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Assistant Federal Security Director-Inspections
Transportation Security Administration · Posted 13 days ago
On-site Boise, ID $126K – $164K Apply by Sep 15, 2026 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series ENFJ Engineering
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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.
What You'll Do
- →This Assistant Federal Security Director-Inspections position is located at Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Planning, developing, implementing, administering and evaluating critical transportation inspections programs for the compliance of persons and transportation under Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 1500 series.
- →Serving as a technical expert to the Federal Security Director (FSD), FSD staff, and industry stakeholders on the administration of critical and complex compliance and enforcement programs designed to ensure secure transportation and to protect the nation's public from terrorism, piracy, or other acts of sabotage to transportation systems, facilities, and networks.
- →Administering critical and complex compliance enforcement programs designed to protect the nation's public from air transportation piracy, and other acts of sabotage to air transportation.
- →Supervising and mentoring a team of Transportation Security Inspectors (TSIs) in more than one speciality (Aviation, Canine, Cargo and/or Surface).
- →Conducting and supervising subordinate TSIs in conducting inspections of all transportation regulated parties, including, but not limited to, airports, aircraft operators and indirect air carriers, mass transit, trucking, freight/passenger rail, and other transportation personnel subject to Federal regulations involving transportation security.
- →Conducting and supervising subordinate TSIs in performing complex and technical inspections of all regulated parties to determine overall security posture and compliance.
- →Monitoring TSI compliance with applicable laws, security policies, regulations, and agreements to identify potential problem areas or deviations from prescribed standards.
- →Performing technical reviews, analyzing and making appropriate recommendations concerning security measures promulgated through TSA approved security programs.
- →Identifying and responding to security violations or potential violations.
- →Responding to transportation security incidents and other incidents as defined by the National Incident Management Systems or as directed by the Federal Security Director.
- →Determining when an enforcement action should be initiated, preparing enforcement investigation reports and recommending to TSA counsel the type of action and level of penalty commensurate with the nature and severity of the violation.
- →Providing testimony and participating in enforcement proceedings.
- →Entering data pertinent to investigations, inspections and incidents into the national database Performance and Results Information Systems (PARIS).
Requirements
- ✓You must possess U.S.
- ✓Citizenship or be a U.S.
- ✓You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance.
- ✓Selective Service registration is required.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment drug screening AND random drug/alcohol testing.
- ✓Must have and maintain a valid Driver's License.
- ✓You must be available for "on call" work and be available for duty within the U.S. and possibly worldwide to protect U.S. transportation interests.
- ✓You must be available to work various shifts, including frequently changing and uncommon tours of duty.
- ✓Must successfully complete the Basic Transportation Security Inspections and/or Surface course.
- ✓Supervisory/Managerial Trial Period Requirements: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory trial period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.
- ✓If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.
- ✓Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
- ✓Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.
- ✓Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; situational telework may be permitted in accordance with departmental policy telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
- ★Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours).
- ★TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.
Personality Fit
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