Garud Technology Services

Role Description Garud is seeking a Network Engineer with Network Operations Center / Security Operations Center (NOC/SOC) skills and understanding to support a federal program management office (PMO) charged with planning, acquiring, and managing the deployment and operation of technology and capabilities to keep our borders safe. Qualifications - SENIOR LEVEL: 10+ years of relevant experience and a STEM BS degree or 5 years relevant experience and a MS degree in systems engineering or 13+ years of experience in lieu of a degree. - Experience in providing full life cycle systems engineering support to large, complex programs. - Familiar with DHS or DoD Acquisition Lifecycle Framework (ALF). - Familiar with DHS Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) framework. - Experienced in requirements analysis. - Experience in developing engineering plans, trade studies, CONOPS documents, and decision papers. - Knowledge of a broad spectrum of technical fields and engineering disciplines. - Strong critical thinking skills, organizational skills, communication skills, and leadership skills. - Self-motivated, proactive, independent performer who can perform well in a collaborative, team environment. - Individuals with good technology, network and security understanding and the soft skills to work with others to get technical things done correctly. Requirements - Understanding of network device types, especially firewalls, routers, switches, and Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimizer appliances. - Ability to understand and assist with network design diagrams to better support the program and overall understanding of network activities. - Good people skills to work with Enterprise Networks and Technology Support Directorate (ENTSD) and Field Support Directorate (FSD) technical staff to answer questions about the program needs and work through plan and work discussions to meet specific system needs. - Understanding of Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), and other network security capabilities available for potential system use. - Understanding of system Assessment and Authorization (A&A) requirements for a federal government system. - Understanding of vulnerability scanning tools and activities necessary to resolve findings. - Good people skills to work with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for the program to understand and resolve ongoing security findings for the system including creating and resolving Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) as needed. - Understanding of penetration assessment activities (Blue Team/Red Team) for systems to function as a liaison with the ISSO to document, schedule and manage these engagements as needed. - Understanding of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and their use to securely configure servers and workstations. - Understanding of software patching and continuous monitoring concepts to work with the ISSO to ensure these activities are successfully implemented for the system components. - Provide full lifecycle systems engineering support to programs and projects, ushering programs through their acquisition lifecycle from Program of Record (PoR) establishment to program awards, deployment, operation, and sustainment. - Leads or supports the development of engineering and project plans including but not limited to the following: - Understanding of circuit types and general bandwidth per type. - Knowledge (understanding) of Network Topologies. - Knowledge of various operating systems (Windows and Linux). - Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) Tailoring Plan. - Systems Engineering Plan (SEP). - Integrate Master Schedule (IMS). - Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP). - Briefings and artifacts in support of SELC technical review gates. - IPT and work group charters. - Lead or support the development of RFP packages including Statement of Objectives (SOO), Program Work Statements (PWS), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Concept of Operation (CONOPS), and Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs). - Evaluate contractor submittals including RFI responses, proposals, white papers, technology demonstration plans, and contract deliverables. - Support the planning, execution, data collection, evaluation, and assessment of system acceptance tests, technical demonstrations, and other technology and/or systems evaluation efforts. - Perform technology market research, trade studies, requirements analysis, other engineering investigations, and develop white papers and decision papers as required. - Coordinate and track project activities and status and provide status reporting and recommendations to the customer. Benefits - Work will be conducted remotely. - Travel will be required for the position (up to 40%), all within the United States. - Estimated salary range between $125,000 - $150,000. Citizenship and Security Clearance Requirements - Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. - Eligibility to acquire and maintain CBP BI. - Highly Preferred: Active U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) BI.

