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Navarro Research and Engineering · 4 days ago

Software Quality Assurance Analyst (3705)

Richland, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$107K/yr - $163K/yr

7+ years exp

Navarro Research and Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to advancing clean energy and delivering effective solutions for complex challenges. The Software Quality Assurance Analyst will maintain a software quality assurance program in compliance with contractual standards, providing technical guidance and oversight to ensure software meets regulatory requirements.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Maintain and continually improve a software quality program that complies with NQA-1, DOE Order 414.1D, and other relevant standards

Develop and maintain SQA templates, procedures, and training materials to meet contractual standards and business needs

Provide technical guidance and support to Navarro-ATL software owners in development of requirements, software management plans, acceptance testing, and other aspects of the software lifecycle

Provide oversight to ensure that assigned projects meet Navarro-ATL SQA standards, such as review and approval of software management plans, software testing, and ensuring consistency of data between documentation and databases

Perform, or serve as subject matter expert in, software quality audits on Navarro-ATL software or vendors

Ensure software that is designed, changed, or purchased by Navarro-ATL meets NQA-1 requirements and other relevant regulatory standards, applying a risk-based graded approach

Represent Navarro-ATL on Hanford boards related to SQA subject matter (e.g. configuration control)

Monitor and maintain the validation status of all software

Participate in the corrective action program for matters related to the scope of work

Report metrics, trends, and potential issues to management

Identify and implement initiatives for continuous improvement of the SQA system

Author, review, edit, and approve SQA records

Obtain and maintain all required internal qualifications

Qualification

Software Quality AssuranceNQA-1ISO 12207DOE Order 414.1DCertified Software Quality EngineerContinuous ImprovementCommunication SkillsTeamwork

Required

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, engineering, science, or a related discipline and 7 years of experience in software quality assurance, or an equivalency of education and experience

Experience in software development, maintenance, and/or management

Familiarity with NQA-1 or ISO 12207 or comparable software quality systems

Experience working within a quality system based on DOE Order 414.1D or other defined quality management standards

US citizenship is required

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, engineering, science, or a related discipline and 10 years of experience in software quality assurance

Certification with the American Society for Quality as a Certified Software Quality Engineer

Experience working with NQA-1 or ISO 12207 or comparable quality systems in a nuclear or similar regulated environment

Experience with being audited, or performing audits