Does salvation become unconditional after someone has been saved?

Salvation can be described in the past tense, but also in the present and future tense. 

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Salvation can be described in the past, present, and future tense:
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Salvation cannot be described as unconditional after someone has been saved in the past. Indeed, there are conditions of salvation not only in the past tense, but also in the present tense and the future tense. 

Past tense:

The AORIST (indicative) can be used as a tense (in the Greek manuscripts) to describe salvation as a past reality, as for example Paul wrote: "HE-SAVED us — not out-of works which we did in (our) righteousness, but according-to His mercy" (Titus 3:5).

Present tense:

Salvation does not become unconditional once it is described in the present tense. 

For example in the following verse which is using the conditional particle "IF" in connection with the verb "BEING-SAVED" in the present tense, Paul wrote: "you also ARE-BEING-SAVED — IF you-are-holding-on (in) that message I-announced-as-good-news (to) you, unless you-believed in-vain" (1 Corinthians 15:2). 

The verb in "IF you-are-holding-on" (1 Corinthians 15:2) is also in the present tense and is attached to the conditional particle "IF", thus describing a present condition for which "you also ARE-BEING-SAVED" (1 Corinthians 15:2). 

Future tense:

Salvation does not become unconditional once it is described in the future tense. 

For example in the following verse which is using the conditional particle "IF" in connection with the verb "WILL-BE-SAVED" in the future tense, Paul wrote: "SHE-WILL-BE-SAVED [...], IF they-may-have-continued in faith and love and holiness with sound-mindedness" (1 Timothy 2:15). 

The verb in "IF they-may-have-continued in faith" (1 Timothy 2:15) is attached to the conditional particle "IF", thus describing a condition for which "SHE-WILL-BE-SAVED" (1 Timothy 2:15) in the future tense. 

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