Lead Transportation Security Officer

Transportation Security Administration; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 63,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration at LAS seeks a Lead Transportation Security Officer to supervise TSOs and manage daily security screening operations. The role requires coordinating workloads, guiding trainees, and ensuring adherence to TSA directives.

The LTSO will handle incident reporting, investigations support, and training of staff, while coordinating resources and maintaining security standards in a high-stakes airport environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a security screening team and supervising TSOs.
• Ability to manage workloads and distribute tasks effectively.
• Familiarity with DHS/TSA procedures and incident reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead at least three full-performance level TSOs and oversee trainee/apprentice TSOs.
• Identify, distribute, and balance workloads among staff.
• Implement and monitor security screening procedures per TSA directives.
• Assist investigations and prepare incident reports.
• Train team members and report progress to supervisors for resource needs.
• Respond to security breaches and emergencies.
• Represent the team in communications with management to obtain resources.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Workload management

HR knowledge

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Transportation Security Administration
• Department: Department of Homeland Security

Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce.

Key Responsibilities

This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Lead Transportation Security Officer (LTSO), you will be responsible for leading at least three full-performance level Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and, as assigned, trainee and apprentice level TSOs.

As an LTSO, you will identify, distribute, and balance workloads and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level. You will make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Duties include but are not limited to: Providing input to supervisors and managers concerning a variety of human resources matters including, but not limited to, employee performance, promotions, reassignments, awards, etc.

Implementing security screening procedures in accordance with TSA objectives and directives. Assisting with investigations of incidents, and preparing incident reports or other documents that convey required information. Responding to breaches of security and emergency situations.

Training team members, monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work, and representing the team in communications with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, etc.). Emergency Essential Position: This position is designated as an Emergency Essential (EE) position. This designation requires the employee to remain in a duty status if an emergency arises.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $63046 – $81964/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

How many openings are available?

There are 15 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government