The National Security Sector of Leidos has a career opportunity for a talented Quality Assurance Specialist to support a program in the Decision Advantage Solutions Business Area. This position serves as a member of a team with the responsibility to ensure the highest quality service is provided to our customers through the generation and control of program processes, performance of regularly scheduled internal process audits, and the consistent facilitation of structured improvement activities. The successful candidate will be an agent for change, possess high energy, have a passion for quality, and be self-motivated. The environment demands the ability to quickly establish working relationships with coworkers/customers in various national capital region locations.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage program instantiation of the Quality Management System (QMS)
Deploy and implement appropriate QMS processes
Integrate closely with the program team to implement and execute the QMS
Recommend, facilitate, track and report on continuous process improvement activities
Implement audit practices for internal processes and products
Ensure adherence to all standards, Leidos policies, and best practices
Support the development and collection of performance metrics
Track, analyze and report to program management on trends found in the performance metrics
Provide the program manager with timely metrics and audit outcomes to gauge progress towards quality objectives
Report to higher level management on Quality Achievement and act as liaison for enterprise quality initiatives for the program.
Review and submit contract deliverables
Ensure compliance with PWS, QASP, and EENG
Create, update, adopt a Tailored Process Baseline (TPB) for the program as applicable
Document and work to resolve nonconformities and requirement escapes via root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action
Support Leidos reporting, such as Quality Management Reviews, In Process Reviews, Weekly Activity Reports, and Monthly Operational Reviews
Other duties as required
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
BA degree and 10 years of relevant experience or Masters with 8 years of prior relevant experience.
Experience providing Quality Management with Software Development and IT Service Management Projects
Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt
Experience auditing to external quality standards such as ISO9001/ISO20000/AS9100/CMMI Dev or Svc
Experienced with peer reviews and process auditing
Experience collecting and analyzing metrics
Ability to multi-task, complete tasks without direct supervision, and function in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Excellent verbal and written skills
Proficiency with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, & Project)
Ability to support limited domestic travel
Security Clearance Requirement: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Certified Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt
Experience with Agile principles
Understanding of ITIL principles (ITIL Foundation training or equivalent)
Formal auditor training
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At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”
If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.
Original Posting:October 16, 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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