Quality Program Lead - Federal Compliance

Socket.dev; Hawaii; On-site; USD 165,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cayuse is seeking a Quality Program Manager to lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our Quality Management Program, ensuring compliance with performance standards and contract requirements.

Responsibilities include developing the QPP, conducting internal audits, delivering quality status reports, and driving root-cause analyses and corrective actions to exceed contractual objectives across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quality, engineering, business administration, operations, or related field.
• 8+ years in quality assurance/compliance/technical operations; 3+ years leading a quality program on Federal/defense contract.
• Audit planning, quality metrics development, PWS/AQL interpretation, root-cause analysis, data analysis, customer reporting.
• Top Secret/SCI Clearance is required.
• Background check may be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and sustain the Quality Management Program, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, industry standards, and contract requirements.
• Create and maintain the Quality Program Plan (QPP) to ensure alignment with the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and related quality standards.
• Design, maintain, and execute a robust surveillance schedule and lead comprehensive internal audits, ensuring thorough coverage of processes and deliverables.
• Prepare and deliver Monthly Quality Status Reports, presenting detailed metrics and analysis for internal and external stakeholders, including Federal or defense contracting entities.
• Evaluate compliance with PWS standards, AQLs, deliverables, staffing commitments, and overall performance objectives.
• Monitor and leverage performance data to ensure contractual obligations and operational goals exceed expectations.
• Oversee and lead root-cause analyses, corrective action plans, preventive action measures, and trend analyses.
• Coordinate closely with site quality focal points to facilitate program consistency and quality execution.
• Ensure independent execution of quality functions, maintaining a clear boundary of responsibilities to avoid conflicts of interest when site data support is provided.
• Support team cross-training efforts and ensure seamless coverage of critical quality functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Audit planning

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quality/engineering/business administration/related field

Tools

MS Office

Auditing tools

Contract management software

Job description

Cayuse is seeking a Quality Program Manager to lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our Quality Management Program, ensuring compliance with performance standards and contract requirements.

Responsibilities include developing the QPP, conducting internal audits, delivering quality status reports, and driving root-cause analyses and corrective actions to exceed contractual objectives across multiple sites.