Police Officer

Arlington, VA
Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Salary: $73,068 – $126,434 per year

Closing Date: 10/06/2025

Position Summary:

This position is located in the Law Enforcement Directorate, Pentagon Police Division, Special Operations Branch. The incumbent will serve on the Emergency Response Team (ERT) or Counter Assault Team (CAT) and perform a full range of police officer functions and ERT/CAT duties and responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

  • Serves as an Operator for the PFPA Emergency Response Team (ERT), responding and mitigating high threat critical incidents and/or Counter Assault Team (CAT), responsible for providing tactical support to the Secretary of Defense and senior DoD officials around the NCR.
  • Participates in neutralizing ground assault, unmanned aerial threats, protected extraction techniques and tactical medicine.
  • The employee patrols a designated area to preserve law and order; investigates complaints, disturbances, accidents, and reported criminal activities; testifies in court.
  • Responds to emergency and routine calls which may involve dangerous personnel or personnel who have committed felonies.
  • Checks badges and identification cards of incoming personnel. Performs searches of individuals and hand carried items for weapons, narcotics, explosives, and other illegal contraband.
  • Operates official government vehicles, including sedans, sport utility vehicles, and vans in various weather conditions.
  • Conducts preliminary investigations of surveillance and suspicious persons on and around the Pentagon Reservation.

Requirements:

  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
  • Total salary varies depending on location of position
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment
  • Required to participate in the direct deposit program
  • This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing
  • The employee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • The employee must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license from the jurisdiction where he or she resides.
  • The employee must meet requirements of “Lautenberg Agreement” which outline rules regarding carrying of firearms
  • The employee must qualify bi-annually with assigned weapon(s).
  • This position is subject to recall 24/7 and the employee is required to work shifts; days off vary.
  • The employee must have passed the must have passed a 120-hour Basic SWAT Operators Course or equivalent tactical training. The SME will evaluate the equivalent tactical training related to Special Weapons and Tactics.