Security Operations Lead — Transportation Screening

TSA Careers Center; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

TSA Careers Center in Loudonville, NY seeks a supervisory Transportation Security Officer/Lead TSO to oversee screening operations and staff scheduling. You will coordinate coverage, respond to incidents, and ensure compliance with TSA procedures in a fast-paced federal environment.

The role requires leadership experience in security operations and a commitment to safety, with eligibility for federal employment and readiness for varying shifts and overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires at least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Requires at least six months of experience as a work leader or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers
• Oversee passenger, carry-on baggage, checked baggage, or cargo-screening operations
• Assign work, establish priorities, and coordinate employee rotations and coverage
• Make security-based decisions using TSA procedures, operational information, observation, and professional judgment
• Review employee performance and provide coaching, instruction, and developmental feedback
• Approve leave and address routine employee or workplace concerns
• Respond to security incidents, checkpoint disruptions, and emergency situations
• Prepare operational briefings, checkpoint logs, incident reports, and management communications
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders, law-enforcement personnel, and TSA leadership when required
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures, staffing plans, and airport operations

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Operations oversight

Job description

TSA Careers Center in Loudonville, NY seeks a supervisory Transportation Security Officer/Lead TSO to oversee screening operations and staff scheduling. You will coordinate coverage, respond to incidents, and ensure compliance with TSA procedures in a fast-paced federal environment.

The role requires leadership experience in security operations and a commitment to safety, with eligibility for federal employment and readiness for varying shifts and overtime as needed.