Quality Assurance Specialist

Duties

• Serves as senior Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) staff specialist and advisor on quality assurance functions, policies, and implementation.
• Plans, formulates, and coordinates master quality assurance plans, policies, and programs for worldwide application at DCMA field activities.
• Develops concepts and policies for mid- and long-term QA program plans and formulates organization plans.
• Evaluates effectiveness of plans and policies and develops improvements.
• Leads team projects to eliminate barriers to continuous improvement in agency quality assurance functions.
• Provides technical assistance and advice on intricate quality assurance issues to HQ DCMA management and field activities worldwide.
• Provides liaison with various DCMA, DoD, other Government senior managers, organizations, and industry.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Qualifications

To qualify for a Quality Assurance Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-14 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

• Performing risk assessments.
• Developing surveillance plans.
• Performing inspections and acceptance of contractor products.
• Providing continuous process improvements related to agency policy and guidance.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: .
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• FLSA: Exempt
• Bargaining Unit: No
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Acquisition, Technology & Logistics(AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering and Technical Management, Practitioner certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click for more details and .
• Military spouses working remotely are exempt from in-person work under the conditions explained by OPM's February 12, 2025 and the March 20, 2025 .