Role Description Garud is seeking an experienced Program Manager (Senior Contract Specialist) to lead a team providing cradle‑to‑grave federal acquisition support to CDC’s Office of Acquisition Services in support of workplace safety and security modernization initiatives. The Program Manager will serve as the primary contractor lead, overseeing performance across multiple task areas, ensuring quality acquisition work products, and maintaining high customer satisfaction. Key Responsibilities - Lead day‑to‑day management of acquisition support services for OSSAM and related CDC programs, including workload assignment, quality assurance, and schedule/risk management. - Oversee and personally support pre‑award activities (market research, acquisition planning, documentation development, reviews/approvals) for purchase orders, task orders, and contracts across multiple vehicles. - Guide the team through solicitation development and evaluation activities, including drafting solicitations and file documents, supporting posting actions (e.g., SAM.gov, GSA eBuy), facilitating evaluations, and documenting award decisions. - Supervise post‑award contract administration support, including modifications, options, de‑obligations, and closeout actions, ensuring accurate terms and conditions and complete electronic files. - Serve as the primary interface with the Government COR and CO for technical direction, performance monitoring, issue resolution, and reporting. - Ensure timely delivery of required reports and deliverables, including weekly status, bi‑weekly updates, monthly progress reports, and ICE/contract file submissions. - Maintain staffing continuity, quickly backfilling any vacancies to meet performance objectives (e.g., PR throughput, CPARS ratings). - Ensure all team members comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies (FAR, HHSAR, CDC local policies, records management, security, and training requirements). Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree. - At least seven (7) years of experience in program management, contracting, acquisition planning, or a combination thereof, supporting federal agencies. - Current or previous FAC‑C certification for a minimum of five (5) years, or civilian equivalent (e.g., DAWIA, DHS, or other agency certification). - Demonstrated cradle‑to‑grave experience with a broad range of federal contract types, including FFP, T&M/LH, and cost‑type where applicable. - Proven experience leading acquisition teams and managing similar or related work of comparable complexity in a federal environment. Preferred Qualifications - Prior experience supporting HHS or CDC, especially OAS or OSSAM, or acquisition support for public health/healthcare missions. - Working knowledge of ICE (Integrated Contracts Expert) and other federal contract‑writing systems (e.g., PRISM, Momentum, SPS). Previous ICE experience is specifically preferred. - Experience with GWACs, GSA Schedules, and small‑business programs (including 8(a) and set‑asides). - Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to lead meetings with senior Government stakeholders and respond to data calls. - Experience managing geographically dispersed acquisition staff in a hybrid/remote environment. Additional Requirements - Ability to complete required HHS/CDC Information Security Awareness, Privacy, Records Management, and ICE training and maintain annual refreshers. - Ability to obtain and maintain agency access (favorable background investigation and fingerprinting) and comply with all applicable personnel security and NDA requirements.

Role Description The Contract Specialist II will perform a full range of pre‑award, solicitation, evaluation, award, and post‑award contract administration activities for supplies and services, working closely with CDC program and acquisition staff. This role is production‑oriented, with an expected throughput of approximately 4–5 procurement requests per week after onboarding, depending on workload. Key Responsibilities - Perform pre‑award functions for assigned requirements, including gathering historical information, conducting and documenting market research, advising on applicable laws/regulations, and coordinating internal reviews and approvals. - Draft and edit acquisition documentation for Government review, including RFQs/RFPs/IFBs, combined synopsis/solicitations, determinations and findings, source selection documentation, and file memoranda. - Prepare pre‑solicitation and solicitation notices for posting through appropriate channels (e.g., SAM.gov, GSA eBuy, other agency platforms). - Support 8(a) acquisitions by preparing offering letters and documentation and coordinating with SBA; enter data into SBCX for small‑business reviews as required. - Facilitate communications with GWAC/Schedule ordering activities and assist with pre‑proposal conferences and vendor engagements, as requested. - After receipt of offers/quotes, help control vendor communications, support technical and past performance evaluations, assist with scoring/ranking, and prepare price/business analyses and negotiation documentation. - Prepare award documents and modifications (unilateral and bilateral), ensure inclusion of accurate terms and conditions, and support option exercise, de‑obligations, and closeout. - Create and maintain complete electronic contract files in ICE/official systems; deliver finalized files to the COR within required timeframes. - Produce timely, accurate status reporting, including weekly status reports, bi‑weekly updates, and monthly progress data (number of actions, PALT, file status). Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree. - At least five (5) years of cradle‑to‑grave federal contracting experience, including pre‑award, award, and post‑award activities. - Current or previous FAC‑C certification or civilian equivalent (e.g., DAWIA, DHS, or other agency certification). - Demonstrated experience with federal acquisition regulations (FAR) and agency supplements (e.g., HHSAR) and applying them to real procurements. Preferred Qualifications - Previous experience using ICE (Integrated Contracts Expert) for contract creation, modifications, and file maintenance (explicitly preferred in the RFQ). - Prior HHS or CDC acquisition support experience, including knowledge of HHS/CDC local policies and templates. - Experience supporting T&M/LH, FFP, and other contract types across multiple vehicles (e.g., GSA Schedules, GWACs, IDIQs). - Strong drafting skills for acquisition documents and correspondence; attention to detail in file documentation and data entry (e.g., FPDS). - Demonstrated ability to manage a high‑volume workload and meet time‑sensitive acquisition deadlines while maintaining file quality. Additional Requirements - Ability to complete HHS/CDC Information Security Awareness, Privacy, Records Management, and ICE training and maintain annual refreshers. - Ability to obtain and maintain Government background investigation, fingerprints, and required agency access; willingness to sign required NDAs and adhere to non‑personal services and identification requirements.

