Senior Quality Assurance Leader - Government Programs

General Dynamics IT; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics IT seeks a Quality Assurance Sr Manager for the VBA Portfolio to lead quality strategy, governance, compliance, and execution across government projects. You will shape the Quality Framework, ensure enterprise consistency, and drive preventive actions.

You will establish and lead the Quality Team, including internal staff and subcontractors, ensuring adherence to requirements and readiness for PBSA/CPARS evaluations while improving performance and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, business, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise quality management, preferably in government services, digital transformation, or managed service environments.
• Demonstrated experience implementing portfolio-level quality frameworks aligned with corporate quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop a Portfolio Quality Framework aligned with corporate policies and VA standards.
• Build and lead a multi-disciplinary Quality Team including internal staff and subcontractors.
• Ensure program compliance with VA requirements and quality plans/deliverables.
• Provide QA inputs for plans and deliverables, participate in governance meetings, and prepare periodic quality reports.
• Oversee quality monitoring, readiness for PBSA and CPARS evaluations.
• Oversee COOP/DR quality oversight and plan testing.
• Establish portfolio-wide quality metrics and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality compliance

Quality frameworks

Quality oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering/business

Master's degree preferred

Job description

General Dynamics IT seeks a Quality Assurance Sr Manager for the VBA Portfolio to lead quality strategy, governance, compliance, and execution across government projects. You will shape the Quality Framework, ensure enterprise consistency, and drive preventive actions.

You will establish and lead the Quality Team, including internal staff and subcontractors, ensuring adherence to requirements and readiness for PBSA/CPARS evaluations while improving performance and outcomes.