Lead Transportation Security Officer

tsa security
Knoxville, Tennessee 37918 United States  View Map
Posted: Jun 15, 2026
  • Full Time
  • Public Safety
  • Summary

    Lead Transportation Security Officer

    This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), 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.

  • Job Description

    Lead Transportation Security Officer

    This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), 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.

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