Assistant Administrator for Trusted Traveler and Credentialing

Assistant Administror for Trusted Traveler and Credentialing Department of Homeland Security Transportion Security Administrion Technology and Systems / Trusted Traveler and Credentialing Summary The Assistant Administror (AA) for Trusted Traveler and Credentialing (TT&C) is an executive-level management official in TSA and is responsible for all TSA enrollment programs, vetting, credentialing and pre-screening programs to include TSA's Trusted Traveler and Registered Traveler programs and the implemention of corresponding policies and programs. Learn more about this agency Summary The Assistant Administror (AA) for Trusted Traveler and Credentialing (TT&C) is an executive-level management official in TSA and is responsible for all TSA enrollment programs, vetting, credentialing and pre-screening programs to include TSA's Trusted Traveler and Registered Traveler programs and the implemention of corresponding policies and programs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/15/2026 Salary $151,661•$228,000 per year Pay scale & grade SW 1 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Springfield, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel•You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1801 General Inspection, Investigion, Enforcement, And Compliance Series Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

HQ-TTC-26-69899-ERD

Control number 867543100 This job is open to Help Federal employees•Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees•Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Clarificion from the agency Open to Current/Former Federal employees, SES Reinstement Eligibles or OPM Approved SES Candide Development Program (CDP) Gradues. Duties Help The Assistant Administror, Trusted Traveler and Credentialing reports to the Executive Assistant Administror (EAA)/Chief Technology & Systems Officer (CTSO) and represents the agency on mters concerning the end-to-end program management and oversight of enrollment services, security thre assessment, credential vetting and passenger pre-screening appropried and fee-funded programs TSA.

High level duties include:

Leading, establishing, and managing program operions, technology, budget, and end-to end integrion of TSA frontline credentialing mission priorities across TSA, as well as critical intra and inter-agency executive coordinion and outreach to achieve TSA mission essential stregic goals and tactical objectives in vetting, credentialing, and enrollment. Influencing and driving from concept to implemention a variety of TSA and DHS initiives from identity verificion, enrollment and registrion for credentialing, biographic and biometric-based vetting, passenger pre-screening, and integrion with technology and multiple field operions. Aligning TSA initiives with th of the larger DHS credentialing and vetting enterprise, coordining, and integring across the Federal government, and ste, local, tribal, and prive sector stakeholders. Serving as principal expert and advisor to the

EAA/CTSO

in addition to the Department of Homeland Security, ste and local government officials on enrollment services, security assessments, and operional program planning issues reling to appropried, and fee-based pre-screening and credential vetting programs in conjunction with the Nional Vetting Enterprise. Serving as primary agency lead with authority to develop and implement multiple agency-wide, high visibility, mission critical initiives requiring integrion and leadership across both Security Operions and Mission Support offices with executive level briefing and reporting on planning, integrion, resourcing, and progress. Testifying and briefing Congressional staff and members regarding credentialing and integring with security operions, identity verificion, integrion technology, industry pre-screening and enrollment programs. Driving continuous review of enrollment program (including but not necessarily limited to Pre-Check, HazM, TWIC, Alien Flight) standards and requirements, and works closely with the Pre-Check Marketing & Branding team to expand enrollment applicions. Overseeing the coordinion, development, interpretion, and disseminion of domestic and internional Trusted Traveler and Registered Traveler enrollment services and vetting program's security policies including, but not limited to security programs, guidelines, agreements, and regulions incorporing industry input, as approprie. Monitoring and reviewing all outstanding security policies affecting the industry for relevance. Continually assessing the effectiveness of policy, programs, and operions and adjusts, as needed, to meet emerging priorities. Ensuring a risk-based methodology is used to establish and develop security regulions, policies, and directives to reduce measurable risk.

Overseeing:

The development and interpretion of TSA security policy and regulions governing enrollment, pre-screening, and credential vetting programs; The development and implemention of pre-screening and credential vetting security programs; The management of end-to-end pre-screening and credential programs and maintains awareness and/or mastery knowledge of the most current and impacting proposed/enacted legislion in the area of air cargo, aviion, maritime, and surface security policy, pre-screening, and vetting. Driving continuous, measurable security risk reduction. Establishing organizional performance metrics in accordance with TSA's mission, vision, goals, and stregic objectives. Utilizing metrics to assess security improvement over time for the industry. Collaboring with all organizional elements within TSA th have enrollment, credentialing and vetting equities, which are interconnected and interdependent, to ensure consistency and coordinion of policies and programs needed to accomplish TSA's mission. This involves understanding the roles and responsibilities of each of TSA's organizional components and sharing key informion between and among these components to assure robust communicion throughout the sector. Serving as the Agency representive for the vetting business operions Departmental and cross-agency program acquisition review boards, cross-agency joint requirements boards, as well as interagency technology integrion advisory councils including Federal Wchlist Advisory Councils, Nional Security Council sub-interagency working groups, DHS shared vetting boards and senior guidance teams. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must serve a probionary period of one year unless you previously completed the probionary period in a

