TEMPEST Security Specialist — Technical Assurance

MANTECH; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Springfield, VA seeks a TEMPEST Practitioner to support national security objectives with hands-on technical security work and documentation. This role emphasizes assessments, controls, and reporting within a TS/SCI environment.

Key responsibilities include analyzing requirements, coordinating with teams, managing technical documentation, and maintaining testing equipment and readiness in a dynamic, compliance-driven setting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in technical security, TEMPEST, or facility inspection related fields.
• Significant experience navigating facility evaluation processes and national technical security requirements.
• Significant experience meeting security requirements in specialized technical environments or similar environments.
• Experience working across a large team to drive a security agenda and working with complex, intertwined systems.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in executing technical assessments, inspections, evaluations, and reviews accurately and within established timeframes.
• Supporting the implementation and management of technical security programs, including analyzing requirements and developing processes to control or mitigate compromising emanations.
• Providing technical guidance and assistance by collecting information, such as drawings, wiring diagrams, and equipment specifications, and assisting with workflow requests.
• Conducting technical testing and visual inspections of facilities, systems, and equipment, including shielded enclosures and distribution systems.
• Representing technical interests in meetings concerning classified information processing, providing detailed assessments of technical scope, and ensuring accurate reporting.
• Managing daily operations, maintaining the accuracy of automated workflow processes, and overseeing annual technical evaluations.
• Maintaining technical readiness, qualifications, and test equipment maintenance and calibration per relevant policies.

Skills

Technical security

TEMPEST

Documentation

Cross-team collaboration

Facility inspections

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related

Tools

Shielding

Grounding

Distribution systems

Job description

MANTECH in Springfield, VA seeks a TEMPEST Practitioner to support national security objectives with hands-on technical security work and documentation. This role emphasizes assessments, controls, and reporting within a TS/SCI environment.

Key responsibilities include analyzing requirements, coordinating with teams, managing technical documentation, and maintaining testing equipment and readiness in a dynamic, compliance-driven setting.