TSCM Manager

Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview:

The TSCM Manager manages a team of technicians conducting technical surveillance and countermeasures inspections to ensure clandestine devices have not been introduced into secure areas of Department of State domestic facilities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Receives requests and assigns tasks to ensure timely completion of inspections, oversees and tracks progress, and manages reporting. Acts as the TSCM subject matter expert for domestic facilities, providing advice and assistance on physical security, technical counter-surveillance, and risk management.
• Recommends and evaluates new detection equipment to enhance inspection processes and coordinates findings with Department of State and intelligence TSCM communities.
• Carries out security-related matters in accordance with Intelligence Community Directive 702 and other Department of State policies. Maintains knowledge of national security policies, Department of State physical, technical, and construction security standards, and ODNI procedures for conducting TSCM inspections.
• The TSCM Manager is responsible for working with data throughout its lifecycle, including collection, management, analysis, reporting, and secure disposition, to support inspection, reporting, and inventory requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees and directs a team responsible for TSCM operations.
• Trains and mentors team members.
• Manage team operations, assignments, and schedules.

Education and/or Experience:

• Minimum of ten to fifteen years of experience in technical surveillance and countermeasures inspections, with at least five years as supervisor or team lead.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding and experience with information security practices required to establish and maintain system integrity for safeguarding classified information in a secure environment.
• Experience in counterintelligence, operational security, physical security, technical security, and electronics systems installation.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with individuals at all organizational and management levels within and outside of the Department.
• Acts as Project Manager responsible for supervision and management of day-to-day operations of the Operations Section.
• Supervises and directs a team of contractors responsible for completing logistic and inventory duties for a department-wide TSCM inventory.
• Oversees control and accountability for all Operations Section TSCM equipment.
• Ensures OPSEC is observed in relationship to TSCM inspections.
• Conducts training on techniques used for searching the electromagnetic spectrum, telephony, and manual physical searches.
• Coordinates and interfaces with Branch management, Contracting Officer's Representative, and security personnel to meet program milestones.
• Manage travel budgets, monthly reports, and personnel tracking.
• Conducts technical surveillance and countermeasures inspections as team leader or member to ensure facilities are free from hostile technical penetration and clandestine devices and systems.
• Ensures adequate countermeasures are established for protecting classified information and national security activities.
• Determines scope of each TSCM inspection; plans and implements TSCM logistical operations for equipment for each inspection; identifies and recommends resolution to security issues pertaining to technical security standards; drafts report detailing TSCM activities.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Security Clearance:

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

General office environment. 10-25% CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required for program coordination based on mission requirements.

Olgoonik is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an Alaska Native corporation, Olgoonik provides hiring preference to Olgoonik shareholders, descendants, and their spouses to the extent allowed by law.