Role Description Garud Technology Services is seeking a Senior Financial Management Business Analyst to support IT financial management activities for USDA FPAC. This role supports: - Spend planning - Interagency agreement management - Financial reporting - Cost tracking - Multi-year budget execution within a large, complex shared-cost IT environment What you will do: - Support IT financial management activities related to spend plan execution, IAA oversight, and financial reporting. - Oversee financial planning, redistribution of funds, and multi-fiscal-year spend planning. - Produce monthly statistical reports, KPI reports, audit support, and operational metrics. - Track commitments, obligations, accruals, and actuals across requisitions, grants, and interagency agreements. - Maintain and validate updates to the BOB Financial Database and related reports. - Coordinate with budget stakeholders, Working Capital Fund processes, and program offices to gather and validate financial data. - Recommend process improvements that increase reporting accuracy and financial transparency. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree, or qualifying substitute experience as defined in the JD. - 5+ years of federal IT financial management experience. - Strong understanding of shared-cost models and financial data calls. - Experience with obligations, accruals, commitments, and financial workflow systems. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across multiple organizational levels. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint. Requirements - Ability to support recurring and ad hoc financial data calls, audit support, and monthly reporting cycles. - Ability to obtain required suitability and comply with USDA training and security requirements. Company Description Garud Technology Services, Inc. is a trusted provider of premier technology and engineering solutions for the U.S. government and private sector. Since 2004, Garud has delivered tangible results and measurable outcomes for clients with diverse and challenging missions. We are recognized for our commitment to exceptional service, our deep relationships across government, and our strong culture of compliance and accountability. Garud’s teams are highly skilled, nimble, and flexible, with the ability to rapidly develop and deploy new capabilities to achieve our customers’ goals.

