Total 134 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Taneytown, Maryland US

• Define, develop, and evaluate security measures, devices, methods, and procedures to protect Center personnel and facilities from external and internal threats.
• Serve as a security specialist with primary responsibility for Information Security (INFOSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), Security functional disciplines, and the Security Awareness Training Program.
• Review, analyze and recommend positive courses of actions to unique organizational mission INFOSEC-related security problems not resolvable by application of standard regulatory requirements.
• Communicate project or program results at high levels within and outside the organization.
• Interpret regulations and contributes to policy formulation pertaining to the security functional areas.
• Provide advice and assistance to CBC Data Processing Activity (DPA) managers in preparation of accreditation documentation for sensitive, highly sensitive, or critically sensitive systems/applications.
• Act as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer responsible for the conduct of OPSEC reviews, subject matter expert reviews, and making initial recommendations for release under FOIA.

• Define, develop, and evaluate security measures, devices, methods, and procedures to protect Center personnel and facilities from external and internal threats.
• Serve as a security specialist with primary responsibility for Information Security (INFOSEC), Operations Security (OPSEC), Security functional disciplines, and the Security Awareness Training Program.
• Review, analyze and recommend positive courses of actions to unique organizational mission INFOSEC-related security problems not resolvable by application of standard regulatory requirements.
• Communicate project or program results at high levels within and outside the organization.
• Interpret regulations and contributes to policy formulation pertaining to the security functional areas.
• Provide advice and assistance to CBC Data Processing Activity (DPA) managers in preparation of accreditation documentation for sensitive, highly sensitive, or critically sensitive systems/applications.
• Act as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer responsible for the conduct of OPSEC reviews, subject matter expert reviews, and making initial recommendations for release under FOIA.

This Lead Transportation Security Officer position is located at Salisbury / Wicomico County Regional Airport (SBY), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Lead Transportation Security Officer (LTSO), you will be responsible for leading at least three full-performance level Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and, as assigned, trainee and apprentice level TSOs. As an LTSO, you will identify, distribute, and balance workloads and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow and skill level. You will make adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Providing input to supervisors and managers concerning a variety of human resources matters including, but not limited to, employee performance, promotions, reassignments, awards, etc.
• Implementing security screening procedures in accordance with TSA objectives and directives.
• Assisting with investigations of incidents, and preparing incident reports or other documents that convey required information.
• Responding to breaches of security and emergency situations.
• Training team members, monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work, and representing the team in communications with the supervisor or manager for the purpose of obtaining resources (e.g., computer hardware and software, etc.).

The Office Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security established a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) for certain Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Cyber positions within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Eligibility for the TLMS is based on cyber work roles within certain occupational series and on the work performed. This vacancy is designated as a STEM and/or Cyber position and pay for the incumbent will be based on the STEM and Cyber Pay Table.

As a IT SPECIALIST (PLCYPLN) you will be responsible for the following duties:

Manages information systems products being planned or deployed as part of the National Background Information Systems. Serves as a product owner role for software development teams, platform and/or COTS implementations. Acts as a liaison between mission and technical development teams. Develops and maintains an understanding of the agency's mission, associated system requirements and IT/software product needs.

Contributes to the development strategies for information system products; maintains and refines sets of business requirements for the products being managed and sets priorities for development teams on a regular basis; and works across the agency to establish overall IT system strategy, long-term and near-term plans and priorities and schedules.

Coordinates with others on the acquisition of software or other products required to support the overall development process; and develops and maintains a complete understanding of the subject matter relevant to the product under management, e.g. business processes, federal mandates, agency policy, etc.

Serves as a technical resource to answer questions on system design and functionality for the technical development team; responsible for quality control on products under their direction; assists with monitoring software quality as measured by usability, performance, reliability, and end-user adoption; and informs user acceptance testing, end-user satisfaction surveys, and design and execute programs to promote product adoption.

Assists in the development and management of product roadmaps, feature release plans, and key results to monitor and report progress. Prepares comprehensive plans for accomplishing studies and analyses, develops written materials (policies, procedures, and technical systems documentation).

The Office Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security established a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) for certain Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Cyber positions within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Eligibility for the TLMS is based on cyber work roles within certain occupational series and on the work performed. This vacancy is designated as a STEM and/or Cyber position and pay for the incumbent will be based on the STEM and Cyber Pay Table.

As a IT Cybersecurity Manager (PLCYPLN) you will be responsible for the following duties:
- Responsible for assessing the implementation of Privacy Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act.
- Conduct and implement privacy controls assessments resulting from laws, regulations, instructions, standards, circulars, and directives to provide authoritative advice on the technical, administrative, and physical safeguard requirements of DCSA's Privacy program.
- Leads necessary compliance activities (e.g., ensure Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) are completed, compliance monitoring occurs).
- Maintains current knowledge of applicable federal privacy laws and accreditation standards and monitors advancements in information privacy technologies.
- Serves as technical advisor and subject matter specialist on all agency NIST and Cybersecurity risk and compliance program management issues.
- Perform mission impact analysis of new or changed regulations and policies on the agency's NIST and CNSSIs programs.

