Summary Are you looking for a career National Security? DCSA's Federal Investigative Records Enterprise (FIRE) is looking for an Investigations Contract Analyst. The selected candidate will perform a range of duties related to the development, oversight and management of contracts to perform personnel background investigations. Visit www.dcsa.mil to learn more about new exciting opportunities with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), America's Gatekeeper! Responsibilities As a SUPERVISORY INVESTIGATIVE CONTRACT ANALYST you will be responsible for the following duties:- Directs and coordinates Federal staff that oversee and manage contracts in support of background investigations. - Assists the branch members, acting as COR's/ACOR's, in oversight of FIRE investigative contracts, including evaluation of the work done by contractors and each contractor's overall performance of contract requirements. - Provides operational and policy guidance and translates policy into operational procedures for Branch and contractor staff. - Identifies and implements ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promote team building, or improve business practices. - Provides guidance and training to branch members regarding interpretation of guidelines, techniques, policies and regulations necessary to properly review and evaluate reports, and to determine security and suitability issues contained in those reports. - Prepares various reports as to the oversight and quality assurance results, including periodic reports summarizing overall results of oversight done and contractor's overall performance of all requirements of a contract, for use in COR's preparation of a contractor's annual performance report. - Oversees contractor work products and processes to ensure compliance with DCSA contract requirements. Local Commuting Area Requirement All U.S. Citizens who reside or currently employed in the Boyers, PA local commuting area, which includes the Pennsylvania counties of Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford, Erie, Venango, Jefferson, Indiana, and Westmorland; Ohio counties of Columbia, Trumbull, and Mahoning; and all cities existing in Pennsylvania or Ohio within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined areas of the aforementioned counties. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: Qualification Standards Series 1801 for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 03/10/2025 Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the 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/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade (GS/GG-12) in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Coordinating a federal staff that oversees and manages contracts to support a background investigations program. Assisting agency branch members, serving as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR), providing oversight of agency investigative contracts, including evaluation of the work done by contractors and each contractor's overall performance of contract requirements. Serving as principal advisor on agency branch functions, policies and procedures Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: Accountability - Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules. Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Planning and Evaluating - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals. Communicate - (i.e., written and oral) rights, responsibilities, management directives, policies, and/or regulations to employees, supervisors, and/or other pertinent individuals. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation etc/Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.