[Hiring] Quality Assurance Specialist @Nexiva

Role Description

The Quality Assurance Specialist / QA Lead supports multiple initiatives within the Project Management Office, ensuring software delivery aligns with established quality standards, organizational procedures, and compliance requirements. This role focuses on QA governance, process oversight, metrics reporting, and continuous improvement across projects within the State of Maine environment.

• Conduct phase-end and ongoing quality reviews to ensure compliance with defined QA standards, procedures, and methodologies.
• Review project deliverables, development activities, and work products against project plans, templates, and regulatory or third-party requirements.
• Identify and document noncompliance issues and track resolution of corrective actions.
• Produce QA reports, metrics summaries, and quality assessments in alignment with QA plans.
• Monitor risks, issues, action items, deadlines, and process improvement opportunities.
• Ensure proper measurement procedures are followed and required quality metrics are collected and reported.
• Support development and refinement of QA processes, standards, and organizational best practices.
• Provide guidance to teams on quality expectations, process adherence, and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate communication between technical teams and stakeholders regarding QA status, risks, and outcomes.
• Assist in planning QA activities, resource allocation, and scheduling of quality reviews.
• Conduct training sessions on QA processes and standards as needed.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on quality objectives and deliverables.
• Research issues independently and recommend solutions or escalations where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of QA governance, auditing, and process compliance.
• Experience with metrics reporting and quality frameworks.
• Ability to lead cross-team coordination and stakeholder communication.
• Familiarity with SDLC and Agile environments.