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.

Duties

This Transportation Security Specialist position is located in the Direct Reports (DR) Inspections (DR) Tact Assessment Branch (TAB), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Reviews all transportation security measures and operations using a full range of covert testing techniques and methodologies, identifies vulnerabilities and prepares detailed unclassified/classified reports, represents the team's consensus and conveys the findings and recommendations in meetings, as well as coordinating events, milestones, and deadlines/time frames for completion. Leads employees and teams established to perform covert/overt testing at multi-modal transportation facilities. Identifies and gathers the results of the covert test, develops the root cause analysis of failings and provides findings of effectiveness related to security programs. Develops operational plans using strategic, tactical and or/covert protocols targeting specific vulnerabilities, process, procedures and functional programs areas. Identifies and gathers the results of the covert tests, develops root cause analysis of failings and makes findings of overall implications for security screening program. Leads employees and teams established to perform covert testing at airports. Reports projects and testing result to management and executives' leadership to facilitate understanding and acceptance of finding and recommendations. Assesses and develops written security procedure.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to GS-12), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-I or GS-13 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialist experience is defined as: Experience conducting convert testing plans; AND Experience conducting security inspections to determine compliance and to identify areas of vulnerabilities; AND Experience researching, collecting, and analyzing data obtained from documenting, trends, vulnerabilities and recorded test results. To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the SV-H or GS-12 Pay Band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. Specialize experience is defined as: Experience implementing the full range of covert testing plans and activities; AND Experience conducting security inspections to determine compliance and to identify areas of vulnerabilities; AND Experience collecting, recording and analyzing data from various sources to substantiate security treatment assessments, and develop policies and procedures. Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour workweek. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Resumes must include the following: Narrative description of duties with start and end dates (including the month and year) for work experience. State the number of hours worked in a position (i.e. full-time or part-time). If part-time, state the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e. band or grade) Utilizing the USAJOBS Resume Builder and completing all available fields is strongly encouraged. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

Contacts

• Address DR - Inspection 6595 Springfield Center Dr Springfield, VA 22150 US
• Name: HC ServeU Customer Care
• Email: [email protected]