Total 57 legal public security job vacancies in Bethesda, Maryland

As a INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANT you will be responsible for the following duties:
-Assist with conducting Federal Personnel Background Investigations, many of which are sensitive or controversial, where allegations, hearsay information, or other vague or intangible information of an adverse nature exist.
-Obtain records used to evaluate individual's trustworthiness for access to classified information, placement in a sensitive position, retention in the military services, or placement in Federal employment.
-Assist with collecting and developing information from a variety of records.
-Prepare reports of investigation in accordance with DOD guidelines and instructions.
-Assist in the Field Office, on an as needed basis, to ensure coverage is maintained with the administrative tasks

As a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM SPECIALIST (EDUCATION CHIEF) you will be responsible for the following duties:

- Oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of security education curricula.
- Provides direction on policy implementation, recommends actions to leadership, and manages strategic planning for the Education Division to ensure alignment with the evolving security environment.
- Orchestrates partnerships with key stakeholders within DoD, DCSA, and other federal agencies, ensuring collaborative efforts and the relevance of educational offerings.
- Supervises a team, managing staff performance, development, and alignment of resources to meet organizational goals.

As a INSIDER THREAT INVESTIGATIONS ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties:

The incumbent will serve as an action officer supporting the requirements of the DoD Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center (DITMAC) acting as an Insider Threat Analyst in support of the Department's counter-insider threat mission and the DCSA's Adjudication and Vetting Services (AVS) mission. The selectee will be required to review reports meeting insider threat behavioral thresholds or anomalous behavior indicative of potential insider risk, access additional databases and resources, including coordination with component insider threat hubs, to help contextualize behavior, and complete analytic documents to support the DoD enterprise in mitigating risk and supporting rehabilitation of employees. This will be done in coordination with a wide range of subject matter experts available to support the analyst. The incumbent will work across divisions of the DITMAC and DCSA, coordinating with AVS to facilitate response and reporting of derogatory information, the Unauthorized Disclosure Program Management Office on coordination of the loss of classified and controlled unclassified information, the Performance, Requirements, Information, Standards, and Metrics division to ensure appropriate capture of data and statistics, the Behavioral Threat Analysis Capability division to deliver subject matter expertise to contextualize risk-based behaviors, and the User Activity Monitoring and Publicly Available Electronic Information division to help the governance and integration of those into the analytical process. This promotes the "one DITMAC" effort and supports the broader counter-insider threat enterprise and DCSA's

The selectee will work directly with DCSA AVS and must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. The ability to receive, process, and synthesize disparate data sets into a comprehensive, succinct, and quality written product is essential. A strong working knowledge of the MS Suite of tools, as well as the capability to adapt to a wide range of changing technology and tools, is necessary to complete the mission.

In serving in the insider threat enterprise, the selectee's integrity must be beyond reproach. As the counter-insider threat mission set is evolving, flexibility and adaptability are critical assets of any applicant. It is recommended the selectee receive conferral for the Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional - Fundamentals within one year, and the Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional - Analysis within two years.

As a Training Specialist you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Serves as a Training Specialist (Information Security Course Manager) at the CDSE in Linthicum, MD. The incumbent, utilizing their subject matter knowledge, reviews and assist in the interpretation of new and existing Information security related policy, procedures, and regulations.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining Information security related training and education products intended for CDSE's targeted student audience.
• Utilizing their subject matter knowledge, and experience provides recommendations for new CDSE course, and/or training product development, along with completion of maintenance on existing security training, products, and services.
• Serves as course manager responsible for developing training products pertaining on the following Information Security topics: procedures regarding the safeguarding, storing, destruction, transmitting, and transporting classified information.

This is a temporary position NTE to August 2025; may be extended in accordance with agency policy and requirement.

