Quality Assurance Manager - Senior

nationwideitservices; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid holidays

PTO

Commuter benefits

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Educational reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services (NIS) is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Manager to establish and maintain processes evaluating IT systems, software, and related documentation for a federal opportunity. This role directs QA and QC activities across the software lifecycle, applying verification, validation, testing, integration, and metrics to ensure quality while determining resources for IT quality control.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of QA/QC experience, DoD 8570 Baseline

Qualifications

• At least five years of QA/QC experience on IT systems.
• Experience with verification and validation, testing, and integration.
• Ability to develop QA plans and allocate QA resources.
• Apply technical knowledge to specialized IT solutions and problems.
• Nationally recognized certification in a technical authority.
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification, IAT Level II.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain software evaluation processes.
• Develop software QA plans and identify QC resources.
• Maintain quality throughout the software lifecycle.
• Conduct lifecycle reviews and document findings.
• Apply verification, validation, testing, integration, and metrics.
• Provide SME guidance across technical areas.
• Support specialized solutions in environmental, scientific, and logistics domains.

Skills

Quality assurance

Software verification

Software testing

Software metrics

Lifecycle reviews

Problem solving

Job description

Quality Assurance Manager - Senior

• Clearance: Secret Clearance
• Certifications: DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification, Category IAT Level II.

Position Summary

Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Manager to establish and maintain processes to evaluate IT systems, software, and associated documentation for a potential opportunity.

This role plans and directs quality assurance and quality control activities across the software lifecycle, applies verification and validation, testing, integration, and software metrics to assess quality, and determines the resources needed for IT quality control.

The manager provides subject matter expertise to resolve complex technical problems across all task areas.

This is a full-time, fully remote opportunity supporting a federal customer.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain processes for evaluating software and its associated documentation.
• Develop software quality assurance plans and identify the resources needed to perform IT quality control.
• Maintain the required level of quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Conduct formal and informal reviews at predetermined lifecycle points, document findings, and support resolution of quality issues.
• Apply verification and validation, software testing and integration, and software metrics to assess software quality.
• Apply subject matter knowledge to high-level analysis, design, development, modeling, simulation, integration, installation, documentation, and implementation.
• Resolve specialized technical problems using a detailed understanding of the relevant subject matter and its principles and methods.
• Support specialized solutions in areas such as environmental, scientific, maintenance and repair processes, and logistical support activities, as applicable.

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of relevant experience in quality assurance and quality control of IT systems.
• Experience with verification and validation, software testing and integration, and software metrics used to assess software quality.
• Ability to establish and maintain software and documentation evaluation processes, develop quality assurance plans, determine quality control resources, and conduct lifecycle reviews.
• Ability to apply technical subject matter knowledge to specialized solutions and resolve complex problems.
• Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification, Category IAT Level II.

Security Requirements

IT-II security clearance or a current National Agency Check with Local Agency Check and Credit Check (NACLC) at the time of proposal submission.

About Nationwide IT Services

NIS is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and an IT and management consulting company. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), and educational reimbursement, along with Pet Insurance.

Salary Range

Salary range $150,000 to $195,000 annually
The salary range is a general guideline. We consider several factors when determining base salary offers, including the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience, education, and skills, and current market conditions.