Senior Transportation Security Officer - Ops & People Leader

TSA Careers Center; Taylorsville (MS); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Taylorsville, MS is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations and supervise frontline staff.

You will coordinate staffing, address operational concerns, and ensure procedures are carried out accurately and consistently across checkpoints and baggage screening activities.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Ability to coordinate staffing and shifts across checkpoints.
• Strong judgment and clear communication under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Transportation Security Officers and Lead Transportation Security Officers.
• Oversee passenger, carry-on and checked baggage screening operations.
• Assign work, establish priorities, and coordinate rotations and coverage.
• Make security-based decisions using TSA procedures and observations.
• Review performance and provide coaching and feedback.
• Coordinate with airport stakeholders and TSA leadership as required.
• Recommend improvements to screening procedures and staffing plans.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Decision making

Communication

Operational coordination

Job description

The Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security in Taylorsville, MS is seeking Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations and supervise frontline staff.

You will coordinate staffing, address operational concerns, and ensure procedures are carried out accurately and consistently across checkpoints and baggage screening activities.