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Lead Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Middletown, PA $63K – $82K Apply by Jun 10, 2026 Compliance Inspection And Support ESTJINTJISTJISTP EngineeringOperations
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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. Per TSA Office of the Administrator, this position has been reinstated as bargaining unit eligible.
What You'll Do
- →This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- →As a Lead Transportation Security Officer (LTSO), you will be responsible for leading at least three full-performance level Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and, as assigned, trainee and apprentice level TSOs.
- →As an LTSO, you will identify, distribute, and balance workloads and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level.
- →You will make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Providing input to supervisors and managers concerning a variety of human resources matters including, but not limited to, employee performance, promotions, reassignments, awards, etc.
- →Implementing security screening procedures in accordance with TSA objectives and directives.
- →Assisting with investigations of incidents, and preparing incident reports or other documents that convey required information.
- →Responding to breaches of security and emergency situations.
- →Training team members, monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work, and representing the team in communications with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, etc.).
- →Emergency Essential Position: This position is designated as an Emergency Essential (EE) position.
- →This designation requires the employee to remain in a duty status if an emergency arises.
Requirements
- ✓Possess U.S.
- ✓Citizenship or be a U.S.
- ✓Be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
- ✓Complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
- ✓Pass pre-employment Drug Screening AND you will be subject to post-employment random drug and alcohol testing.
- ✓Selective Service registration is required.
- ✓Must be available to work various shifts and overtime, as needed.
- ✓Near vision correctable to 20/40 or better Snellen binocular Maintain a measured threshold for hearing: Average hearing loss of 25 decibels (ANSI) at 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz in each ear.
- ✓No greater than 45 decibels at 4000 and 6000 Hz in each ear Be able to distinguish principal colors that will be a part of images displayed on automated screens: Color perception (e.g., red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple, brown, black, white, gray).
- ✓Note: Color filters for enhancing color discrimination are prohibited.
- ✓This position is designated as an Emergency Essential (EE) position.
- ✓This designation requires the employee to remain in a duty status if an emergency arises.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 82c25747-31db-4201-bd09-71d212111b85
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