Aviation Security Inspector: Field & Compliance

TSA Hiring Center; Ellsworth Township (IA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration seeks a Transportation Security Inspector in the United States to perform inspections and assess security programs for airports, airlines, and cargo facilities. You will prepare detailed reports and coordinate with TSA and law-enforcement partners.

This full-time role involves fieldwork, regulatory research, incident response, and travel to inspection sites, with duties spanning analysis, reporting, and enforcing aviation-security standards across the

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at the level stated in the vacancy.
• Experience conducting regulatory inspections, compliance reviews, investigations, or security assessments.
• Ability to interpret and apply transportation-security laws, regulations, policies, or procedures.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections, security assessments, and regulatory-compliance reviews.
• Evaluate airport, airline, and air-cargo security programs and procedures.
• Inspect security processes, records, systems, facilities, and equipment.
• Identify vulnerabilities, compliance concerns, and departures from required standards.
• Review documents and collect information related to inspections or investigations.
• Prepare detailed reports that explain findings, supporting evidence, and required follow-up.
• Recommend or initiate corrective and enforcement actions within assigned authority.
• Respond to security incidents, suspected violations, and emerging transportation threats.
• Participate in approved security tests, exercises, and vulnerability assessments.
• Provide regulatory guidance to airport authorities, air carriers, cargo operators, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with TSA personnel and federal, state, local, or airport law-enforcement agencies.

Job description

The Transportation Security Administration seeks a Transportation Security Inspector in the United States to perform inspections and assess security programs for airports, airlines, and cargo facilities. You will prepare detailed reports and coordinate with TSA and law-enforcement partners.

This full-time role involves fieldwork, regulatory research, incident response, and travel to inspection sites, with duties spanning analysis, reporting, and enforcing aviation-security standards across the