Quality Assurance Lead – Field Installations (Fiber/Wireless/Tower Systems)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Arizona; Remote; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Quality Lead to drive organizational excellence in quality planning, compliance, and QA inspection across projects. You will lead a small team, collaborate with government staff and customers, and champion continuous improvement while ensuring safety and mission requirements are met.

The role requires 8–10 years of related quality management experience, active Secret clearance, and the ability to work remotely with travel ~10%.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of related experience with a strong focus on Quality Management Plan ownership and quality program execution.
• Demonstrated experience leading small teams in a quality or operational environment.
• Direct experience with QA inspection processes, quality assessments, test analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Remote work environment.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and update the Quality Management Plan (QMP), ensuring processes, procedures, and regulatory requirements remain current and implemented.
• Provide leadership to a small quality team (approximately 10–15 people), offering guidance and accountability for outcomes.
• Collaborate with project managers, Government staff, and customers to define requirements, identify risks, and determine resolutions.
• Deliver clear written and verbal quality reports, status updates, and senior‑level briefings.
• Develop, lead, and refine QA inspection processes to ensure performance and mission requirements are met.
• Conduct Quality Assessments, test analysis, and data-driven evaluations for compliance and improvement opportunities.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs, optimize schedules, and enhance performance.
• Promote safety briefings and coordinate communication across senior management, safety teams, and contractor personnel.
• Collaborate with 5G/IT program staff and integrate quality processes into technical environments.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Processes

Quality Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

Type of Requisition

Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Professional Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Continuous Improvement, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Assurance Processes, Quality Management Certifications: None Experience: 8 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description

Quality Lead Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Quality Lead. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiators—you will help ensure that today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Quality Lead joining our team to support our client’s mission. This role drives organizational excellence by leading quality planning, compliance, continuous improvement, and QA inspection processes that ensure performance objectives are met while proactively resolving issues and enhancing safety and communication across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and update the Quality Management Plan (QMP), ensuring all processes, procedures, and regulatory requirements remain current, compliant, and fully implemented.
• Provide leadership to a small quality team (approximately 10–15 people), offering guidance, mentorship, and accountability for quality outcomes.
• Work closely with project managers, stakeholders, Government technical staff, and customers to define requirements, identify risks, and determine appropriate resolution actions.
• Deliver clear and concise written and verbal communication, including quality reports, status updates, inspection findings, and senior‑level briefings.
• Develop, lead, and refine QA inspection processes to ensure consistent delivery of performance expectations and mission requirements.
• Conduct Quality Assessments, test analysis, and data-driven evaluations to confirm compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and frameworks to reduce costs, optimize schedules, and enhance organizational performance.
• Promote special safety precautions, lead safety‑related briefings, and support communication across senior management, safety teams, and contractor personnel.
• Collaborate with 5G/IT program staff; while deep IT expertise is not required, candidates should possess basic to moderate IT program knowledge and be comfortable integrating quality processes into technical environments.

Required Qualifications

• 8–10 years of related experience with a strong focus on Quality Management Plan ownership and quality program execution.
• Demonstrated experience leading small teams in a quality or operational environment.
• Direct experience with QA inspection processes, quality assessments, test analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Remote work environment.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience supporting IT or 5G‑related programs (preferred but not required if quality expertise is strong).
• Familiarity with continuous improvement frameworks such as Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.

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The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: 10-25% Telecommuting Options: Remote Work Location: Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations:

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