Remote Defense Contractor Jobs in Montgomery, AL

Job Title: Specialist, Subcontracts (Remote)

Job Code: 42913

Job Location: Remote Opportunity

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work nine out of every fourteen days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Specialist, Subcontracts is responsible for managing subcontract procurement activities in support of defense and aerospace programs, including cost, schedule, and performance requirements for specialized materials, equipment, and services. This role supports the full subcontract lifecycle, including sourcing strategy development, solicitation, proposal evaluation, negotiation, award, and post-award administration, while ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and business requirements. Working under general supervision, this position contributes to program execution by managing supplier relationships, mitigating subcontract risk, and supporting operational and project objectives in a highly regulated environment. This is an opportunity to join a mission-focused team supporting complex programs and critical customer commitments.

Essential Functions:

• Manages subcontract activities for specialized materials, equipment, and services in support of defense and aerospace programs.
• Develops subcontract specifications, statements of work, sourcing plans, and terms and conditions to support program and business requirements.
• Prepares bid packages, solicits proposals, conducts bidders' conferences, and supports the subcontractor selection process.
• Analyzes and evaluates subcontract proposals based on technical, cost, schedule, and performance considerations.
• Negotiates subcontract pricing, terms and conditions, schedule commitments, and other business provisions within established authority.
• Issues subcontract awards and administers subcontracts through the full lifecycle, including performance monitoring, funding actions, modifications, and closeout.
• Assesses supplier risk, including financial, schedule, technical, and performance risk, and develops mitigation plans to support program execution.
• Negotiates and coordinates subcontract additions, deletions, changes, and other modifications in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Partners with program management, contracts, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, and other functional teams to ensure subcontract execution aligns with technical, contractual, and schedule requirements.
• Maintains accurate subcontract documentation and supports audit readiness, reporting, and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in the development and improvement of subcontract policies, procedures, and processes.
• May sign supplier agreements and purchase orders within delegated authority
• Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant subcontracts experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related subcontracts experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related subcontracts experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience supporting defense, aerospace, or other government contracting environments.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and subcontract flow-down requirements.
• Experience developing statements of work, requests for proposal, and subcontract terms and conditions for complex materials or services.
• Familiarity with cost analysis, price analysis, and subcontractor risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience administering cost-reimbursement, fixed-price, time-and-materials, or other subcontract types.
• Working knowledge of export compliance considerations, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Experience supporting subcontract modifications, funding actions, earned value considerations, or supplier performance improvement initiatives.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C. area, Denver, or NYC areas is $73,000.00 - $135,000.00. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia is $63,500.00 - $117,500.00. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

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