SES/TSES

position. Must complete a Declarion for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify th you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Subject to pre-employment and random drug tests. Must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on. Must complete a favorable Tier 5 Background Investigion (T5). This position requires a TS/SCI (Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Informion) clearance th must be completed prior to appointment. You subject to a 5-year periodic investigion and must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. There are three key documents th contain important informion about your rights and obligions. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights , for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back, FD-258 Privacy Act Stement•FBI (this is the same stement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigion), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov) , (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified informion). If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentive offer of employment. Qualificions Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstre progressively responsible leadership experience th is indicive of senior executive level managerial capability and directly reled to the skills and abilities outlined under the Technical Qualificions and Executive Core Qualificions listed below. Typically, experience of this nure will have been gained or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with ste and local government, the prive sector, or non-governmental organizions. To meet the minimum qualificion requirements for this position, you must show th you possess the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) and Technical Qualificions (TQs) reled to this position within your resume. Your resume

MAY NOT EXCEED 2 PAGES

. Resumes over the 2-page limit deemed ineligible and will not receive further considerion. Your resume should include examples of experience, educion, and accomplishments applicable to the qualificion(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. There is NO requirement to prepare a narrive stement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) or the Technical Qualificions (TQs). The applicion process used to recruit for this position is

RESUME-BASED

. Therefore, evidence of each ECQ and TQ must be

CLEARLY REFLECTED

in your resume.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

(TQs): Your resume should demonstre accomplishments th would sisfy the following technical qualificions. Expert knowledge of security policies, laws, regulions, and experience implementing and managing programs involved in credentialing and vetting transportion workers and passengers; interpreting and evaluing vetting analysis and intelligence to determine future thres; establishing and implementing credentialing and vetting policies as well as multiple complex capabilities, projects or programs th are integred with field operions, multiple business processes, and technology, while building and managing a workforce based on organizional goals, budget considerions and staffing needs. Knowledge of the relionships between Department of Homeland Security components and programs and prive sector organizions and/or other governmental departments, bureaus, or equivalent organizions in monitoring, networking with, and managing enrollment, credentialing and vetting programs.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS

(ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualificion Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES)/Transportion Security Executive Service (TSES) under a career appointment assessed for executive competency against the following five mandory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect the the ECQs and TQs, you will not receive further considerion for the position. ECQ 1•COMMITMENT

TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING.

This core qualificion requires a demonstred knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2•DRIVING

EFFICIENCY.

This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to stregically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3•MERIT

AND COMPETENCE.

This core qualificion involves the demonstred knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work th is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4•LEADING PEOPLE. This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizion's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5•ACHIEVING RESULTS. This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to achieve both individual and organizional results, and to align results to sted goals from superiors.

NOTE:

If you are a member of the SES/TSES or have been certified through successful participion in an OPM approved SES Candide Development Program (SESCDP), or have

SES/TSES

reinstement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should tach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certificion by OPM's SES Qualificions Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the

SES/TSES. FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Educion This position does not have a positive educion requirement. Additional informion The TSA, an excepted service agency, was established by Public Law 107-71, the Aviion and Transportion Security Act (ATSA), on November 19, 2001. ATSA provides TSA with the authority to modify and develop its own human capital program, provided such modificions are consistent with 49 USC 40122. This is an excepted service position. However, there is an interchange agreement with the OPM and TSA th enables Career TSES members who have been approved by the Qualificions Review Board OPM to qualify for Senior Executive Service (SES) positions without additional competition. You required to serve a probionary period of one year unless you previously completed the probionary period in a

SES/TSES

position. When you enter on duty, you required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 278. You will need to provide this informion annually. Veteran's Preference is not applicable to the

SES/TSES.

