Contract Specialist (Agile)

Job description

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products.

We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements.

Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

A proactive Contract Specialist skilled in aligning acquisition strategies with organizational policies and NATO procurement frameworks to support innovation and agile software development within the ACT Innovation laboratory.

Experienced in collaborating with NATO Contracting, Budget, and Finance (BUDFIN) teams to identify optimal acquisition solutions that meet dynamic operational requirements.

Adept at managing software applications and infrastructure to foster agile methodologies, while drafting and executing acquisition strategies, RFPs, SOWs, and evaluation criteria designed for modular, outcome-based contracts.

Promotes adoption of modern technologies and processes to balance compliance with NATO acquisition rules and innovation goals.

Facilitates vendor engagement and transparent evaluation processes, ensuring alignment with NATO standards, and performs additional acquisition-related duties as directed by the COTR.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify opportunities to align with, or recommend changes to, policies that govern the operations of the ACT Innovation laboratory.
  
  
• Work with NATO Contracting, Budget, and Finance (BUDFIN) mechanisms to identify the best acquisition solutions that meet ACT Innovation requirements.
  
  
• Track and manage ACT Innovation software applications and infrastructure to ensure the environment supports agile software development.
  
  
• Collaborate with ACT Innovation team members and NATO BUDFIN to ensure agile methodologies apply to all product development and enabling functions as defined during onboarding.
  
  
• Support drafting, management, and execution of acquisition strategies, RFPs, SOWs, and evaluation criteria tailored for agile, modular, and outcome-based contracts.
  
  
• Promote modern technologies and approaches to inspire compliance with NATO's acquisition processes while enabling innovation.
  
  
• Facilitate vendor engagement and support transparent evaluation processes in line with NATO acquisition rules.
  
  
• Perform additional acquisition or contracting-related tasks as directed by the COTR.

Required Qualifications:

• University degree with at least 24 semester hours of business or management-related courses, OR DAWIA certification in Contracting/Acquisition, or equivalent.
  
  
• Minimum 3 years' experience working in contract/acquisition-related fields.
  
  
• Familiarity with NATO-specific acquisition publications, regulations, and requirements documents.
• Proven experience managing acquisition and contract strategies in defense/government institutions.
  
  
• Demonstrated understanding of Agile practices and ability to translate and apply them in NATO or national defense environments.
  
  
• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams and facilitating collaboration across technical, financial, and operational domains.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate meetings and drive outcomes.
  
  
• Ability to break down complex acquisition/contracting problems into measurable, manageable parts.
  
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to audience.
• Experience promoting modern technologies in acquisition approaches to achieve creative compliance with NATO processes.
  
  
• Some experience with modern software technologies and cloud-based infrastructure.
  
  
• Fluent in English (written and oral).
  
  
• Active NATO SECRET-level security clearance or valid national SECRET clearance issued by a NATO member nation.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement.

The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions.

Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for.

Our top priority is our employees, making DEFTEC an ideal workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with if you require reasonable accommodations.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

AAP/EEO Statement

DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.

This policy applies to all terms of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.

Other Duties

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Required Skill Profession

Business Operations Specialists