Sr. TSCM Lead

Senior Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) Lead support (Level IV)

Primary

Location:

Springfield, VA (NGA Campus)

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI

Ability to work remotely:
No

Job Summary

Obsidian Solutions Group is seeking a TSCM Operations Lead to ensure team compliance in the conduct and completion of all Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) activities, related support, and other technical operations supporting the NGA TSCM program, TSSC modernization goals, and Office of Counterintelligence Technical CI Division. This position requires maintaining familiarization with all governing national and agency level policies and regulatory guidelines.

The TSCM Operations Lead will ensure team conduct of processes and activities, as well as reporting and training requirements, are compliant with established policies and timelines in accordance with the NGA TSCM Program.

Specific Responsibilities

• Support Technical CI daily activities including maintaining knowledge of National, DoD, and agency regulations and instructions as they relate to TSCM and CI
• Ensure designated National and DoD CI databases are updated with mission reporting in a timely manner and verify accuracy and completeness of agency level mission support database
• Advise development of, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures for the team
• Manage overall training track for team baseline; identify and recommend individual practitioners for advanced training, assist coordination for annual training courses, and provide oversight for apprentice training program
• Coordinate with TSCM Cyber and IPMS Leads to ensure missions are appropriately staffed
• Assist the TSCM Program Manager and government leads as required with supervision of personnel and operations
• Ensure all personnel assigned to the TSCM mission are trained in accordance with National standards for the conduct of TSCM operations
• Ensure TSCM operations meet customer needs and threat-based priorities and are conducted according to established guidelines
• Monitor and verify team understanding and compliance with physical and technical security standards when providing guidance for agency secure areas
• Monitor team compliance with training requirements for access to DoD networks in accordance with DoDD 8140.01
• Lead liaison opportunities in providing advice and assistance for agency security elements and identify potential relationship opportunities across the agency enterprise
• Coordinate determination of best practices for customers' technical security and TEMPEST issues identified in the conduct of TSCM activities with the NGA CTTA
• Provide recommendation and guidance for NGA facilities under construction
• Provide requestors with comprehensive documentation of procedures, listings of vulnerabilities and/or hazards, and recommended mitigation techniques or corrective action
• Respond to discovery of hostile technical surveillance penetrations according to established national procedures
• Coordinate the actions of teams, projects, and/or initiatives covering the full spectrum of Technical Counterintelligence to ensure they are consistent with NGA's mission, vision, goals, values, and operational structure
• Coordinate team activities including internal and external correspondence, resource allocation, personnel management, inventory control system, training program and policy development

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Interagency Training Center (ITC) TSCM Certification
• Experience writing and editing technical documents
• Must complete at least 40 hours of discipline-specific development or refresher training every fiscal year
• Must meet minimum training requirements, within one calendar year of assignment, for access to DoD networks in accordance with DoDD 8140.01

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with telephone security (i.e., Telephone Security Group (TSG) requirements)
• Certification from TSCM for Information Systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Credentialed graduate of an accredited federal or DoD CI training academy

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Ability to work in a secure facility environment with restricted access
• May require standing, walking, and physical inspection of facilities during TSCM operations
• Standard office environment with occasional fieldwork at various NGA locations

Travel

• Travel may be required to various NGA facilities and other government locations as mission dictates

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.