Contracts Business Associate

Location: On-site in Goleta, California; U.S. citizenship required.

Salary: $70,000–$80,000 per year, depending on experience, education, and skills.

Company

hirify.global provides research and professional services, including support for government contracting and defense-related programs.

What you will do

• Administer low- to moderately complex subcontracts from proposal through closeout.
• Prepare bid packages and issue RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs; support proposal evaluations.
• Analyze subcontractor proposals, pricing, costs, terms, delivery schedules, and compliance requirements.
• Draft, award, modify, and administer subcontract agreements, including applicable flow-down requirements.
• Monitor subcontractor quality, schedule, cost, and delivery; coordinate issue resolution with program and technical teams.
• Review invoices, maintain compliant subcontract files, prepare reports, and support audits and process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in business, contracting, procurement, operations, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of subcontract administration, including solicitation, evaluation, negotiation support, award, and closeout.
• Experience negotiating subcontract pricing, terms, conditions, and modifications under supervision.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, with strong organization, attention to detail, communication, and collaboration skills.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS.
• Experience supporting government or commercial programs and administering firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, and cost-reimbursable subcontracts.
• Experience working with small and large subcontractors and supporting DCAA or other internal and external audits.
• Ability to work independently, manage risk, prioritize tasks, and drive issues to resolution.

Culture & Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, travel accident, and long-term disability insurance.
• Optional short-term disability, supplemental life insurance, and a flexible spending account.
• Company-funded money purchase pension plan and employee stock ownership plan.
• Paid annual, sick, bereavement, military, jury duty/witness, and holiday leave.
• On-site work at the corporate headquarters.