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.
This Executive Assistant position is located at Security Operations, Front Office, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Duties include but are not limited to: Serves as an as an Executive Assistant for the Executive Assistant Administrator (EAA) and Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator (DEAA), assigning projects, tracking project completion, scheduling decision meetings and other key appointments, and coordinating executive-level travel arrangements.
Plans, coordinates and schedules high-level meetings and conferences; receiving and directing incoming phone calls, inquiries, and visitors; and controlling correspondence information and documents that flow through the office while ensuring timely handling of sensitive materials.
Receives and disseminates information to executives and senior staff from across Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , and at the Interagency (Operations Support Community) level, critical to the mission, function, vetting, program management, risk-based security, information technology issues and decisions.
Provides advice and guidance to more junior specialists, professionals, managers, employees, and external representatives to resolve problems not always susceptible to treatment by standard methods. Identifies and proposes solutions to complex problems where previous studies and established techniques require modification and adaptation.
Independently reviews policies and precedents in order to make recommendations for applying them to sensitive or controversial cases or problems. The major duties described above reflect the full performance level of this position. Typically, the lower pay band (H Band) performs the same duties but will receive more guidance and training; and/or projects/work assignments may be less complex.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; situational telework may be permitted in accordance with departmental policy telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Employees who transfer to TSA from an agency that allows employees to maintain an annual leave balance higher than the maximum accumulation for the appointed position will have their leave ceiling set to the maximum accumulation for the appointed position (e.g., United States duty location - 240 hours, foreign duty location - 360 hours, or TSES position - 720 hours). TSA will not make a monetary payment for any leave forfeited under these circumstances.
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This position is with Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $102415 – $158322/yr.
This position requires a Secret security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-11-04.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-30 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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