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Technical and Quality Analyst

Full Time · In Office · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

Posted Jul 29, 2026

Summary

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Duties

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  • Gathers, analyzes, and summarizes complex Technical and Quality data regarding past, present, and projectedprocess activity.
  • Builds Access Queries/Tables, combining data from sources such as Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) and Business Intelligence.
  • Monitors, analyzes, and evaluates KPIs, metrics, and other process performance critical data to ensure the process area is meeting its performance targets.
  • Ensures enterprise-wide Technical and Quality processes and procedures, as well as documented DLMS business rules are adhered to.
  • Conducts or participates as a senior analyst, in detailed program reviews that involve evaluating, advising on, and improving the effectiveness of a broad range of supply chain programs.
  • Identifies EBS processes that could benefit from automation and determines the need for an RFC or service ticket.
  • Prepare detailed written reports containing concise findings and innovative recommendations for improving process and policy effectiveness, enhancing end-user training, or improving system performance.
  • Conduct Internal Control Reviews (ICRs) in accordance with ODS requirements, to include in-depth analysis and documentation of the review.

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Full Time, Flexible
  • Security Requirements: Tier 3/Non Critical Sensitive
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
  • Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information.
  • Defense Acquisition Workforce position. Must complete DoD certification and other requirements. Please see the "Additional Information" section.

Qualifications Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

  • Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
  • Utilizing knowledge of technical and quality assurance principles, concepts, and methodologies, complex products, pertinent technical characteristics, manufacturing methods and techniques, special processes, and measurement/test techniques to accomplish tasks.
  • Implementing practical knowledge of characteristics, properties, uses, interrelationships of components within assigned commodity groupings, and preservation/packaging technology and processes into solutions.
  • Communicating with large or small teams to identify and resolve technical and quality process issues.
  • Delivering training to employees/individuals and defining training needs for a Technical Quality Assurance program.
  • Analyzing techniques and evaluating methods to investigate and research issues which lead to the development of effective and efficient Technical and Quality Solutions.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

As required by 5 C.F.R.

  • 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R.
  • 1194).

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Defense Acquisition Workforce: Position requires DoD Acquisition Engineering & Tech Management (N/ETM), Foundational level acquisition certification within required timeframes. Selectee must also achieve 80 hours of Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) every 2-years. Click here for more details and Resources.

Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/. As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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