, not booking trips.

A third error is ignoring the time-in-grade rule. The posting asks for 52 weeks at GS-13, so a candidate at GS-12 with strong experience still does not meet the grade requirement. Check the grade line first, before you spend time on the application.

How to apply

Apply on the USAJOBS posting for this role, job number 890219500, and confirm the current status before you apply. The listing gives November 13, 2026 as the closing date, so apply today rather than waiting, and check the announcement for the exact eligibility groups, because this posting is not open to the general public.

Your application should show a full year of GS-13 level work on international or geographically dispersed programs, with examples of policy work, executive briefings, and data analysis. Name the programs you ran and the decisions your briefings supported, because the posting screens for that experience directly. In fact, a resume that only lists general analysis work will not pass the specialized experience check.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a lead management and program analyst do at CBP?

The role leads senior analysis and advice for the International Support Division, running programs that deploy CBP personnel to foreign duty locations, managing in-country mission support, and guiding the reintegration of returning staff. It covers policy development, executive briefings, and quality review of peer work.

What is the pay for this role?

The posting lists $143,913 to $187,093 a year on the GS-14 scale, from step 1 to step 10. The role is based in Washington, DC, in Operations Support.

Who can apply?

The announcement is open to current federal employees with competitive status and certain other groups, including CTAP and ICTAP eligibles, VEOA veterans, and certain military spouses. It is not open to the general public.

When does this role close?

The listing gives November 13, 2026 as the closing date. Confirm the current status on USAJOBS before applying, because the role closes at the end of that day.

Is this role only in Washington, DC?

The posting opened for this article lists Washington, DC. Confirm any second location on the announcement itself before applying.

Sources

• Employer listing, seen November 13, 2026 – Washington DC, $143,913-$187,093 a year, GS-14, posted October 27, 2026. The listing gives November 13, 2026 as the closing date. The announcement is open to current federal employees and certain other groups, not to the general public.
• USAJOBS posting for this CBP role – The live USAJOBS page for Lead Management and Program Analyst, GS-14, at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Washington, DC. This is the apply URL.
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Management Analysts – National context only: the 2025 median pay for management analysts was $101,860 a year ($48.97 an hour). Employment is projected to grow 10 percent from 2025 to 2035.
• Federal Trade Commission, Job Scams – Federal Trade Commission guidance that honest employers never ask you to pay to get a job. Verify this link in a browser before publishing.

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