Senior QA Process Advisor | ISO/CMMI & Quality Governance

Peraton; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Quality Assurance (QA) Process Advisor to support mission-critical programs onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will lead quality governance, audits, and process improvements across engineering and program management, ensuring ISO, CMMI, ITIL, and contractual requirements are met.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience implementing QA frameworks in high-security environments, TS clearance eligibility, and strong advisory and documentation skills to guide leadership and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; 4 years additional experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance, process management, mission assurance, or related disciplines
• Demonstrated experience developing, improving, and auditing quality processes in technical or mission-focused programs
• Strong knowledge of quality frameworks (ISO 9001, CMMI, Lean/Six Sigma principles)
• Excellent communication, documentation, and advisory skills
• Ability to work effectively in high-security, fast-paced environments
• Track team projects
• Track Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Senior QA advisor supporting program leadership, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance processes, frameworks, and documentation aligned with Peraton and customer standards.
• Perform independent quality reviews, audits, and assessments of program activities, deliverables, and engineering processes.
• Provide expert guidance on quality best practices, risk mitigation approaches, and process improvements to enhance performance and compliance.
• Monitor and analyze quality metrics and trends; prepare reports and recommendations for program and executive leadership.
• Ensure adherence to ISO, CMMI, and other applicable quality models, policies, and contractual requirements.
• Support corrective action planning, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Program Management, Cyber Engineering, Mission Assurance, and other stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded throughout the program lifecycle.
• Assist with customer-facing quality discussions, audits, and reviews.
• Maintain strict compliance with security policies and processes required for TS/SCI operations and environments.
• Supports program and project managers and respective teams to implement organizational processes and best practices.
• Performs process and product evaluations (audits) to ensure compliance with DMI and project established policies, processes, procedures, and applicable standards (ISO, CMMI-DEV, CMMI-SVC, ITIL, PMBoK).
• Evaluates software development and service performance and deliverables against process documentation, project schedule, and quality standards.
• Performs a variety of technical and administrative activities related to the function of QA (auditing), including, but not limited to, scheduling, checklist development, report writing, facilitating root cause/lessons learned analysis, and internal/external presentations.
• Analyzes, compiles, and reports on findings of non-compliance and provides recommendations for improvement.
• Tracks and escalates unresolved non-compliance issues and corrective and preventative action plans to closure.
• Collects metrics, analyzes, and reports various measures to project manager/team and Corporate QA.
• Maintain the process assets library for the company, including all process definitions, templates, and document samples.
• Provides training for DMI employees for CMMI, ISO, and ITIL frameworks as well as project management best practices. Interfaces with external and internal customers to ensure project quality work products have been provided.
• Supports Corporate QA initiatives as appropriate (i.e., CMMI Level 3 assessment, ISO re-certifications, etc.); may participate as a SCAMPI Team Member during SCAMPI B/A maturity level assessments, and ISO Internal Auditor.
• Should have hands-on experience as a project team member or real-life understanding of software development, support desk, and/or maintenance and operation type projects (i.e., requirements analysis, testing, software development, help desk staff, etc.).

Skills

Quality governance

Advisory skills

Documentation

Communication

Security-aware

Education

BS/BA in Engineering/CS/Business/Quality Management

MS/MA in related field

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Quality Assurance (QA) Process Advisor to support mission-critical programs onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD. You will lead quality governance, audits, and process improvements across engineering and program management, ensuring ISO, CMMI, ITIL, and contractual requirements are met.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience implementing QA frameworks in high-security environments, TS clearance eligibility, and strong advisory and documentation skills to guide leadership and