As a OPERATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties:

• The position Operations Support Specialist is located in the Operations and Administration Division, within the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) and reports to the Operations Branch Chief. Duties as follows: Serves as the centralized source of information in the organization for all contracts and contract programs in order to perform a variety of administrative and technical duties.
• Administrative and technical duties to include: timekeeper administration, financial management, contract administration, personnel and staffing support, facilities support, CDSE records management support, security services, performance measures tracking and reporting, supply/logistics, property control, safety officer functions, Continuity of Operations (COOP) support, Defense Travel System support, and assisting with the facilitation/coordination of tasking actions and inquiries.
• Develops, coordinates, and administers processes and procedures related to administrative and operational services for the agency. Assists with and provides recommendations regarding issues that impact on CDSE, including but not limited to, staffing plans, task actions, property accountability and control, supplies and logistics, government vehicle management, Continuity of Operations (COOP).
• Assists in development and execution of operational policies, procedures and requirements and with assessing the impact of implementation of new or amended laws, Executive Orders, DoD policy documents and requirements, or other entities.
• Assists and implements CDSE security and safety policies to include, but not limited to, physical and information security, badges, safety procedures for CDSE personnel, students, and visitors, and building front desk support as needed.

As a Management & Program Analyst you will be responsible for the following duties:
- Incumbent serves as a Management and Program Analyst on programs and projects in support of DCSA acquisition programs; responsible for routine programmatic and technical advice on efforts of military, civilian, and contractor personnel to achieve DCSA objectives on a wide variety of efforts including but not limited to personnel vetting, insider threat, and critical technology protection. The incumbent performs developmental assignments including work to develop, formulate, and advise on recurring sensitive and critical operational concepts and strategies for broad spectrum programs, projects, and initiatives undertaken by the PEO in direct support of mission goals and priorities from the Director, DCSA. Analyzes supported organizations missions and operations to determine current and future impacts, administrative operations and adjusts operations to meet changing conditions and situations.
- Participates in Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). Incumbent is responsible for the development, initiation, review, and preparation of Requirements Documents (RDs), Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capabilities Development Documents (CDDs), and other procurement related documents for technical capability requirements determined by the PEO Leadership/supervisor.
- Drafts justification and approval documentation for Sole-Source technical capability procurements, develops Acquisition Plans, Statements of Work (SOWs), Independent Government Cost Estimates, and Source Selection Evaluation Plans applicable to various contract types including letter contracts, fixed price, time and material, Labor Hour, indefinite delivery indefinite quantity, and cost type contracts.
- Performs market research needed to support contract development decisions for advanced programmatic and advance technical capabilities. Provides advice and analysis of alternatives for decision makers. Participates in analysis and input to business case analysis for requirements and capabilities. Conducts reviews of operational requirements to ascertain and recommend appropriate potential solutions to requirements and identifies options for issues and makes recommendations to resolve problems identified.
- Performs various contract administration support functions such as reviewing and providing recommendations on DCSA PEO contract requirements, contractor proposals, monitoring contractors' compliance with contract, regulatory and statutory provisions, reporting requirements; monitoring contract expenditures, and reporting on deviations from estimated costs.
- As point of contact (POC), responds to queries from PEO Leadership/supervisor, supported organizations, contractor requirements, and other staff elements on matters pertaining to status of projects, requirements, timelines, and assigned areas of responsibility such as implements strategies for system development and analysis, operational logistics, project funding/budgeting, project cost, schedule, and performance management. Manages and plans sequence of operations on a regular basis for assigned elements, revises schedules to meet changes in workload, gives special instructions on difficult operations, answers programmatic questions about work, and informs higher level supervisors of anticipated revisions to requirements, timelines, methodologies or procedures to satisfy non-standard complex program or project support of mission priorities. Uses analytical tools and methods to analyze unique situations and adapts standard operating procedures (SOPs) as applicable.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

As a MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties:
- The incumbent will leverage their subject matter expertise in DoD and National Security policies and security training requirements to support the DCSA Academy staff in development and delivery of training content to ensure the mission readiness of DCSA.
- The incumbent will perform project management functions to organize, plan, and coordinate the provisions, schedules, and administrative activities, which are required to conduct education and training programs.
- The incumbent will oversee resources and operational activities to facilitate instruction and future planning.
- The incumbent will support operational activities related to knowledge management, inventory, facilities, supplies, travel and other actions as required to support the DCSA Security Academy staff in their execution of training activities.

