Total 96 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Salisbury, Maryland

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.

• Subject matter expert on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act and Civil Liberties. Provides legal advice to senior Air Staff, Secretariat, Major Command, and base level personnel on all issues pertaining to administrative law, focusing on information law (Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), Records Management) civil liberties, privacy issues, information technology access and related areas.
• Serves as the principal advisor to and provides legal opinions, consultation, and advice to TJAG, Air Staff, the Secretariat, Major Commands, and base personnel on information, civil liberty, information technology access, publications, Freedom of Information Act, records management, and privacy law and other civil law and policy practice areas.
• Represents The Judge Advocate General's office at meetings on issues related to the functional assigned areas. Creates training plans and provides training to the Air Staff, the Secretariat, Major Command, and base personnel on information, civil liberty, information technology access, publications, Freedom of Information Act, records management, and privacy law and other Civil Law and Policy division practice areas as needed.

• Elevate DISA’s brand and reputation by educating, informing, and inspiring internal and external audiences about what DISA does with the purpose of creating, strengthening, or preserving conditions favorable to U.S. national security.
• Unify DISA’s strategic messaging through the production and dissemination of timely, accurate, and authoritative information related to DISA’s mission, capabilities, and services.
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with media organizations, specialized groups, and other DOD and federal agencies and offices to bolster communication and unify DISA public affairs activities.
• Reviews and approves all externally released products for accuracy, brevity, clarity, style, and branding and coordinates release approval through applicable authorities as required.
• Monitors and analyzes external media coverage for the Director and agency leadership and identifies relevant, emerging topics of importance to the agency.
• Supports the agency’s external engagement process, vital to engaging with external audiences through appropriate and targeted opportunities.

• You will lead and track complex scientific and technical intelligence (S and TI) analytic projects.
• You will review technical products for overall quality, context, relevancy, analytical integrity, methodology, and tradecraft.
• You will apply new theories, developments, or procedures to intelligence problems not solved by application of standard guidelines and policies.
• You will develop unprecedented approaches, analytical tools, and methodologies to analyze situations and draw accurate conclusions.
• You will identify critical intelligence gaps, specify collection requirements to fill gaps, provide new methodologies and techniques for collection applications to eliminate gaps, and evaluate intelligence collected.
• You will serve as team lead, coordinate the work of the team, establish priorities, guide team members and be responsible for accuracy and completeness of team products.
• You will plan and coordinate intelligence activities and make decisions and commitments based on interpretation of regulations and guidelines.
• You will represent the organization and conduct liaison and coordination within the intelligence community, Department of Defense (DoD), other government agencies, industry, and foreign partners.

• Serve as the Director of Communications/Public Affairs and as Special Assistant to the director of a major Military Medical Center.
• Expert advisor on Strategic Communications (SC) and Public Affairs (PA) initiatives on issues pertaining to media and community relations; communications; risk and crisis management; advocacy, outreach/ internal relations; plans and analysis.
• Serve as a spokesperson for the medical center, responds directly to media inquiries, advises senior leadership of areas of public/media interests, and recommends veterans proposed media responses before public release.
• Draft and review speeches, presentations, and videos for the medical center leadership for internal and external events.
• Liaison with international visitors, private groups, high-level officials of the DoD, flag officers, foreign embassies, international dignitaries, the Secretary of the Army, and other national and local representatives
• Direct and manage a staff of approximately 15 civilian administrative, public affairs and marketing personnel.
• Oversee the budget development and obligation of funds for the Office of Command Communications.
• Host regular meetings to engage team members and discuss communication/public affairs goals/mission, and current issues. Establish rapport with staff to focus on communication, objectives, motivation, cohesiveness, and trust and flexibility.
• Provide continuous feedback to employees regarding performance expectations and any noted deficiency and achievements.

• Participates in correcting deficiencies identified through the stan/eval program.
• Performs stan/eval testing functions. Coordinates with branch/section chiefs and supervisors to determine testing requirements.
• Performs stan/eval inspections. Coordinates inspection schedules with branch/section chiefs and supervisors.
• Performs administrative and coordinative duties for the stan/eval program. Develops local directives for the stan/eval program.