Summary This position is being offered through OPM's Direct Hire Authority. See more about Direct Hire under Conditions of Employment below. This position is located in the centralized acquisition function for the Social Security Administration. The incumbent serves as an acquisition expert and program manager on acquisition assignments in support of Agency goals and initiatives. See QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION for more information about this position. Responsibilities Plans, negotiates, leads and/or administers complex procurements of goods, systems or services with specialized, state-of-the-art, critical or scarce requirements. Procurements are characterized by lack of previous cost data, a variety of cost and fixed-price contracts, multi-year contracts, use of subcontractors, frequent changes in terms, conditions or funding arrangements and similar difficulties. Collects and analyzes sensitive management data supporting government-wide acquisition initiatives pertaining to the impl...