Contracting Specialist (Defense)

Location: On-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States

Salary: $120,000–$160,000 annually

Company

hirify.global provides technology-enabled solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to federal defense and health organizations.

What you will do

• Plan, develop, review, and track Acquisition Requirements Packages and Procurement Request packages for PM PNT.
• Draft SOOs, SOWs, PWSs, performance specifications, evaluation criteria, and solicitation documentation.
• Research contract actions and analyze periods of performance, funding, expenditures, terms, deliverables, and acquisition data using EDA, FPDS, SAM.gov, and internal systems.
• Coordinate procurement requirements, contracting activities, milestones, briefings, and CDRL deliverables across PM PNT, Army Contracting Command, engineering, logistics, cybersecurity, legal, financial, and industry stakeholders.
• Support acquisition strategies, contract-type selection, FAR-based acquisitions, OTAs, MTAs, post-award activities, modifications, surveillance, and follow-on planning.
• Identify statutory, regulatory, fiscal, supply-chain, schedule, and contracting risks and support compliance with bona fide need and Anti-Deficiency Act requirements.

Requirements

• Active secret security clearance required.
• Level II: bachelor’s degree in business, contracting, acquisition, or a related field plus at least 3 years of relevant DoD contracting or acquisition experience, or a master’s degree plus at least 1 year.
• Level III: bachelor’s degree plus at least 7 years of relevant DoD contracting or acquisition experience, or a master’s degree plus at least 5 years.
• Level IV: bachelor’s degree plus at least 10 years of relevant DoD contracting or acquisition experience, or a master’s degree plus at least 8 years.
• Strong research, analytical, problem-solving, written and verbal communication, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to translate technical and operational input into clear, defensible acquisition requirements and manage multiple procurement actions, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate independently across engineering, logistics, cybersecurity, legal, contracting, financial management, and program leadership teams.
• Commitment to accurate, complete, and audit-ready acquisition documentation.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, Army acquisition regulations, and applicable agency supplements.
• Experience with Acquisition Requirements Packages, Procurement Request packages, performance-based acquisition documents, CDRLs, contract deliverables, funding execution, and contract milestones.
• Familiarity with EDA, FPDS, SAM.gov, and government contract-writing or acquisition-management systems.
• Understanding of DoD acquisition pathways, contract types, source selection, procurement strategy, COR responsibilities, QASPs, technical surveillance, scope changes, modifications, and follow-on acquisition planning.
• Experience handling classified and unclassified acquisition information and briefing materials.
• Experience supporting an Army Program Executive Office, Project Management Office, or comparable DoD acquisition organization.

Culture & Benefits

• Health care plan covering medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plan with 401(k) and IRA options.
• Life insurance, including basic, voluntary, and AD&D coverage.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, public holidays, and family leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Training and development opportunities.