Contracting Advisor

U.S. Army Cyber Command; Terrell Hills (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Cyber Command in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, offers a Cyber Excepted Service (CES) position within the 7th Signal Command, 106th Signal Brigade S4 Section Logistics. This CES role operates in the Excepted Service under DoD guidance and is not subject to the two-page resume limit.

Applicants must meet DoD eligibility requirements, with emphasis on acquisition planning, pre-procurement strategies, and delivering technical guidance to command staff and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience demonstrating knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies for acquisition-related work.
• Specialized experience demonstrated by: development of acquisition packages using ARTS, formulation of pre-procurement strategies, and delivering technical guidance to command staff and stakeholders.

Skills

Acquisition experience

Contracting knowledge

Technical guidance

Education

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree

Graduate-level education in business acquisitions/marketing/finance

Tools

ARTS (Acquisition Requirements Tracker System)

Job description

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is with the 7th Signal Command, 106th Signal Brigade S4 Section Logistics located in Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT.

YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS". This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

Who May Apply

Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized experience would be demonstrated by:

1. Developing comprehensive acquisition packages using an Acquisition Requirements Tracker System (ARTS) to ensure full compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations;
2. Formulating pre-procurement acquisition strategies to support brigade operational readiness;
3. Delivering technical guidance to command staff, functional program managers, and stakeholders to resolve complex contract requirement challenges.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

OR Education:

Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: a degree in business acquisitions, marketing, or finance.

OR Combination of Education and Experience:

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.