Quality Assurance Specialist

Duties

• Serves as the battalion Quality Assurance Specialist and as technical authority, responsible for overseeing all support service contract management, associated resource management program and issues.
• Initiates, plans, develops, implements, provides Technical Monitor (TM) training and executes internal plans, policies and procedures necessary to accomplish effective quality assurance of assigned contracts.
• Responsible for development, implementation, and execution of internal plans, policies and procedures necessary to accomplish effective and unbiased quality assurance surveillance of assigned contracts.
• Participates in writing/revising of Performance Work Statement, Performance Requirement Summary, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans, Sole Source Justification, Independent Cost Estimate, Service Contract Approval, and conduct Market Research.
• Advise, assist, and provide guidance concerning maintenance and quality assurance implementation procedures and schedules, existing problems and their resolution, as well as forthcoming developments and requirements.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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 the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• This position has been designated "Mission Essential".
• In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disaster) the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• Travel to overseas location might require specific immunizations and training/certification IAW US Army South and Department of the Army Personnel Recovery policies.
• Pre-employment CENTCOM physical required as a condition of employment, prior to appointment, reassignment, or transfer, prior to reporting for duty. Subsequent annual physicals are required.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position requires the incumbent to possess, or obtain and maintain, a valid regular or official U.S. Passport.
• You may be expected to travel for this position up to 10% of the time.
• See "Additional Information" section for additional requirements.

Qualifications

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".

This position is in the Professional Work Category at the Full Performance Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

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 for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions

**Organization is defined as current, permanent ARCYBER/NETCOM employees only.

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 .

Basic Requirement for Quality Assurance Specialist:
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 overseeing a service contract management or served as an appointed Contracting Officers Representative (COR); providing contractor surveillance and performance monitoring; reviewing work methods and procedures to identify processes for reducing operating costs and/or increase efficiency; and utilizing automated systems (I.e. Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) and Joint Appointment Module (JAM) applications) while overseeing the quality assurance program.

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 qualification 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.
• 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.
• 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 information sheet.
• This is a Quality and Reliability Assurance Career Program position aligned under the Logistics Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• 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.
• Current DoD Employees: If a current permanent CES employee, you shall be granted administrative return rights. If not a current permanent CES employee, you may be granted administrative return rights if agreed to by your CONUS organization.
• In accordance with DoD CES Personnel System Implementation Guidance for Overseas Rotations and Administrative Return Rights, employees must be able to satisfy the rotation requirement and tour limitations in DoD Instruction 1400.25 Volume 1230.
• Government housing is provided.
• Domicile to duty transportation will be provided at no cost to employees. This is a taxable benefit. Storage of POV is not authorized.
• Temporary storage of household good costs will be paid for 1 year assignments.
• You may be authorized foreign allowances (subject to change without notice), if eligible: post allowance, post differential, Involuntary Separate Maintenance Allowance, and 10 days of Home Leave. Please visit https://aoprals.state.gov/Web920/location_action.asp?MenuHide=1&CountryCode=1161 1 for more information
• Recruitment or Relocation Incentives may be authorized up to 25% for highly qualified candidates.
• Employees who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250.
• Medical and dental care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical and dental facilities will vary by location.