Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Practitioner

MANTECH•Springfield, VA

6d•$114,600 - $190,200•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Practitioner to join its team in Springfield, Virginia. The practitioner will use a strong technical background and knowledge to support the Sponsor’s security efforts, including specialized technical risk assessments, leading TSCM operations, and ensuring compliance with national and agency-level policies. The position requires an active/current TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph. The practitioner must be able to remain stationary for 50% of the time, occasionally move around the office to access file cabinets and office machinery, and frequently communicate with coworkers, management, and customers, including delivering presentations and exchanging accurate information. The projected compensation range is $114,600.00–$190,200.00. Final compensation may depend on factors such as contract wage determination, relevant experience, skills, geographic location for remote opportunities, education, certifications, and federal government contract labor categories. Benefits, depending on position, include health and life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short- and long-term disability, retirement and savings, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, and optional benefit elections.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least 4 years of progressively responsible experience in technical security and/or technical document writing or editing.
Active Interagency Training Center (ITC) TSCM Certification.
Commitment to completing at least 40 hours of discipline-specific development or refresher training every fiscal year.
Ability to attain and maintain baseline certification for DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II compliance within one calendar year of assignment.
Active/current TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Credentialed graduate of an accredited federal or DoD CI training academy.
Professional experience with Telephone Security Group (TSG) requirements and telephone security operations.
Experience conducting technical evaluations and identifying security deficiencies in complex environments.
Experience generating comprehensive technical risk assessment products and specialized reports.
Experience writing and editing technical documents.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM), Foreign Visit, Gift Inspection, Digital Counterexploitation, and Technical Evaluation activities.
Ensure operations, reporting, and training comply with national and agency-level policies, TSCM program requirements, and TSSC modernization goals.
Provide technical advice and guidance by preparing specialized technical risk assessments, TSCM reports of inquiry, and tailored briefings.
Analyze complex physical and technical security issues to ensure compliance with ICD 705 SCIF physical security standards and DoD standards for collateral areas.
Identify physical and acoustical security deficiencies and develop cost-effective corrective actions to mitigate risks.
Conduct Radio Frequency (RF) signal-of-interest searches and evaluate electronic processing equipment for security vulnerabilities.
Prepare required correspondence, briefing materials, and threat reports in accordance with customer guidelines and after-action requirements.