Mobility:

Organizional and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing

SES/TSES

leaders. Individuals selected for

SES/TSES

positions members may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizional, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Mobility Agreement. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

Policy Stement:

http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/index.cfm . Employment Informion Resources•

Resource Center :

https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career

SES/TSES

employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer

SES/TSES

employee in the executive branch, you must disclose th to the Human Resources Office. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documention conducted. If you meet minimum qualificions, your Applicion Package further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQ) and Technical Qualificions (TQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separe narrives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further considerion. Upon selection, if not already a member of the

SES/TSES

serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualificions certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualificions Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's applicion forwarded to the OPM for review and certificion by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive stus (i.e., a current

SES/TSES, OPM QRB

certified SESCDP gradue, or

SES/TSES

reinstement eligible). Upon QRB certificion, the selected individual required to serve a one-year probionary period. For more informion regarding the SES/TSES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/senior-executive-service/ . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help A complete applicion includes items described below. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine wh documention you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.

RESUME:

All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page th is double-sided or 2 pages th are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES)/Transportion Security Executive Service (TSES) must include evidence of the ECQs and TQs. Contact informion. Narrive description of duties with start and end des (including the month and year) for work experience. Number of hours worked in a position (i.e., full-time or part-time). If part-time, ste the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e., band or grade).

VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES

Responses are automically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documention if applicable:

CURRENT OR FORMER SES/TSES MEMBERS

Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES stus or career SES reinstement eligibility (except current TSA employees).

SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(SESCDP)

GRADUATES

Must provide verificion of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and

OPM SES QRB

certificion (except current TSA employees).

CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE

Must provide a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee (except current TSA employees).

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Provide most recent performance evaluion.

NOTE:

An award SF-50 (i.e., cash or time off award) does not indice grade or level (i.e., pay band) or tenure to determine your eligibility for this position and will not be accepted. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete this applicion and submit any required documents specified in the Required Documents section and submit by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select and upload your résumé and/or other required documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the "Include Personal Informion" section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. It is applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume and other required documents) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. Applicion packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximely 2-3 weeks to process which time the vacancy announcement closed, and no further considerion given to additional applicion packages. If needed, applicants may request a religious accommodion as part of the hiring process from the designed contact noted in the vacancy announcement (for contact informion please see ' Agency Contact Informion' listed within the 'How to Apply' section of this job announcement). Agency contact informion Executive Resources ExecutiveResources@tsa.dhs.gov Address Executive Resources

DO NOT MAIL

Springfield, VA 22150 US Next steps To verify the stus of your applicion, sign in to your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help A complete applicion includes items described below. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine wh documention you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.

RESUME:

All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page th is double-sided or 2 pages th are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES)/Transportion Security Executive Service (TSES) must include evidence of the ECQs and TQs. Contact informion. Narrive description of duties with start and end des (including the month and year) for work experience. Number of hours worked in a position (i.e., full-time or part-time). If part-time, ste the total number of hours worked per week. Performance level (i.e., band or grade).

VACANCY QUESTION/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES

Responses are automically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documention if applicable:

CURRENT OR FORMER SES/TSES MEMBERS

Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES stus or career SES reinstement eligibility (except current TSA employees).

SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(SESCDP)

GRADUATES

Must provide verificion of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and

OPM SES QRB

certificion (except current TSA employees).

CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE

Must provide a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee (except current TSA employees).

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Provide most recent performance evaluion.

NOTE:

An award SF-50 (i.e., cash or time off award) does not indice grade or level (i.e., pay band) or tenure to determine your eligibility for this position and will not be accepted. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete this applicion and submit any required documents specified in the Required Documents section and submit by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select and upload your résumé and/or other required documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the "Include Personal Informion" section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. It is applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume and other required documents) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. Applicion packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximely 2-3 weeks to process which time the vacancy announcement closed, and no further considerion given to additional applicion packages. If needed, applicants may request a religious accommodion as part of the hiring process from the designed contact noted in the vacancy announcement (for contact informion please see ' Agency Contact Informion' listed within the 'How to Apply' section of this job announcement). Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Executive Resources ExecutiveResources@tsa.dhs.gov Address Executive Resources

DO NOT MAIL

Springfield, VA 22150 US Next steps To verify the stus of your applicion, sign in to your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/15/2026 Salary $151,661•$228,000 per year Pay scale & grade SW 1 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Springfield, VA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel•You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

HQ-TTC-26-69899-ERD

Control number 867543100