Quality Assurance Specialist

Duties

• Develop guidance for collection and analysis of quality assurance related data, procedures or workflows.
• Evaluate industry quality management systems and processes against regulatory, technical and administrative requirements to identify trends.
• Perform contract Technical Review to identify the quality and technical requirements of a product or service.
• Deliver briefings to upper Management when conveying decision quality information to senior acquisition officials.
• Develop written after action reports as a result of attending or leading a meeting or participating in a conference or seminar.
• Interpret Quality Assurance problems derived from in-depth investigations.
• Validate functional data to the maturity and risks associated with contractor quality systems and processes.

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:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the NH-03 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-02 or GS-11 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including 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 analysis, preparing reports and program briefings, identifying problem areas, and arranging for timely and effective resolutions.
• Providing authoritative technical guidance, advice and oversight for field implementation of policies, procedures, and plans.
• Solving complex and technical problems and developing specialized policies.

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
• If selected for an interview, you may be required to provide your last three performance appraisals to the panel.
• Selectee may be required to serve a trial/probationary period.
• Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) NON-CAP: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & 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 .