SimIS Inc seeks a Capability Development Management Support (CDMS)
Quality Assurance Analyst to assist our NATO ACT customer with the capture, development, architecture, data science, operational analysis, and quality assurance of capability requirements. ACT is in the process of implementing an improved capability requirements capture process, including the traceability of requirements to ensure an efficient change management process. Key tasks include capability requirements definition, requirements management, systems engineering, architecture development, holistic through lifecycle management, capability acceptance, Capability Program Plan (CPP) management across multiple NATO programs.
Responsibilities:
- As a member of a Requirements Core Development Team, verifies that capability requirements align with user needs across all aspects of DOTMLPFI for all assigned Operational Requirements, Capability Targets, and other high-level requirements.
- Provides technical guidance to Requirements Managers and Capability Program Directors related to the quality of requirements and the requirements development process.
- Supports the development and establishment of quality criteria, quality control, and quality assurance procedures as related to requirements management.
- Contributes to the development of directives and standard operating procedures that apply to the quality control and assurance of capability requirements development and management.
- Monitors requirements developed in all life cycle stages to ensure quality and to ensure they remain valid, applicable, and continue to satisfy operational user needs.
- Supports identification of options for resolving requirements management issues.
- Contributes to the development of quality control and assurance assessment tools and reports.
- Works in a federated and enterprise-wide manner to facilitate cross-functional, collaborative and supported interdependent teams/individuals in other divisions and other directorates across ACT as appropriate.
Qualifications
- A University Degree in engineering, management, information systems, accounting, economics, finance, business administration, public administration, operations research, project management or related disciplines.
- Five years’ experience in the application of requirements quality management to acquisition processes.
- Experience in the evaluation of requirements quality across comprehensive lines of development, i.e., doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and interoperability (DOTMLPFI).
- Experience in requirements development, either as a hands-on requirements author and/or facilitator of requirements development sessions.
- Demonstrable recent (i.e. in the last 5 years) experience in procurement programs in the defense sector.
- Demonstrable recent (i.e. in the last 5 years) experience in managing requirements in accordance with formal configuration and change management processes.
- Demonstrable recent (i.e. in the last 5 years) experience working in support of processes that were formally certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard.
REQUIRED CLEARANCE: Active Secret Clearance.Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Short Term Disability (SimIS provides Short-Term Disability benefits at no cost to you)
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Holidays each year
- SimIS, Inc. is an AA / EOE / M / F / Disability / VET / Drug Free Employer
