Assistant Director of Airport Security: Compliance and Enforcement - Denver International Airport

About Our Job We are looking to hire our next Assistant Director of Airport Security – Compliance and Enforcement to join the team!

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $115,683 -$163,000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
457B Retirement Plan
140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date Location and Schedule In this position you can expect to work on site at Denver International Airport five days a week. Specific scheduling requirements for this position include 24/7 on-call as the Airport Security Coordinator on a rotational basis with other team members.

Who We Are & What You’ll DoSince opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world’s busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4th busiest airport in the U.S. and the world’s 10th busiest airport. DEN is Colorado’s primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state.

At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do.

Airport Security is a section of the Airport Operations Division of Denver International Airport (DEN) and is comprised of two (2) distinct units:
Compliance & Enforcement (C&E) and Badging & Permitting (B&P). The Assistant Director of C&E will oversee critical contracts and security programs ensuring regulatory compliance and fostering strong partnerships and leading security communication throughout the airport community.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, sound judgment, and proven experience leading people, programs, and change in a complex, highly regulated environment. This leader will proactively mitigate security threats, ensure compliance, drive innovation, manage high-impact projects and contracts, and build strong airport partnerships. The successful candidate will translate complex security requirements into effective operations while fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

As an Assistant Director for Airport Security, your responsibilities will include:

Serve as a Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) leading compliance and enforcement programs, identifying trends and deficiencies, developing corrective actions and establishing effective oversight ensuring compliance with federal regulations, security directives, applicable laws, and airport security requirements by interpreting and applying CFRs, TSRs, TSA directives, the Airport Security Program (ASP), DEN Rules and Regulations, and airport policies.

Lead proactive security risk management and threat mitigation efforts by identifying emerging threats, vulnerabilities, compliance risks, and operational gaps; evaluating potential impacts and developing and implementing strategies to mitigate risks before they adversely affect airport operations.

Resolve complex operational and security issues and communicate unit decisions, while collaborating with federal, state, and local agencies, airlines, law enforcement, business technologies, vendors, and other airport stakeholders to support safe, secure, efficient, and compliant airport operations.

Serve as one of two Airport Security unit leaders, providing oversight of strategic planning, project management, fiscal accountability, O&M and CIP budgeting, fiduciary controls, contract administration, vendor relationships, performance management, service level agreement (SLA) compliance, and section recommendations to ensure services meet established performance, compliance, security, and service expectations.

Lead innovation and…