Government Contracts Administrator (Contract)

Kaizen Labs

$80K — $95K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in federal contracts or subcontracts administration on the contractor side.
  • Strong understanding of FAR, DFARS, and flowdown matrices.
  • Experience building and managing a compliance register or calendar.
  • Proficient with federal system submissions, including SAM, PIEE, or WAWF.
  • Ability to operate independently within small teams, without direct supervision.
  • US person status to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
  • Active or recently held security clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a comprehensive obligation register for federal agreements.
  • Manage the compliance calendar, tracking training and filing requirements.
  • Administer portals for submissions related to federal invoicing.
  • Determine applicability of clauses and thresholds for the company.
  • Review and assess flowdowns in new subcontracts prior to signature.
  • Oversee training compliance related to Army training mandates.
  • Coordinate execution with IT, security, and HR departments.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
  • Generous parental leave policy: 16 weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for non-birthing parents.
  • Unlimited PTO with a minimum requirement to take two weeks off.
  • Paid life insurance of $100,000 and offerings for fertility support.
  • 401(k) plan with 2% company match and professional development stipends.
Full Job Description
Location DC Metro area with ability to work from our DC office occasionally is preferred. NYC is also available. Scope We hold federal work across civilian agencies and DoD: FAR-based subcontracts with commercial-item flowdowns, and DoW agreements. The obligations run well past security into employee notices, required training, prohibited technology screening, EEO and labor reporting, OCI and business ethics. This is a new function here, working alongside our security team and outside counsel. What you'd do • Build and maintain the obligation register across every federal agreement, and keep it current through mods • Run the compliance calendar: training deadlines and certificates back to the AOR, notices and postings, annual filings like VETS-4212A • Portal administration and submissions. SAM and our reps and certs, PIEE and WAWF for invoicing • Make the applicability calls. Thresholds, commercial-item carve-outs, what actually reaches a company our size • Read flowdowns on new subcontracts and agreements before signature, and tell us what we'd be taking on • Own the Army training stack where it applies: AT Level I, OPSEC, iWATCH, ATCTS registration • Route execution to People Ops, IT and security, and hold the map • Manage clause interpretation with outside counsel What you need • Federal contracts or subcontracts administration on the contractor side, where the follow-through was yours • FAR and DFARS, and comfort with flowdown matrices and applicability thresholds • You've built a register or compliance calendar, not just worked from one • Submissions into federal systems. SAM at minimum, PIEE or WAWF if invoicing has been yours • You've worked on small teams and are self-directed. No department behind you, nobody assigning your week • US person, able to work with CUI Useful on top of that: DoD other transaction agreements, priming with subcontractor flowdowns, NCMA certification, CDRLs, contract closeout. An active or recently held clearance is a real plus, particularly given the clearance work. Don't apply if • Your background is commercial contracts • You want to write policy rather than close obligations • You need a system to inherit • You want the security and technical compliance work. That's a different role here What Kaizen Offers Health & Insurance • 100% coverage across the board: medical through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans), dental through Guardian PPO, and vision through Beam - all fully covered for employees, with 100% coverage for dependents. • $100,000 in fully paid life insurance. FSA and Dependent Care FSA. • One Medical membership, on us - same-day primary care, 24/7 virtual visits, and offices all over the city. • Fertility and family-building support through Carrot. • 401(k) through Guideline, with a 2% company match. Family & Time Off • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents. 10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents. • Unlimited PTO, with a two-week minimum (we mean it when we say take time off!) • Closed for all federal holidays. • Company-wide winter break the week of Christmas. • Company offsites throughout the year. Office & Remote Setup • Up to $750 one-time home office or desk setup stipend for NYC-based employees. $500 for remote employees. • $50/month commuter benefit (company contribution). • Expensed lunch while in the office. • Company-provided laptop of your choice. Wellness • Fully covered gym membership at Grindhouse - right across the street from our office at 47 W 17th St (and in Williamsburg). A $225/month value, on us. For remote employees, $100/month dedicated to gym or physical fitness reimbursement. Stipends • $100/month utility stipend. • $500/year professional development. • $250/year recreation. • $300/quarter pet care stipend.

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