Senior TSA Supervisor - Airport Security Leadership

TSA Job Listings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration in Maryknoll, NY seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations, supervise officers and coordinate staffing. You will make security-based decisions, oversee passenger and baggage screening, and ensure procedures are followed with sound judgment.

The role requires strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to manage routine and emergency situations, including rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of specialized experience supervising transportation-security operations.
• Must meet the pay-band level specified in the vacancy announcement.
• Leadership experience may have been gained during the same period as the specialized security experience.

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

Job description

Transportation Security Administration in Maryknoll, NY seeks Supervisory Transportation Security Officers (STSOs) to lead screening operations, supervise officers and coordinate staffing. You will make security-based decisions, oversee passenger and baggage screening, and ensure procedures are followed with sound judgment.

The role requires strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to manage routine and emergency situations, including rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as