Quality Assurance Analyst (hybrid)

QA Analyst (hybrid)Baltimore, MDGC Holders and US Citizens per client contractDuties and Responsibilities:As a QA Analyst, you will lead process, procedures and audits to ensure the Quality Assurance Plan results meet required standards. In accordance with the Quality Assurance Plan, you will participate in: design, code and test reviews; witness testing; provide audit assessments through the generation of audit reports including nonconformance reporting and tracking. You will recommend and support the implementation of corrective actions; review software technical documentation and support the overall safety and security for all systems.Additional Duties Include:• Evaluate Quality Assurance Plan to ensure activities align with QA best practice standards.• Collect, analyze and summarize quality control/QA trends and data, preparing and presenting reports on those findings.• Executes Quality Assurance activities (document reviews, meeting attendance, test reviews, etc.) according to Quality Assurance Plans and in collaboration with the Mission Project Managers.• Conducts audits, assessments and evaluations through independent analysis to verify compliance to established standards.• Identifies and raises project risks.• Document and track findings and observations to close; escalating unresolved issues to the appropriate management levels.• Independently identifies gaps in processes, issues in development and test, or other areas of concern. Builds and implements plans to investigate and further analyze identified areas.• Identify, prioritize, communicate and resolve issues.• Reviews software documentation as assigned by mission office(s) and team leads.• Interfaces with development, integration and test, and operations teams and contractors to support the effective operation of a mission wide quality assurance process.• Provide input and guidance to a small QA team.Qualifications and Job Requirements:• 5 years quality assurance experience in a software environment.• Planning, preparing, conducting, reporting and following up on audits or assessments.• Experience executing quality assurance best practices and methods as it relates to system and/or software development.• Background in software and system development.• Analytic, problem solving and decision-making skills.• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing.• Bachelor's degree in related field.• Quality Assurance certification(s) (e.g. CSQE, CQA).• Knowledge of NASA's safety and mission assurance practices.• Strongly Preferred: Familiarity with software development in the aerospace industry.

Salary : $50 - $60