Contract Specialist (IT Procurement)

Insight Global (United States); Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a seasoned Contract Specialist to support IT procurement, contracting, and technical documentation for a government agency client in Topeka, KS.

You will partner with IT leadership, project managers, and legal teams to develop, review, and maintain documents used to purchase IT products, services, and solutions. The role requires translating complex requirements into clear contracts and procurement docs.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of progressively responsible experience in technical writing, contract drafting, contract administration, or a closely related area.
• Experience creating or reviewing detailed contractual, procurement, or technical documentation.
• Experience gathering requirements from technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear and accurate written documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly around contractual terms, pricing, deadlines, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity with IT contracts and licensing concepts, including: Licensing scope, Warranties, Service levels, Renewal terms, and Termination provisions
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to successfully manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience with government or public-sector procurement.
• Knowledge of public-sector procurement laws and contracting methods.
• Understanding of required public contract provisions.
• Knowledge of fair and open competition principles.
• Familiarity with technology-related government requirements such as ADA, FedRAMP, and GovRAMP.
• Understanding of ethics and conflict-of-interest requirements within public procurement.
• Technical writing credentials or certifications.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, review, and maintain IT procurement and contract documentation.
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), Scopes of Work, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and Requests for Quotations (RFQs).
• Assist with documentation involving Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and End User License Agreements (EULAs).
• Gather requirements from IT leaders, project managers, technical SMEs, and other stakeholders.
• Translate technical and business requirements into clear, organized, reader-friendly documentation.
• Review contracts and procurement documents for accuracy, including deliverables, dates, pricing, defined terms, cross-references, and acceptance criteria.
• Review and document common IT contractual terms involving licensing, warranties, service levels, renewals, and termination provisions.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines while handling confidential information with discretion.
• Collaborate with IT, procurement, and legal stakeholders throughout the contracting process.

Skills

Experience in technical writing

Contract drafting

Contract administration

Requirements gathering

Translate complex information

Attention to detail

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Prioritization under deadlines

Public procurement ethics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Technical writing credentials or certifications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Preferred Qualifications

- 3–5+ years of progressively responsible experience in technical writing, contract drafting, contract administration, or a closely related area.

- Experience creating or reviewing detailed contractual, procurement, or technical documentation.

- Experience gathering requirements from technical and business stakeholders.

- Ability to translate complex information into clear and accurate written documentation.

- Strong attention to detail, particularly around contractual terms, pricing, deadlines, deliverables, and acceptance criteria.

- Familiarity with IT contracts and licensing concepts, including: Licensing scope, Warranties, Service levels, Renewal terms, and Termination provisions

- Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.

- Ability to successfully manage competing priorities and deadlines.

- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

- Experience with government or public-sector procurement.

- Knowledge of public-sector procurement laws and contracting methods.

- Understanding of required public contract provisions.

- Knowledge of fair and open competition principles.

- Familiarity with technology-related government requirements such as ADA, FedRAMP, and GovRAMP.

- Understanding of ethics and conflict-of-interest requirements within public procurement.

- Technical writing credentials or certifications.

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Contract Specialist to support IT procurement, contracting, and technical documentation for our government agency client in Topeka, KS.

This position will work closely with IT leadership, project managers, technical subject matter experts, and legal teams to develop, review, and maintain documentation used to purchase IT products, professional services, infrastructure, and technology solutions.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years of experience in technical writing, contract drafting, or contract administration and is comfortable translating technical and business requirements into clear, accurate contract and procurement documents.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, review, and maintain IT procurement and contract documentation.
• Develop Statements of Work (SOWs), Scopes of Work, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Information (RFIs), and Requests for Quotations (RFQs).
• Assist with documentation involving Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and End User License Agreements (EULAs).
• Gather requirements from IT leaders, project managers, technical SMEs, and other stakeholders.
• Translate technical and business requirements into clear, organized, reader-friendly documentation.
• Review contracts and procurement documents for accuracy, including deliverables, dates, pricing, defined terms, cross-references, and acceptance criteria.
• Review and document common IT contractual terms involving licensing, warranties, service levels, renewals, and termination provisions.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines while handling confidential information with discretion.
• Collaborate with IT, procurement, and legal stakeholders throughout the contracting process.

Experience writing or administering SOWs, RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, SLAs, technology agreements, or similar procurement documents will be particularly relevant.

- Hybrid position with work performed in Topeka, KS and remotely.