QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

***Please note this is a full-time, fully remote or hybrid opportunity in Ventura, CA. or Chesapeake, VA., depending on your preference***

Job Summary

VSolvit is seeking a skilled Quality Assurance Specialist to join our dynamic team supporting our U.S. Navy customer. In this role, you will be assisting our government software development projects in achieving and maintaining compliance with our corporate CMMI, ISO and CMMC initiatives. 

As with any position, additional expectations exist. Some of these include, but are not limited to, adhering to normal working hours, meeting deadlines, following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook, communicating regularly with assigned supervisor(s), staying focused on the assigned tasks, and completing other tasks as assigned.

Specific responsibilities would include:

Responsibilities

• Maintain and/or create the company’s version-controlled documents in accordance with defined policies, processes, and procedures

• Perform audits on the development team(s) and their projects to ensure compliance with CMMI-Dev/Services Level III requirements and standards

• Perform gap analysis of project  team processes to ensure they meet  CMMI for Development/Services and ISO 9001 compliance requirements

• Establish and maintain procedures necessary to assist the projects in creating and maintaining audit ready documentation

• Work cooperatively with our Quality Management group to sustain the companies CMMI and ISO certifications

• Assist and/or perform internal process audits to ensure the CMMI and ISO audit readiness of the internal project team

• Develop an audit plan, document non-conformances(s) and report non-conformance(s) to management

• Addressing nonconformities from previous internal and external audits

• Support Program and Project Managers with project plans and documentation to ensure compliance with CMMI and ISO Standards

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Technology (or related area). 4 years of experience may substitute for degree

• 3 years Quality Systems Document Control or other Quality Assurance related experience 

• Excellent communication and analytical skills, written and oral

• Working knowledge of word-processing and integrated software applications

• Organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work are required

• Must be able to resolve problems independently or work with team members to drive solutions

• Knowledge and understanding of CMMI for Development and/or Services, and ISO 9001 quality requirements and standards

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years Document Control or other Quality Management/Quality Assurance (QA/QM) related experience

• Experience with Quality Systems Documentation and excellent documentation practices

• CMMI Foundations/Core and CMMI for Dev or CMMI for Services training. CMMI Associate Certification is a plus.

• ISO 9001:2015 training

• Knowledge of ISO 27001/ 20000 quality and control standards

• Demonstrated ability in identifying, evaluating and/or defining compliance requirements in a technical environment

• Possess strong negotiation skills with a “can-do” attitude and be able to motivate stakeholders

• Meticulous in detail and a track record of delivering regulatory documentation

• Must be able to meet deadlines and changing priorities

• Strong communication and verbal skills

• Familiarity with software development environments including Agile/Scrum SDLC

Company Summary

Join the VSolvit Team! Founded in 2006, VSolvit (pronounced 'We Solve It') is a technology services provider that specializes in cybersecurity, cloud computing, geographic information systems (GIS), business intelligence (BI) systems, data warehousing, engineering services, and custom database and application development. VSolvit is an award winning WOSB, CA CDB, MBE, WBE, and CMMI Level 3 certified company. We offer a customizable health benefits program that best meets the needs of its employees. Offering may include: medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long and short-term disability and other insurance products, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, 401K Retirement Plan options, Tuition Reimbursement, and assorted voluntary benefits. Our goal is to grow together and enjoy the work that we do as a team.

VSolvit LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.