As the Chief Software Architect, the position will advise senior management by providing insights on the best design and development of complex software systems to meet the NBIS mission. NBIS is the federal government's one-stop-shop IT system for end-to-end personnel vetting - from initiation and application to background investigation, adjudication, and continuous vetting. NBIS will be one consolidated system designed to deliver robust data protection, enhance customer experience, and better integrate data across the enterprise. The Chief Software Architect will ensure the alignment of software development with the programs' s business strategy, technology direction, and priorities. The incumbent performs a variety of duties and is responsible for the following:

Strategic Leadership:
- Define and communicate the program's software architecture strategy, vision, and roadmap, ensuring integration with software development initiatives.
- Align software architecture with business goals, processes, and strategic objectives, focusing on software alignment across teams.

Architectural Design and Oversight:
- Design and oversee the architecture of complex software systems, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Develop architectural frameworks, guidelines, and standards for software development and testing to be followed by development teams.

Collaboration and Communication:
- Work closely with product managers to understand and incorporate requirements into the software architecture and integration processes.
- Regularly communicate architectural decisions and directions to senior management and key stakeholders, fostering transparency.
- Foster collaboration between software engineers, system architects, and other technical staff to enhance integration and alignment.

Technical Guidance and Mentorship:
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software development teams, focusing on best practices in coding and testing.
- Conduct architectural reviews and code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices, standards, and effective software testing protocols.

Documentation and Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and industry standards in all software development, integration, and testing activities.

Quality and Performance:
- Ensure software solutions meet or exceed security, performance, and quality standards through rigorous testing and evaluation.
- Implement and oversee practices to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the software development lifecycle, emphasizing continuous integration and testing.

The Office Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security established a Targeted Local Market Supplement (TLMS) for certain Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Cyber positions within the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System. Eligibility for the TLMS is based on cyber work roles within certain occupational series and on the work performed. This vacancy is designated as a STEM and/or Cyber position and pay for the incumbent will be based on the STEM and Cyber Pay Table.

As a Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (ENTARCH) you will be responsible for the following duties:

- Provides subject matter expertise to NBIS designing, developing, and maintaining secure cloud-based system architectures. Applies advanced knowledge of the enterprise information technology (IT) and data architectural concepts and patterns to include baseline and target architectures.

- Conducts NBIS enterprise architecture reviews, evaluates the maturity level of NBIS enterprise architecture and measures progress toward published goals. Develops information technology (IT) rules and requirements that describe baseline and target architectures.

- Leads development/integration of engineering designs for systems and networks with multilevel security requirements or requirements for the processing of multiple classification levels of data. Applies advanced skills to ensure alignment with organization's enterprise information security architecture system.

- Designs enterprise and systems security throughout the development lifecycle, translates technology and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulation) into security designs and processes; assess limitations and capabilities, define performance requirements and interfaces.

- Manages/identifies technical specifications for application design, cloud computing strategy and adoption, and integration of software applications into a functioning system to meet requirements. Applies advanced knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).

- Leads planning of implementation strategy to ensure components can be integrated and aligned. - Provides management and technical expertise to the agency in managing the development, validation and synchronization of technology within the NBIS PMO.

- Supervises a staff of 2-10 employees consisting of federal civilians. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts short-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work; Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, Evaluates work performance of subordinates; Gives advice, counsels, or instructs.

• Represent the Agency within the trade policy context and within global governance and global health arenas on cross-cutting issues.
• Serves as a coordinator and interface for a cadre of experts across the Agency, including regulatory staff and regulatory development teams.
• Apply Communications skills, interpersonal relations and analytical skills to advise management officials on the problems encountered in developing public health policies.
• Engage across institutions and government levels and with varied stakeholders and partners for successful deliberations and negotiations.

• You will assist in preparing and conducting semi-annual and special occasion Communications Security (COMSEC) account inventories, Key Management Infrastructure spot-checks, and bi-annual Immediate Superior In Command (ISIC) inspections.
• You will respond to and provide customer service support to data calls, messages, directives, recorded messages, and service requests via phone, email, websites, messaging systems, and/or walk-in inquiries.
• You will resolve non-routine Communications Security (COMSEC) problems.
• You will ensure the safe and secure handling and accountability of cryptographic material and electronic key equipment at all times.
• You will provide solutions to improve services to users and users' organizations via policies, training and other instructions.
• You will support a wide spectrum of resources for worldwide messaging systems and facilities, including the methodologies, standards, and technologies supporting electronic key and network operations.
• You will prepare Cryptographic Validation Request Forms, Destruction Reports, Inventory Reports, Incident Reports, and other documents pertaining to security.

