Transportation Security Specialist

Summary

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 at Security Operations, Operations Management, Mission Support, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Duties include but are not limited to: Independently interfaces with external participating agencies and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agency led canine teams to provide guidance concerning program goals, objectives, and requirements. Provides complex technical guidance to the NEDCTP management staff and often serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders including TSA offices, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters and Components, Government Accountability Office (GAO), and State/local and foreign government officials. Performs in-depth, complex research in support of the NEDCTP and develops/improves policies and SOPs based on changes to the threat levels and the impact on training needs. Represents NEDCTP as a technical point of contact on work activities or projects involving industry, State/Federal government, and foreign government agencies as required to meet program objectives. Coordinates data calls, surveys, and the compilation of information to support in-depth analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as: Independently interfacing with external agencies to provide guidance concerning canine program goals, objectives, and requirements; Performing complex research in support of the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP) to develop or improves policy. 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. You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.