SimIS, Inc. 

REQUIREMENTS QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST

Location – Norfolk, VA 

Employment Type – Full Time 

Who We Are: Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team). SimIS is currently recruiting for the below listed position and is contingent upon award. The position is anticipated to be “on site.” 

Job Title: REQUIREMENTS QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST 
Job Location: Norfolk, VA 

Security Clearance: SECRET, eligible for NATO Secret 

Job Description: 

SimIS Inc seeks SimIS Inc seeks a Requirements Quality Assurance Analyst to serve as a member of the Requirements Core Development Team to verify 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. Allied Command Transformation (ACT) is NATO's leading agent for change: driving, facilitating, and advocating the continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities to maintain and enhance the military relevance and effectiveness of the Alliance. The requirement is for a Base Period of January 31 (estimated contract start) – 31 December 2024 and four (4) one year options.

Experience Required: 

• A University Degree in engineering, management, information systems, accounting, economics, finance, business administration, public administration, operations research, program and 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. 

• Recent experience in Quality Control and Quality Assurance of requirements development in procurement/acquisition programs. 

• Recent experience in managing requirements in accordance with formal configuration and change management processes. 

• Recent experience working in support of processes that were formally certified in accordance with the ISO 9001 standard. 

Special Skills/Knowledge/Training Required/Desired: 

• 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. 

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