Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a Requirements Quality Assurance Analyst to provide support to the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) program. The main objectives of the ACT are to provide appropriate support to NATO missions and operations; lead NATO military transformation; improve relationships, interaction and practical cooperation with partners, nations and international organizations.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Performs additional tasks as required by the COTR related to the labor category.

Required Qualifications:

• 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.
• Demonstrated minimum NATO or National SECRET clearance with the appropriate national authority for the duration of the contract. 6. Nationality of one of the NATO Countries.
• Demonstrated proficiency in English as defined in STANAG 6001 (Standardized Linguistic Profile (SLP) 3333 - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) or equivalent.
• Demonstrable recent (i.e. in the last 5 years) in Quality Control and Quality Assurance of requirements development in procurement/acquisition programs.
• 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.
• Demonstrable proficiency in effective oral and written communication, including briefing and coordinating with international stakeholders.

Clearance: Must possess a NATO Secret Security Clearance or active Secret clearance issued by a national authority.

Location: Norfolk, VA

Travel: Some travel may be required