Aviation Security Inspector: Field Compliance

TSA Hiring Center; Venice (IL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Paid leave and federal holidays

Federal retirement program

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible spending accounts

Employee-assistance resources

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Venice, CA seeks a Transportation Security Inspector to ensure aviation security programs meet federal requirements. This role involves field inspections, data reviews, and writing detailed reports to support enforcement actions.

You will work with airports, airlines, and enforcement partners to identify vulnerabilities, perform regulatory reviews, and guide stakeholders on compliance. Strong communication and investigative skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting regulatory inspections and security assessments.
• Ability to interpret transportation-security laws and policies.
• Experience documenting findings and writing technical reports.

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

Skills

Inspections

Regulatory knowledge

Report writing

Stakeholder comms

Incident response

Security assessments

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Venice, CA seeks a Transportation Security Inspector to ensure aviation security programs meet federal requirements. This role involves field inspections, data reviews, and writing detailed reports to support enforcement actions.

You will work with airports, airlines, and enforcement partners to identify vulnerabilities, perform regulatory reviews, and guide stakeholders on compliance. Strong communication and investigative skills are essential.