The National Security Sector of Leidos has a career opportunity for a talented Quality Assurance Lead for a high performing program supporting the Cyber & Analytics Business Area in the sector. This position serves as the member of a team with the responsibility to ensure the highest quality service is provided to our customer through the generation and control of program processes, performance of regularly scheduled internal process audits and the consistent facilitation of structured improvement activities. The successful candidate will be an agent for change, possess high energy, have a passion for quality, and be self-motivated. The environment demands the ability to quickly establish working relationships with coworkers/customers in various national capital region locations (VA & MD).
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead program instantiation of the Quality Management System (QMS)
Deploy and implement appropriate QMS processes
Integrate closely with the program team to implement and execute the QMS
Recommend, facilitate, track and report on continuous process improvement activities
Implement audit practices for internal processes and products
Ensure adherence to all program standards, Leidos policies, and best practices
Support the development and collection of performance metrics and analysis
Track, analyze and report to program management on trends found in the performance metrics
Provide the program manager with timely metrics and audit outcomes to gauge progress towards quality objectives
Report to higher level management on Quality Achievement and act as liaison for enterprise quality initiatives for the program.
Peer review contract deliverables
Ensure compliance with the PWS, QA SOP and QASP for the program as applicable
Document and work to resolve nonconformities and requirement escapes via root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action
Perform weekly surveillance on Jira tasks/subtasks
Assist with training personnel on the Jira tool
Other duties as required
Requirements:
Experience providing Quality Management with IT Service Management Projects
BS and 8 years of experience or a MS and 6 years of experience.
Active Top Secret clearance with CI Poly
Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt
Experience auditing to external quality standards such as ISO9001/ISO20000/AS9100/CMMI Dev or Svc
Experienced with peer reviews and process auditing
Experience collecting and analyzing metrics
Ability to multi-task, complete tasks without direct supervision, and function in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written skills
Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, & Project)
Ability to support limited domestic travel
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Certified Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt
Understanding of ITIL principles (ITIL Foundation training or equivalent)
Formal auditor training
Original Posting Date:2024-07-22While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.