What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Security Specialist position at Transportation Security Administration?
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.
A. Education: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;
OR
B. Experience: 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4 performing duties such as:
C. Combining of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade level, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.
If you are attempting to qualify based on education, in whole or in part, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript(s) from an accredited college or university (for each school attended) to establish qualifications based upon education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application. Official transcripts may be required at a later date.
To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to the GS-11/12 grade levels), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G Pay Band or GS-9 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that h as equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such specialized experience is defined as one of the qualification requirements (A, B, OR C) outlined below:
A. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; ORLL.M., if related.
OR
B. Experience: Specialized Experience is defined as 1 year equivalent to at least GS-9.
C. Combining of Education and Experience: One can also have a combination of graduate education and qualifying experience for this band level (SV-G band/equivalent to GS-9). This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.
If you are attempting to qualify based on education, in whole or in part, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript(s) from an accredited college or university (for each school attended) to establish qualifications based upon education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application. Official transcripts may be required at a later date.
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:
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Qualifications:
To qualify for the SV-G pay band (equivalent to the GS-5/7/9), you must meet one of the qualification requirements (A, B, OR C) outlined below:A. Education: 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;
OR
B. Experience: 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4 performing duties such as:
- Analyzing problems to identify significant factors, gathering pertinent data, and recognizing solutions; and
- Planning and organizing work; and
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing.
C. Combining of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade level, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.
If you are attempting to qualify based on education, in whole or in part, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript(s) from an accredited college or university (for each school attended) to establish qualifications based upon education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application. Official transcripts may be required at a later date.
To qualify for the SV-H Pay Band (equivalent to the GS-11/12 grade levels), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-G Pay Band or GS-9 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that h as equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such specialized experience is defined as one of the qualification requirements (A, B, OR C) outlined below:
A. Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; ORLL.M., if related.
OR
B. Experience: Specialized Experience is defined as 1 year equivalent to at least GS-9.
- Demonstrated knowledge and use of various law enforcement and/or Intelligence databases, such as but not exclusive to, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS), or the Homeland Security Data Network (HSDN); AND
- Preparing and managing operational and legal documentation that entails research and analytical and investigative techniques; AND
- Interacting with law enforcement members in pursuit of strong transportation security and safety objectives.
C. Combining of Education and Experience: One can also have a combination of graduate education and qualifying experience for this band level (SV-G band/equivalent to GS-9). This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.
If you are attempting to qualify based on education, in whole or in part, you MUST submit a copy of your transcript(s) from an accredited college or university (for each school attended) to establish qualifications based upon education. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application. Official transcripts may be required at a later date.
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)
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Responsibilities:
This Transportation Security Specialist position is located in the NTVC East Branch, Intelligence & Analysis (I&A), Operations Support (OS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to:- Interprets vetting match results produced by an automated vetting system, using classified and unclassified databases and computer-aided tools.
- Conducts extensive research, including interpretation and evaluation, of complex multisource data to determine whether an identity being vetted is match to an identity on terrorism-related watch lists.
- Conducts intelligence research using various open-source resources and using a computer user interface to produce analytically sound oral and written referral reports that describe the nature and significance of valid matches to terrorism watch lists.
- Prepares and distributes standard security reports to internal and external government agencies. Reports reference subjects that may be match to security/terrorism databases.
- Provides guidance and assists in developing plans responsive to intelligence regarding emerging threats, makes inputs to project planning sessions; coordinates with airport stakeholders and partners with intelligence analysts in obtaining relevant information for developing tests.
Salary : $82,764
