Total 10 legal public security job vacancies in westfield massachusetts

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Public Affairs Specialist position, you will serve as a Regional lead on all active disaster, and disaster closeout, external affairs initiatives. Independently prepares current disaster response and recovery information and news data for dissemination to internal and external stakeholders.

Typical assignments include:

• Providing Regional connection and consistent communication to deployed External Affairs (EA) personnel including External Affairs Officers (EXAO) and Joint Information Center (JIC) throughout response and recovery operations and as the work progresses through disaster closeout.
• Providing EA subject matter expertise for Region 1 federally declared disasters.
• Developing and delivering consistent messages focused on news media, elected officials, incident personnel, and other agencies and organizations for release.
• Monitoring incoming media inquiries and ensure that they are responded to in a timely manner.
• Developing opportunities to increase the understanding of FEMA programs and disaster operations through media outreach and relationship development.
• Overseeing and coordinating closeout activities of ESF-15 External Affairs disaster-related documents and products for all Region 1 disasters.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

• Vets incoming subjects to determine whether appropriate need for access exists.
• Perform vehicle checks to ensure safe and secure access to the installation.
• Render first aid if warranted in an emergency.
• Alert appropriate officials of security violations.
• Conducts random inspections in accordance with force protection requirements.
• Provides authoritative guidance and information on security regulations and procedures in response to security inquiries.
• Question suspicious persons to warn or detain as appropriate.
• Exercise crowd control during events and/or demonstrations.

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Plans, assigns and explains work requirements to subordinates for new or changed programs and the functions, goals, processes, skills, and needs.
• Hears and resolves grievances and employee complaints, reviews serious disciplinary cases.
• Ensures police staff are properly trained to operate a variety of equipment and/or security systems.
• Interprets security policies and procedures and provides guidance to senior facility leadership, other service chiefs, program managers, and others within the medical center's catchment area.
• Keeps facility leadership informed regarding program successes and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborates with leaders to address concerns, resolve program issues and resource needs.
• Serves as designated liaison, subject matter expert and consultant with federal law enforcement agencies such as the Office of the Inspector General-Criminal Investigation Division (OIG-CID), FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service, state and local law enforcement agencies, etc.
• Assists in the development and modification of new Veteran-specific policies and procedures with focus on improving relationships between Veterans and Police.
• Responsible for the protection of the civil rights of all individuals while on VA controlled property.
• Assists with developing and implementing procedures for the detention or arrest of individuals suspected of violations committed against criminal laws.
• Plans, directs, and updates the crime prevention program and exercises direction and control of investigations into criminal activities.
• Manages the procurement and accountability of equipment and firearms used.
• Performs related duties as required.

WHAT IS THE (FMSS) FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICESDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
(5) Facilities Management and Security Services Operations East
1 Vacancy (MA0137) Andover, MA
3 Vacancies (TN0005) Memphis, TN
1 Vacancy (NY6466) Cheektowaga, NY

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

Operational Oversight of IRS Facilities' Physical Security: Manages a full range of security deliverables for assigned facilities including maintaining and tracking equipment, equipment inspections, repairs, and operating statuses; independently conducting recurring and special security assessments including Facility Security Level (FSL) Risk Assessment and Addendums following Federal Protective Service (FPS) and Interagency Security Committee (ISC) requirements for assigned facilities, reporting on recurring assessments, and implementing corrective actions when required; responding to a broad range of requests from executives, managers, and employees from all IRS business areas regarding such matters as resolving discrepancies in building accesses and overseeing responses by others to routine service requests. At this level, responsibilities typically include multiple assigned facilities with varying levels of complexity including FSL IV and/or V facilities. Reviews Situational Awareness Management Center (SAMC) incidents reports to ensure the appropriate security countermeasures have been implemented to safeguard buildings, property, and IRS personnel. Duties also include conducting annual and/or periodic contract assessments and physical equipment inventories.

Credentialing and Access Management Oversight: Oversees verification of Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards and ensures cards are programmed with correct facility access and that employee security files contain necessary documentation to support the issuance of the card with such authorizations. May oversee the Separating Employee Clearances (SEC) program, ensuring that IRS property is properly accounted for and returned. Ensures POD access for contractors is based on a policy requirements and access that expires on the ending date of the current contract on which they are employed, ensuring logical access is removed timely and the access card is retrieved. Coordinates with FMSS HQ Access and ID Management to ensure all credentialing and access processes being used in supported facilities are current and accurate.

Project Management: Specialist is responsible for security system design and scope of work (SOW) creation that includes designing, procuring, and managing the installation of physical security countermeasures that are appropriate and that are installed in a manner that complies with all guiding directives. Projects often include high-dollar or state-of-the-art systems. Estimates and verifies the amount of funding required for the completed installation of security countermeasures, attends all project related meetings. Provides security expertise to vendors, customers, and lower graded employees. Administers security equipment manufacturers warranties and maintenance contracts and the associated budgets. Contributes to budget projection process for acquiring and maintaining both national and locally procured maintenance contracts. Implements the budget for security section projects and provides input and guidance on budgetary requirements.

Emergency Preparedness and Planning: Personally prepares and/or assists security chiefs or lower graded employees in the preparation of Occupant Emergency Plans (OEP). Conducts Emergency Evacuation (EED) and Shelter-in-Place (SIP) briefs and drills, as well as Active shooter/active threat training for assigned PODs. Conducts emergency management procedures as they relate to physical security involvement of incident management during an emergency, to include Continuity of Operations (COOP) events. Performs first responder coordination for incident management, and other critical operations as it relates to emergency planning for their assigned POD locations. Provides an appropriate response to emergencies and significant incidents, ensuring significant events are reported to appropriate authorities.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Supervise groups of workers through one or more levels of subordinate supervisors.
• Assign work in terms of organizational objectives and special assignments, set priorities, and deadlines.
• Ensure that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed.
• Plan and coordinate the activities of three shifts of security guards.
• Perform managerial and administrative duties relating to the security guard force.

1. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time.
2. Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the public affairs Community Engagement section, ensuring that activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
3. Represents the Public Affairs office with a variety of councils, boards, working groups, and panels inside and outside the agency
4. Serves as advisor for Public Affairs

• Independently performs, with little or no supervision, installation access control for pedestrians and vehicles utilizing standard operating procedures,
• written orders and regulatory requirement as a guide to access determination for a wide range of unique circumstances.
• Authenticates identification through use of electronic Personnel Access Control Systems (ePACS), identification cards, badges, biometric automated records, verbal questioning, and other means.
• Records visitor information and purpose of visits, as necessary; and may issue short or long term passes or refer visitors to another location to obtain special passes.
• Performs Visitor Control Center (VCC) duties.
• Incumbent is responsible for performing and resolving a full range of both standard procedural and non-recurring/unusual visitor access assignments.
• Operates and performs research queries on the National Crime Information Center (NCIC)vworkstation terminal(s) in accordance with (IAW) federal and state laws.

As a Public Affairs Specialist your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Develop and execute communication plans by considering such items as specific topics or aspects to emphasize, the most effective media to use in communicating with intended audiences, and the kind of information various groups want or need.
• Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communication plans and advise management if efforts should be discontinued, emphasis changed, or coverage expanded in improving intercommunication between organization and various audiences.
• Create and manage content across various digital platforms to effectively convey information concerning complex and controversial mission-critical programs and functions.
• Author news releases, public service announcements, presentations, feature articles and web-based multimedia products designed to convey complex information in a clear, accurate, interesting, and engaging manner to publics with varying levels of comprehension of agency programs and policies.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with a variety of individuals.

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. You will be expected to report to a specific GSA duty location at least one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

• Develop building maintenance contracts to solicit skilled repair and/or alteration services.
• Develop purchasing contracts to procure supplies and/or equipment, including complex mechanical equipment.
• Prepare detailed solicitation documents for Invitation for Bids (IFB) and/or requests for proposals (RFP).
• Utilize historical data to analyze requisition or project proposals and/or contract modification requests for reasonableness.
• Review completed documentation for accuracy, adherence to established policies, and/or completion of corresponding duties.
• Review cost reports to identify any discrepancies that necessitate corrective action(s).
• Review mandatory sources of supply, supply schedules, excess property lists, and/or store stock catalogs to determine the most advantageous method of procurement.
• Write competitive solicitations (packages) for items or services that exceed open market financial quotations.
• Processes completed procurement actions for payment.

Who we are looking for:

A Public Cloud Solution Engineering Lead, AVP to drive programs that involve cross-organizational and strategic initiatives. This is large scale, multi-year complex program which will support Public Cloud migration strategy focused on Technology Modernization.

You will be working with Application Development teams, Cloud Architects,  platform engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to help implement Application Modernization strategies. You will lead Application Modernization Solution Engineering teams span across global development locations, by understanding current state challenges, help establish a well-considered roadmap, help identify creative solutions for technical challenges and provide expert planning leading to execute the program on time and on budget with least business disruption.

It is essential you have strong application development lifecycle experience, understanding of Modern Technology stack, database and application performance diagnosis, distributed computing and strong end-to-end program and project management experience working with a large portfolios of projects that support a complex organizational environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Guiding multi-year Application Modernize programs in a large federated organizations, with multiple stakeholders and conflicting requirements
• Lead large Development teams supporting Public Cloud technology roadmap implementation 
• Work with Development teams on implementing modern technology stack, identify pain points and opportunities for improvements, encourage collaboration and leverage knowledge sharing across development communities
• Develop partnership with Architects, Engineering and Operational teams to improve technology experience around Public Cloud for Development community
• Ability to manage modernization effort for large portfolio by developing implementation cloud roadmap, oversee execution plan, own and resolve impediments to meet organization OKRs.
• Prior experience migrating application workloads on a cloud provider (AWS, Azure) in financial services would be a plus.1-2 Certifications on the appropriate cloud provider (e.g., AWS practitioner) .
• Manage large projects and priorities within a rapidly changing Organization focused on Transformation at Scale.
• Manage conflicts with multiple stakeholders while keeping the project goals in focus.
• Ability to help create lightweight processes where needed to streamline project delivery.
• Prior working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence.

What we value

• Exhibits a strategic mindset with strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates accountability and a bias for action to successfully execute upon goals to deliver high quality work, on time and on budget

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
• 5-10 years of experience in hands-on Application Development and technical product/program management
• Excellent knowledge on Public Cloud tech stack, experience in designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise workloads to the cloud
• 5+ years of Project Management experience leading Technology or transformation initiatives, managing multiple, cross-functional global development teams or projects, and influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders.
• Strong experience in Cloud Native technologies like Microservices, Containerization and Container Orchestration
• Experience working directly with global Development teams
• Ability to coordinate multiple initiatives through various phases of SDLC
• Experience effectively bringing teams together across global regions
• Extremely detail and solution oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to diplomatically and effectively manage issues across functional teams
• Successful candidate should be enthusiastic, keen to be part of a growing team

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.