Summary 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 located at the USCYBERCOM - Fort Meade, Maryland. Responsibilities Serve as a Contract Quality Specialist responsible for developing, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring the contract compliance program and surveillance systems for support of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) contracts. Responsible for developing and executing the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans on a worldwide basis for contracts or agreements established by USCYBERCOM. Serve as technical expert and advisor to leadership, staff and contracting officers on matters of contract-compliance and surveillance. Develop processes and indicators used to determine contractor risk and compliance to contract quality and reliable service requirements. Responsible for developing and implementing the overall quality assurance strategy to assess the effectiveness of contractor-performed services for compliance, service, and quality assurance. Analyze data and performs objective reviews of the quality assurance program to verify adequacy, effectiveness and compliance with regulations and policies. Provide oversight, technical direction, and mentorship to the operational unit Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) and technical monitors (TMs) to ensure adequate surveillance and oversight methodologies. Review government and contractor failures, develops facts, analyzes trends, and provides reports to commands and agencies for corrective action to continuously improve the quality program. Interpret, formulate, and apply acquisition, logistics, quality assurance, and Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) policies/procedures, government/industry standards and Federal Acquisition Regulations to develop and implement a contract quality assurance surveillance program. Assist Contracting Officers and Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs) with determining contractor effectiveness and conformance to contractual requirements. The employee may be recalled to duty, may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evening, weekends, and/or holidays, and may be required to work overtime. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In accordance with DoDM 8140.03 and supplemental Army guidance, the employee must obtain and maintain the following requirements for each Cyber work role (except Data, AI, and/or Software Engineering) at the assigned proficiency level: 1) Foundational qualification requirements within 9 months, 2) Resident qualification requirements within 12 months, 3) 20 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per work role code (which can overlap). 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". 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. 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. This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure. In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Applicant must have one year of directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Qualifying experience would be demonstrated by 1)Spearheading cross-functional collaboration across multi-level teams to define and execute complex Information Technology and Cyber contractual requirements; 2) Directing comprehensive financial tracking, burn- rate analysis and funding projections to ensure seamless contract execution; 3) Executing the end-to-end contract lifecycle by bridging technical requirements with resource management to ensure full funding alignment; and 4) Advising Leadership on contractual and contractor effectiveness, fiscal health, and regulatory compliance for all acquisition requests. Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information If you are a current federal career/career-conditional employee, you will be placed on an excepted appointment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 3 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special-Sensitive with Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (SCI) access security clearance. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Contracting Career Field position. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Relocation/Recruitment incentive MAY BE authorized to highly qualified candidate. Must sign a service agreement if incentive(s) is/are authorized. Advanced leave accrual and Advance In Hire Step may be authorized.