Role Description Garud Technology Services is seeking a Senior MS Access Database Developer to support the USDA FPAC BOB Financial Management Tool. This role focuses on maintaining and enhancing a Microsoft Access front-end integrated with a MariaDB database in AWS, supporting financial reporting, system performance, data integrity, and user access in a federal financial management environment. - Lead development, maintenance, and optimization of the MS Access front-end and AWS/MariaDB back-end environment. - Manage forms, queries, reporting tables, automation, and ODBC connectivity. - Support performance tuning, error resolution, version control, and data integrity. - Maintain reporting processes, including standard report refresh activities and documentation. - Collaborate with analysts and stakeholders to gather requirements and implement system enhancements. - Support access and role management, data validation, upgrades, migrations, and change documentation. - Help maintain the system of record used for portfolio and financial management reporting. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree, or qualifying substitute experience as defined in the JD. - 8+ years of Microsoft Access development experience and expertise with MariaDB or MySQL. - Experience supporting federal IT financial data systems and reporting automation. - Strong SQL and database integration skills. - Strong documentation and technical communication skills. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint. Requirements - Ability to support a production environment with controlled promotion of changes from development to production. - Ability to obtain required suitability and comply with USDA training and security requirements. Company Description Garud Technology Services, Inc. is a trusted provider of premier technology and engineering solutions for the U.S. government and private sector. Since 2004, Garud has delivered tangible results and measurable outcomes for clients with diverse and challenging missions. We are recognized for our commitment to exceptional service, our deep relationships across government, and our strong culture of compliance and accountability. Garud’s teams are highly skilled, nimble, and flexible, with the ability to rapidly develop and deploy new capabilities to achieve our customers’ goals.

Role Description Garud Technology Services is seeking a Capital Planning Business Analyst Lead to oversee Capital Planning and Investment Control and portfolio management support for USDA FPAC. This role leads analysts and subject matter experts supporting business cases, earned value artifacts, acquisition approval activities, and investment lifecycle support for a large, multi-agency IT environment. - Serve as the primary interface with federal Capital Planning leadership. - Lead development, maintenance, and quality review of business cases, EVM reports, AAR submissions, and investment support artifacts. - Manage strategic planning, budget formulation, spend planning, and investment re-baselines. - Supervise Capital Planning Analysts and SMEs and provide quality assurance for deliverables. - Support gate reviews, portfolio data calls, and evolving CPIC requirements. - Help align work with OMB guidance, IT governance processes, and investment lifecycle activities. - Contribute to process improvements and coordination across program offices and stakeholders. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree, or qualifying substitute experience as defined in the JD. - 8+ years of CPIC experience and strong knowledge of OMB A-11. - Experience mentoring analysts and leading gate review preparation. - Familiarity with FBC business case structures and portfolio data call requirements. - Strong written communication and technical documentation skills. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint. Requirements - Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly visible federal client environment. - Ability to obtain required suitability and comply with USDA training and security requirements. Company Description Garud Technology Services, Inc. is a trusted provider of premier technology and engineering solutions for the U.S. government and private sector. Since 2004, Garud has delivered tangible results and measurable outcomes for clients with diverse and challenging missions. We are recognized for our commitment to exceptional service, our deep relationships across government, and our strong culture of compliance and accountability. Garud’s teams are highly skilled, nimble, and flexible, with the ability to rapidly develop and deploy new capabilities to achieve our customers’ goals.

Role Description Garud Technology Services is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead delivery of IT Capital Planning and Investment Control, IT Financial Management, and Program/Project Management support for the USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Operations Branch. This role serves as the contractor's senior leader for the engagement and is responsible for performance, staffing oversight, stakeholder coordination, and successful delivery of required contract artifacts and services. What you will do - Serve as the primary interface with the COR, Contracting Officer, federal leadership, and other government stakeholders. - Coordinate delivery across Task 1 Portfolio Management and Task 2 Financial Management workstreams. - Oversee required contract deliverables, including the Program Management Plan, Monthly Work Plans, Status Reports, and Transition Plans. - Manage scope, schedule, staffing, quality, risks, and issues across the program. - Ensure adherence to CPIC, FITARA, TBM, and federal IT lifecycle guidance. - Supervise contractor personnel and maintain compliance with quality, security, and schedule requirements. - Support monthly performance reporting, work planning, and accomplishment tracking required under the contract. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree, or qualifying substitute experience as defined in the JD. - 7+ years managing federal IT portfolio, capital planning, or financial management support programs. - PMP or PgMP preferred. - Experience working in federal shared-cost IT environments. - Strong leadership, client management, risk management, and technical writing skills. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and related collaboration tools. Additional requirements - Ability to obtain a favorable suitability determination and complete HSPD-12 credentialing before or at start, as required by the contract. - U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status may be required for contract access. - Mandatory USDA training, including Information Security Awareness Training, is required for contractor personnel. Company Description Garud Technology Services, Inc. is a trusted provider of premier technology and engineering solutions for the U.S. government and private sector. Since 2004, Garud has delivered tangible results and measurable outcomes for clients with diverse and challenging missions. We are recognized for our commitment to exceptional service, our deep relationships across government, and our strong culture of compliance and accountability. Garud’s teams are highly skilled, nimble, and flexible, with the ability to rapidly develop and deploy new capabilities to achieve our customers’ goals.