• This position has been re-engineered for recruitment and training purposes in which the incumbent will receive assignments that are designed to develop their skills and knowledge until reaching a full promotion potential of GS-12.
• Work assignments are designed to introduce the incumbent to a full range of duties and responsibilities required by the full performance level.
• The incumbent will apply skill to collect, organize, and analyze and present information related to the current and future program workload.
• Performs professional engineering work in the preparation of civil, structural, and architectural designs, drawings, and specifications for construction, alteration, renovation, addition, and rehabilitation projects for office buildings.
• Broad range of facilities and infrastructure to include laboratories, test facilities, storage buildings, utilities systems, roads, bridges, and ground improvements.
• Duties are performed on a project basis with the incumbent acting as lead engineer and coordinator for projects involving other engineering disciplines.

• You will serve as TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST in the NATIONAL SPECTRUM DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NAVY MARINE CORPS SPECTRUM CENTER, FT. MEADE, MARYLAND.
• You will prepare of engineering data for frequency, telecommunications, and other Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR)
• You will analyze technical data of communication systems.
• You will initiate and direct actions at the National or International level to eliminate conflicts in frequency assignments.
• You will allocate and approve the use of spectrum to support testing, training and maintenance of the Navy and Marine Corps operations in different locations.

• Advises aggrieved individuals on methods that may be taken in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) process either in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) or in traditional counseling.
• Analyzes investigative material developed on all complaints of discrimination filed against SSA under the Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations.
• Assures that decisions are consistent with public law, with precedent appellate judicial and administrative decisions, and with SSA procedures, policy, and personnel management philosophy.
• Interprets and revises SSA policy on discrimination complaint processing. Participates in formulating policy for the discrimination complaint program.
• Provides advice and assistance to regional and headquarters staff regarding legal, regulatory, and technical matters relating to SSA’s complaint system.

• Serve as the administrative and legal assistant to AMLC-APG senior leaders, as well as all AMLC-APG attorneys and paraprofessionals.
• Independently perform administrative matters, to include receiving and screening incoming information through electronic mail, phone calls, or written correspondence.
• Draft, prepare, review, and track legal correspondence, memorandums, briefings and presentations, and executive notes.
• Assist and advise attorney action officers on all procedural and administrative aspects of staff actions.
• Serve in a variety of administrative roles supporting the Legal Center attorneys including, but not limited to the following:
• Automated Time and Attendance Production System (ATAAPS) Timekeeper: performing end-of-pay period checks to ensure automated timecards are completed accurately.
• Alternate Security Officer: ensuring all employees are issued security access badges during onboarding and all badges are turned in during out-processing.
• Government Purchase Cardholder: purchasing goods or services in accordance with established Department policy, procurement regulations, and individual internal office procedures.
• Perform legal research including researching legal reference files for specific information such as pertinent Federal and State statutes, cases, briefs, opinions and other points of legal significance.
• Key Control Custodian: maintains all forms and records required for key control, ensures that adequate control of all keys is accomplished within the custodial area as directed by the Key Control Officer and the SOP.

This Supervisory Transportation Security Officer position is located at Salisbury / Wicomico County Regional Airport (SBY), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Supervisory Transportation Security Officer (STSO), you will be responsible for mitigating actual and potential threats against civil aviation and other transportation modes. You will also perform and supervise in your area of specialty, which may include Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and Lead Transportation Security Officers (LTSOs) in the performance of all security functions related to the screening of people, property, and cargo through the use and application of procedures, techniques, and technology. In addition, you will make independent, security-based decisions using intelligence, critical thinking, experience, observation, and passenger engagement. Typical duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting and supervising subordinate employees in conducting pre-board security screening of persons, their carry-on and checked baggage/cargo.
• Overseeing screening checkpoint(s) and/or baggage screening operations on a day-to-day basis to include equipment, personnel, and the scheduling and rotation of personnel.
• Participating in the development of new policies and procedures, and recommending changes in policy and procedures based on observation of work, as required.
• Participating in the development of strategic planning initiatives, workforce planning, succession planning initiatives, and other reports and documents for TSA and superiors.
• Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills necessary to mitigate security threats by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches.
• Preparing various types of communications such as morning briefings, checkpoint logs, reports, and documents that are germane to the work performed.
• Developing incident information and reports for Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) and superiors.
• Serving as a member of the National Screening Force.

• Oversee a communication program that conveys the NCI’s leadership role in cancer research, diagnosis, prevention and treatment through the application of state-of-the-art and unified public affairs and media relations activities.
• Advise CEA and NCI Directors, providing leadership to a complex communications program which is highly visible both nationally and internationally and has an extensive impact on a broad range of constituencies in the public and private sectors.
• Provide strategic advice on handling sensitive issues and the release of information for highly visible and publicized studies, projects, and events that receive intense scrutiny by the public, the media, and Congress.
• Coordinate with NIH, HHS and the White House on the handing of these issues and represents the NCI Director in related interactions.
• Articulate and defend NCI position orally and in writing to international, national, regional, and local media as well as other federal agencies and citizens groups.
• Represent the NCI at public meetings and hearings on a wide range of controversial and highly visible issues.