Senior TSCM & RF Security Lead

Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 106,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plan with 401(k)

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks a TSCM Technical Staff member to support the Technical Security and Signal Countermeasures team in Los Alamos, NM. The role may be filled at Staff 2 or Staff 3 level, depending on candidate skills, with responsibilities including RF analysis, TEMPEST evaluations, inspections, and reporting.

Staff 3 expands to lead security operations, mentor staff, and advise on secure facilities, while coordinating research, cybersecurity integration, and threat simulations.

Qualifications

• Technical Security Operations: RF sweeps, signal detection, inspections, environmental baselines, anomaly ID.
• Ability to work independently under general direction.
• RF analysis tools and spectrum-monitoring knowledge.
• Understanding of TEMPEST methodologies and ICD 702/705.
• Ability to coordinate tasks and mentor junior personnel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RF analyses and TEMPEST evaluations; prepare reports documenting procedures, findings, risks, and mitigations.
• Support research and development, cybersecurity and physical security efforts, threat simulations, and project coordination.
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical direction; contribute to security procedures, policies, and standards.
• Lead complex technical security operations as Staff 3; guide incident response and mitigation.

Skills

RF analysis

Technical inspections

TEMPEST evaluations

Reporting findings

Threat simulations

Project coordination

Training junior staff

Cybersecurity integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

Software-defined radio (SDR) platforms

Job description

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks a TSCM Technical Staff member to support the Technical Security and Signal Countermeasures team in Los Alamos, NM. The role may be filled at Staff 2 or Staff 3 level, depending on candidate skills, with responsibilities including RF analysis, TEMPEST evaluations, inspections, and reporting.

Staff 3 expands to lead security operations, mentor staff, and advise on secure facilities, while coordinating research, cybersecurity integration, and threat simulations.