TSCM Practitioner - Level III

About the role

PAE's METIS unit, a government services provider to the defense, homeland security and Intelligence Community, is recruiting a Level III TSCM Practitioner. The role covers TSCM surveys, support to foreign visit programs, gift inspection, digital device counter-exploitation and technical evaluations, and coordination of TSCM operations across the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the counterintelligence community. Selected applicants must pass a government security investigation and hold active TS/SCI clearance.

Key responsibilities

• Keep the TSCM team compliant with full and limited scope TSCM surveys, foreign visit program support, Gift Inspection Program activities, digital device counter-exploitation and technical evaluations.
• Maintain DoD 8570.01-M IAT II training within one year of assignment and keep up with the Journeyman-level TSCM cyber training plan and standard TSCM training.
• Recommend guidance for the N2W construction project and coordinate its technical security plans, policy and execution with the CTTA.
• Analyze complex physical and technical security issues, identify acoustical and physical security deficiencies and propose cost-effective corrective actions.
• Ensure NGA compliance with ICD 705 and DoD standards for SCIFs and collateral areas, and coordinate TSCM operations, correspondence, resource allocation, training and policy with NGA, DoD, IC agencies and the military services.
• Produce correspondence, briefing materials, spreadsheets, threat reports, risk assessments, TSCM reports of inquiry, after-action reports and tailored briefings.
• Assist the CTTA with technical security plans, assess electronic processing equipment for vulnerabilities, and support external engagements such as conferences and equipment demonstrations.

Required profile

• Active TS/SCI clearance; applicants are subject to a government security investigation.
• At least 7 years of counterintelligence experience, of which at least 3 years include TSCM experience.
• Familiarity with current TSCM and CI policy.
• Telephone security experience (e.g., with TSG requirements).
• Participation in one equipment-specific and one cyber security training per calendar year.

Required skills

• ITC TSCM Fundamentals Course certification.
• Completed TSCM for Information Systems or an equivalent course (obtainable within 12 months at contractor expense).
• Sec+ certification or within 90 days of contract (DoD 8140 IIP).
• A+ and Network+ certifications or within 12 months of contract (DoD 8140 IP).
• Preferred: bachelor's or post-graduate degree in a technical discipline, and graduation from a federal or DoD CI training academy.