Senior TSA Security Operations Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Federal Benefits

Other Benefits

Job summary

The Transportation Security Administration in Elliott, IL is hiring Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening teams, oversee operations, and ensure procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

This full-time role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to coordinate staffing, manage performance, and respond to security incidents and shift changes.

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must have at least six months of experience as a work leader, team 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

Communication

Judgment

Job description

The Transportation Security Administration in Elliott, IL is hiring Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening teams, oversee operations, and ensure procedures are carried out accurately and consistently.

This full-time role requires sound judgment, clear communication, and the ability to coordinate staffing, manage performance, and respond to security incidents and shift changes.