Quality & Audit Specialist

Career Opportunities:
Contract Quality & Audit Specialist (21352)

Posting 21352
-Posted
09/11/2026

- Health & Human Services Comm

- AES OOA Contract Operations

- Office and Administrative Support

- Eligible for Telework
-c. $5000 - $6999 per month

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage .

Functional

Title:

Contract Quality & Audit Specialist
Job Title:Program Specialist VI
Agency:Health & Human Services Comm
Department:AES OOA Contract Operations
Posting Number:21352
Closing Date:09/25/2026
Posting Audience:Internal and External
Occupational Category:Office and Administrative Support
Salary Range:$5,098.66-$7,245.00
Pay Frequency:Monthly
Salary Group:TEXAS-B-23
Shift:Day
Additional Shift:None
Telework:Eligible for Telework
Travel:Up to 10%
Regular/Temporary:Regular
Full Time/Part Time:Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:Exempt
Facility

Location:


Job Location City:AUSTIN
Job Location Address:701 W 51ST ST
Other Locations:None
MOS Codes: 16GX,60C0,611X,612X,63G0,641X,712X,86M0,8U000,OS,OSS,PERS,YN,YNS

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Family Resources & Eligibility Services (FRES), Office of Administration (OA), seeks a highly qualified candidate to fill the position of Program Specialist VI within the Contract Operations, Contract Quality Audit and Training (CQAT) Team. OA is driven by its mission to deliver quality, cost-effective services to Texans. This position makes a significant contribution to OA’s mission by ensuring all contract-related projects are performed with the highest level of accuracy and timeliness and in accordance with HHSC and all regulatory standards.

CQAT’s Contract Quality and Audit (CQA) team maintains four core functions: (1) Analyze complex and high-risk compliance issues to identify trends, unresolved matters, and strategies for corrective action; (2) Conduct reviews to identify and address emerging compliance risks that extend beyond the original review scope; (3) Manage project timelines and priority deadlines to ensure reviews, post-audit activities, and other assigned projects are completed on time;

and (4) develop reports, briefings, technical assistance summaries, and recommendations for OA programs, senior leadership, and oversight entities.

Under the direction of the Contract Quality & Audit Manager, this position performs highly advanced (senior-level) compliance, risk, and internal control analysis work.

• Duties include examining, evaluating, and monitoring records, programs, policies, documents, and/or contracts to ensure conformity with laws, rules, and regulations; and providing recommendations for process improvement.
• Work involves conducting internal assessments of compliance risks, analyzing available data, verifying documentation, and identifying process improvement opportunities regarding compliance with regulations and/or standards.
• Performs compliance reviews that are highly complex in nature or large in scale, including coordinating assignments and monitoring activities. Develops, writes and reviews written and/or oral reports on compliance activities and results for FRES management and other staff. Reviews contracts, grants, and other legal documents.
• Provides recommendations regarding the development and revision of…