Subcontract Administrator (Federal)

Role Title: Subcontract Administrator (Federal)
Location:  ☒ Remote
Other Considerations: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Required) 

Join a Team That’s Changing the Way Government Works.

Sprezzatura is a mission-driven, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that thrives at the intersection of technology, innovation, and impact. We specialize in secure, scalable, and human-centered digital solutions that accelerate government transformation. Our work spans DevSecOps, health IT modernization, intelligent automation, benefits delivery, and digital communications. We partner with agencies ready to evolve—delivering not just strategy, but measurable execution. Rooted in operational excellence and driven by curiosity, we help our clients navigate complexity with clarity—turning ambitious ideas into real-world outcomes. No buzzwords. Just impact.

ROLE SUMMARY

We are seeking a Subcontract Administrator (Federal) to join our team supporting our Corporate Contracts team. In this role, you will administer the full life cycle of subcontract management activities—from proposal and negotiation through award, administration, and closeout. This role partners closely with capture, proposals, operations, finance, and executive leadership to ensure compliant, efficient, and low-risk contract and subcontract execution in accordance with FAR/DFARS/VAAR and company policies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Key Responsibilities:

Subcontract Management

• Support full life-cycle subcontract management for assigned programs.
• Draft, redline, and negotiate teaming agreements, subcontracts (FFP, T&M/LH, CR), NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, ATPs, modifications, and task/delivery orders.
• Issue RFPs to subcontractors, evaluate proposals, perform price analyses, negotiate terms, and administer awards through closeout.
• Develop strategies for competitions, negotiations, and subcontractor performance management.
• Monitor and resolve contractor performance, quality, and compliance issues in collaboration with operational leadership.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Identify, apply, and flow down mandatory and appropriate FAR/DFARS/VAAR clauses.
• Ensure all subcontract and contract files are properly reviewed, approved, and maintained per Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (CPSR) standards and internal policies.
• Review IP/data rights (Rights in Data—General), cyber (NIST 800-171/CMMC), OCI, small business, and other regulatory requirements.
• Support CPSR readiness and ensure compliance with procurement laws, company procedures, and customer obligations.

Internal Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

• Work closely with cross-functional leadership, to ensure subcontracting activities are carried out in a manner consistent with prime contract requirements, and financial and operational objectives. Collaborate on and drive resolution of issues affecting performance.
• Advise leadership on contracting issues, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Provide training and develop templates/playbooks for contracting and subcontracting activities.

Systems & Documentation

• Maintain accurate records, clause matrices, and approvals; manage DocuSign or CLM workflows.
• Track key performance milestones, funding ceilings, and period-of-performance timelines.
• Ensure timely closeout of all contract and subcontract files.

Education:

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Master’s with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Minimum of 16 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Experience & Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of federal contracting and subcontracting as well as a strong grasp of negotiation techniques (8+ years private sector experience required).
• Experience in subcontracting and related functions with particular emphasis on negotiation, subcontracts administration, and contractor/subcontractor performance management resolving issues through completion.
• Demonstrated expertise in drafting and negotiating teaming agreements, subcontracts, and ATPs.
• Strong knowledge of the FAR, DFARS, VAAR, GSAM, and related procurement regulations.
• Experience supporting or maintaining CPSR-compliant systems and files.
• Experience with IDIQs, task orders, and major federal contract vehicles (e.g., VA T4NG, DoD, or civilian agencies).
• Working knowledge of Deltek Costpoint or similar ERP/CLM systems preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent judgment and risk management skills.
• Strong communication, analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional writing and redlining proficiency (MS Word).
• Proactive communicator with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders.
• Team player with high attention to detail, organization, and urgency in managing deliverables and meeting deadlines.
• Financial acumen (pricing, funding, indirects, ceilings).
• Comfortable working with executives and representing functional plans and contractual positions to senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships internally and externally.
• Strong business acumen, strong management, and leadership skills.
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Certifications (Preferred):

• NCMA CPCM or CFCM certification.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust or other suitability determination.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Our Mission & Values

• Mission: To enable client success by understanding and anticipating client needs to catalyze change and provide effective solutions to complex problems through supplying insight and leadership at the intersection of people, processes, and technology.

• Vision: To provide mission-critical engineering, development and expertise to our clients and cultivate a work environment that empowers and grows committed, highly-capable and quality-focused professionals.

• Core Values:
    • Integrity: We do what’s right, even when it’s hard, with transparency, ethics, and trust at the core.
    • Initiative: We anticipate needs, take initiative, and move with intentionality to create impact.
    • Curiosity: We seek to learn, question assumptions, and explore better ways to serve our clients and team.

Transitioning military and/or Veterans with IT/IS, finance, and/or healthcare systems specialties are invited to apply. Sprezzatura is an equal opportunity employer and offers benefits including healthcare and paid vacation time.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

This role requires you to live within the contiguous United States.

Evidence of work authorization upon employment is required in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Completion of USCIS form I-9 will be required to verify employment eligibility within 3 business days of the first day of employment.

We Participate In E-Verify: This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Sprezzatura expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Sprezzatura employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

This position may require Public Trust clearance. Candidates must undergo a background investigation, including a review of employment history, education, criminal record, and financial history. The clearance process ensures that the candidate is reliable, trustworthy, and of good conduct and character. Employment offers are contingent upon successful passing a public trust clearance process.