Senior QA Lead - Contracts & Risk Management

Defense Logistics Agency; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Specialist to oversee a QA team, assign tasks, and ensure progress and training. You will review contracts to identify specification requirements and communicate with contractors to verify compliance.

Responsibilities include evaluating supplier quality systems, using data validation and test reports, and recommending go/no-go decisions to contracting officers.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience in QA for government contracts.
• Experience reviewing contracts and technical data to identify specification requirements.
• Ability to design and implement an effective risk management program.

Responsibilities

• Lead a quality assurance team, assign work, provide feedback, arrange training for team members, and report progress to supervisor.
• Review contracts to identify specification requirements needed from contractors.
• Communicate with contractors to ensure contractual compliance of contractor processes.
• Evaluate supplier quality systems using data validation, post-award first article meetings, and supplier test reports, then recommend dis/approval to contracting officers.
• Retain relevant data, correspondence, audits, and related documentation.

Skills

Specialized Experience

Contract Review

Risk Management

Job description

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Specialist to oversee a QA team, assign tasks, and ensure progress and training. You will review contracts to identify specification requirements and communicate with contractors to verify compliance.

Responsibilities include evaluating supplier quality systems, using data validation and test reports, and recommending go/no-go decisions to contracting officers.