Role Description Garud Technology Services is seeking a Governance & IRB Analyst to support USDA FPAC governance operations and Investment Review Board administration. This position is ideal for a candidate with strong federal governance experience who can manage board operations, executive documentation, governance workflows, and SharePoint-based collaboration in a highly visible environment. - Develop meeting agendas, maintain agenda backlogs, draft minutes, and track action items and decisions. - Maintain governance charters, policies, processes, procedures, templates, and related documentation. - Facilitate out-of-cycle votes and support governance-related budget review activities. - Support business units in compiling and submitting annual IT budget requests. - Attend IRB meetings and track approved, denied, and on-hold IT spend items. - Review Excel reports from budget teams and compare multiple iterations of spend plan reports. - Maintain SharePoint repositories, governance workflows, and KPI or statistics reporting. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree, or qualifying substitute experience as defined in the JD. - 5+ years supporting federal governance boards; USDA experience preferred. - Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and IT governance disciplines. - Expertise with Microsoft Office, governance documentation, and SharePoint administration. - Strong executive-level writing, presentation, and communication skills. Requirements - Ability to manage recurring board meetings, pre-briefs, and documentation cycles across multiple stakeholders. - Ability to obtain required suitability and comply with USDA training and security requirements. Company Description Garud Technology Services, Inc. is a trusted provider of premier technology and engineering solutions for the U.S. government and private sector. Since 2004, Garud has delivered tangible results and measurable outcomes for clients with diverse and challenging missions. We are recognized for our commitment to exceptional service, our deep relationships across government, and our strong culture of compliance and accountability. Garud’s teams are highly skilled, nimble, and flexible, with the ability to rapidly develop and deploy new capabilities to achieve our customers’ goals.

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description GARUD is in search of a motivated, self-driven Journeyman Data Analyst. Applicants must have a passion for their work, be innovative, and possess strong verbal and written communication and analytic skills. Responsibilities & Duties - Utilize experience gathering information from various sources and assembling the information into a comprehensive work product for the Government to use for decisions. - Review data analytics and create user-friendly data-driven management-level decision making tools, such as a dashboard. - Experience must include combining multiple fields among multiple datasets and conducting different types of calculations/analyses (e.g., trend analysis, forecasting, descriptive statistics). - Utilize ServiceNow as a business process software to optimize workflows and improve customer experience. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Operations Research, Mathematics, Economics, Data Analysis, Statistics, or a similar field. - Experience with dashboards must be utilization-focused and tailorable to the audience. - At least 2 years experience with Tableau Desktop, Tableau Enterprise Server, and R programming. - 2 years of experience working with clients to improve data quality. - 1 year of experience with performance measures and efficiency statistics. - 1 year of experience presenting data and dashboards to an interdisciplinary audience. - Good written and verbal communication skills and strategic thinking ability. - At least 5 years of experience with data analytics and creating user-friendly data-driven management-level decision making tools, such as a dashboard. Requirements - Experience gathering information from various sources and assembling the information into a comprehensive work product for the Government to use for decisions. - Experience utilizing ServiceNow software. Benefits - 401(k) - 401(k) matching - Dental insurance - Health insurance - Health savings account - Life insurance - Paid time off - Professional development assistance - Relocation assistance - Tuition reimbursement - Vision insurance Citizenship and Security Clearance Requirements - U.S. Citizenship is required for this position on a U.S. Government contract.