Contract Specialist

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Salt Lake City (UT); À distance; USD 85 000 - 133 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking qualified applicants for acquisition leadership roles. The position involves independently planning, leading, and administering highly complex acquisitions for supplies and services, acting as the business acquisition advisor to program officials, and developing strategies and contract terms.

Responsibilities include drafting solicitations, leading evaluations, conducting cost analyses, and documenting source selection and awards.

Qualifications

• Submit transcripts or equivalent with your application.
• Unofficial transcripts accepted if they show name, school, course titles, credits, grade and completion date.
• Official transcripts required if selected.
• Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Graduate Education: one academic year corresponds to 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours.
• Foreign Education: credentials evaluated by private U.S. organization and deemed equivalent.

Responsabilités

• Plans, leads, and administers complex acquisitions for supplies and services.
• Advises program officials on acquisition strategies and contract types.
• Develops and executes complex solicitations and negotiated acquisitions; leads evaluations and cost analyses.
• Administers contracts through lifecycle including modifications, disputes, terminations, and closeouts.

Formation

Transcript submission with application

Graduate Education credits interpretation

Accredited institutions recognition

Foreign Education evaluation

Description du poste

• Hiring Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: Location Negotiable After Selection

This announcement is issued under the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) to recruit for positions for which there is a critical hiring need. Selectee(s) will receive a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service and may be required to serve a one year probationary period.

Key Responsibilities

Typical work assignments at the full performance level include, but are not limited to: Independently plans, leads, and administers highly complex, high-dollar-value, sensitive, or critical acquisitions for supplies and services. Serves as the business acquisition advisor to program officials, developing acquisition strategies, determining contract types, and drafting complex or nonstandard solicitation terms and conditions.

Develops and executes complex solicitations and negotiated acquisitions in accordance with the FAR, agency policies, and applicable statutes and regulations. Leads proposal evaluations; performs comprehensive cost or price analyses; and prepares documentation supporting source selection and award decisions.

Administers contracts throughout the lifecycle by monitoring performance, negotiating significant modifications, resolving claims and disputes, issuing termination actions when warranted, and completing contract closeouts.

Requirements & Education

If you are using your education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements specified in the \"Qualifications\" section of this announcement, you MUST submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent with your application. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted that include your name, the name of the educational institution, course title(s), number of credits, grade, and date of completion. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

Failure to submit the required transcript may result in an ineligible determination. NOTE: When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the specified semester or quarter hours.

Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Graduate Education: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements. You must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private U.S. organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.

See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $133142/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.