National Security Contracts Lead – US Government

VulnU; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Retirement match

Equity

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Amazon’s National Security Business Contracts team seeks a Business Contracts Manager to own the full life cycle of federal Task Orders. You will negotiate terms, ensure compliance, and align contracting strategies with government acquisition approaches to drive revenue growth.

You will collaborate with legal, finance, and program teams, develop pricing programs, and lead process improvements to scale contracting operations across portfolios.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• 3+ years of contracting officer/contract specialist/contracts management/contracts administration/contract negotiator experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of US Federal Government procurement laws, regulations and procedures (FAR/DFAR).
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Contract Lifecycle Management & Risk Mitigation: manage full lifecycle, review, negotiate, ensure compliance and records management.
• Subcontract Management: oversee subcontract agreements under prime federal contracts, ensuring compliance and flow-down requirements.
• Strategic Business Development & Pipeline Enablement: shape opportunities across the acquisition lifecycle and educate customers on procurement pathways.
• Contract Vehicle Ownership: represent contract vehicles, create onboarding solutions, educate agencies on procurement pathways.
• Customer Relationship Ownership & Stakeholder Engagement: manage relationships with government buying authorities and advise sales/capture teams.
• Technical Solution Design & Compliance: develop expertise across AWS services and pricing programs to translate capabilities into compliant offerings.
• Process Improvement & Go-to-Market Execution: build tools and automation to increase contracting efficiency.

Skills

Contract management

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Program management

Problem solving

Federal procurement knowledge

Security clearance TS/SCI with Poly

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon’s National Security Business Contracts team seeks a Business Contracts Manager to own the full life cycle of federal Task Orders. You will negotiate terms, ensure compliance, and align contracting strategies with government acquisition approaches to drive revenue growth.

You will collaborate with legal, finance, and program teams, develop pricing programs, and lead process improvements to scale contracting operations across portfolios.