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

General Dynamics IT; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Paid time off

Health insurance

Job summary

General Dynamics IT is seeking a Quality Lead to drive organizational excellence through quality planning, compliance, continuous improvement, and QA inspections. The role involves leading a small quality team, coordinating with government staff and customers, and delivering clear quality reports and briefings.

The position requires 8-10 years of related experience, an active Secret clearance, and the ability to travel ~10% with remote work options.

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.

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.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Quality Assurance (QA)

Quality Assurance Processes

Quality Management Certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

Job Details

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

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.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities


• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals


• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off


• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.

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%

T elecommuting Options: Remote

Work Location: Any Location / Remote

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provide