Quality Assurance Specialist

• Develops agency-wide policies and procedures covering quality responsibilities for defense procurements.
• Evaluates field implementation of quality policies, standards, and performance metrics.
• Resolves complex and precedent-setting problems affecting quality mission accomplishment for district offices.
• Formulates strategies to ensure data integrity across enterprise automated systems and tools.
• Chairs boards, councils, and task groups as a quality assurance functional expert.
• Proposes modifications to federal acquisition regulations to improve overall quality operating procedures.
• Drafts official organizational responses to recommendations from external groups such as the IG or GAO.

• 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.

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

• Formulating broad quality assurance policies and procedures to guide contract administration and field operations.
• Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of organizational quality assurance programs.
• Resolving highly complex, precedent-setting technical issues related to product quality assurance.
• Serving as a senior technical representative on high-level quality assurance advisory boards or working groups.
• Drafting official responses to technical findings from external investigative groups or congressional inquiries.

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

• This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: .
• Flexible
• Exempt
• No
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Financial Disclosure Required
• 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 .