Quality Assurance Process Specialist
About CellExchange:
Headquartered near the MIT campus in
We
work with a diverse set of organizations, including the Navy, the Air Force,
and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Our key value is in our process of solving
business problems, engaging and aligning stakeholders, breaking the deployment
into manageable streams of work, and driving execution in rapid spirals to
demonstrate a quick and constant stream of wins.
The people who make up our teams are intelligent, motivated individuals who
have a passion for the work we do to support our customers. Our project teams
hire well-rounded organized managers, extraordinary architects, talented
developers, detail-oriented quality engineers, and savvy analysts, which
ensures successful delivery of seamless solutions.
Job Description:
Major Responsibilities/Activities
*Execute existing, documented Quality Assurance processes.
*Conduct
objective process compliance audits on software development projects, and
software and document deliverables.
*Identify,
log, report and monitor the resolution of project and deliverable process
deficiencies.
*Attend
meetings, facilitate discussions and observe day-to-day activities to identify
and document process deficiencies outside of formal reviews.
*Maintain
an evolving list of hot-topic process checkpoints, and regularly assess their
compliance.
*Regularly
communicate the status and results of QA activities to appropriate internal
stakeholders.
*Become
the program-wide expert on QA processes.
*Develop
training materials, and conduct program-wide training on QA processes.
*Identify
ways to evolve existing QA processes and submit process improvement requests to
the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG).
*Comprehend,
and be able to reference, the software development processes documented in the
program Process Asset Library (PAL).
Requirements:
Minimum Requirements
*Undergraduate
degree – preferably in a software, IT or engineering
discipline – or equivalent work experience.
*At
least one year of experience conducting process compliance audits in a software
development environment.
*The
ability to get up-to-speed quickly, and assume ownership of QA functions with
minimal supervision.
*Excellent
verbal and written communication skills.
*Proficiency
in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.
*Ability
to travel up to 25%
*Understanding of the
CMMI v1.2 model, or experience working in a CMMI compliant environment, is a
major plus.
U S Citizenship is required