Procurement & Vendor Manager

By Light is seeking a Procurement & Vendor Manager to oversee contracts, pricing, vendor relationships, and the full lifecycle of commercial agreements supporting RangeOS and associated cyber training programs. The role involves managing vendor contracts, developing pricing models, coordinating with internal teams, and ensuring compliance and performance of vendors.

Location: McLean, VA

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of vendor contracts, including sourcing, negotiation, execution, renewals, and compliance.
• Develop pricing models, rate structures, and cost analyses to support proposals, renewals, and program planning.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure contractual terms align with technical, operational, and financial requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of agreements, amendments, obligations, and vendor performance.
• Support vendor onboarding, qualification, and ongoing relationship management.
• Ensure timely procurement of software, hardware, services, and licensing required for RangeOS deployments.
• Collaborate with finance and program management to forecast spend, track budgets, and manage cost efficiencies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor escalations, contract questions, and commercial negotiations.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of DevOps experience
• 8570 IAT Level II certification
• Continuous Integration/Delivery and DevOps Pipelines
• Kubernetes and general containerization development, security, deployment and management practices
• GitLab/Bitbucket code repositories and automation testing platforms (Jenkins, Zypher)
• Experience implementing DevSecOps, DevOps, or IT or Security automation supporting multiple teams.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement DevSecOps using private and commercial cloud best practices using private and hybrid cloud design/operation/monitoring/deployment.

Additional Information

• Requires DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Up to 10% travel