• Provide expertise concerning a comprehensive HR program, including position classification, staffing and placement, DCIPS performance management and recognition, employee development, employee relations, and benefits programs.
• Apply expert knowledge of HR policy, laws, guidance, and regulations to provide authoritative advice and recommendations in managing and supporting worldwide staffing and recruiting activities.
• Serve as staff advisor and provide oversight for the civilian human resources management program planning, evaluating, and inspection effort of the command.
• Advise command, AFSC and MICECP program leadership, and subordinate commanders and staff heads on civilian human resources programs, policies, processes, and practices.

• Ensure compliance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of the Army (DA) guidelines.
• Review and manage intelligence, counterintelligence, and personnel security files.
• Maintain inventories, locators, and disposition records.
• Provide research assistance and serve as a liaison to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
• Conduct specialized training sessions on records/information management
• Implement policies for Mandatory Declassification Review as per Executive Order 13526.
• Review and analyze information for declassification.
• Coordinate declassification reviews with relevant authorities.

• Participating in Signature Reduction (SR) community events in order to keep abreast of latest initiatives, methods and policies.
• Utilizing Signature Reduction (SR) in order to engage in professional dialogue to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Adapting or enhancing security plans as conditions dictate and may assist in the unit’s security management.
• Applying risk management practices and principles to create and execute an operations security program to augment and enhance the Signature Reduction program.

• Evaluating investigative reports and analysis of polygraph testing techniques in order to prepare appropriate questions, test, and interrogation plans.
• Utilizing appropriate intelligence directives, regulations, policies and procedures in the performance of Cl operations and administrative functions.
• Coordinating technical services and other external support within area of responsibility.

Are you ready to join Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path.

The Leidos National Security Sector has an exciting opening for you as our next TS/SCI cleared Application Security Engineer supporting DIA-NMEC under our 10-year DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) contract. We are seeking a talented Mid-Level Application Security Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to the security posture of our software development lifecycle. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate strong cross functional collaboration in areas such as, but not limited to, development, production, and QA in a dynamic, secure, fast paced environment. Have impact as part of a mission focused, solutions oriented, and adaptive team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development. While most work is conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.

As an integral member of the team, you will work closely with other infrastructure, network engineers, and system engineers on the following key tasks:

• Integrate security best practices into the software development life cycle (SDLC) and ensure security is embedded from design to deployment.

• Utilize Microfocus Fortify and other SAST tools to analyze source code for vulnerabilities.

• Work closely with development teams to remediate identified security issues.

• Implement and manage Black Duck SCA tools from Synopsys to identify and manage open-source component risks.

• Provide guidance on secure usage of third-party libraries and components.

• Conduct security assessments using Microfocus WebInspect and other DAST tools.

• Collaborate with development teams to address and remediate dynamic security findings.

• Implement and manage container security tools, with a focus on Anchore, to ensure secure container deployments.

• Provide recommendations for secure container orchestration.

• Work on ensuring systems and applications comply with Security Technical Implementation Guide

You demonstrate clear devotion to the DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) mindset and meet the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field and 3+ years of prior experience in application security with a focus on SAST, SCA, DAST or Master’s with 1-2 years of prior experience in application security with a focus on SAST, SCA, DAST

• Must possess TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph.

• Experience in system integrations testing through a full system development life cycle, including implementing test plans, test cases and test processes.

• Strong experience with Microfocus Fortify, Black Duck, Microfocus WebInspect, Anchore, or similar products.

• Knowledge of secure coding practices and integration into SDLC

• Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards

• Strong programming/scripting skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Working in an Agile project management environment

• Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own.

You will wow us even more if you have some of these:

• Knowledge of Atlassian software such as JIRA, JIRA Service Desk, and Confluence

• Experience with data engineering tools such as Kubernetes/Rancher, Cloudera

• Experience with Configuration Management and IaC tools such as Salt or Ansible

• Experience with scripting languages, CI/CD tools, Elasticsearch, or Gitlab

• Experience working in an air-gapped environments

• Experience working in large computing environments (> 1,000 end-points) 

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Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.