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*F2F Interview in MA required after telephonic round.* *QA Project Manager* *Long Term Contract* *Boston, MA* *Job Responsibilities* The Quality Assurance (QA) Project Manager is primarily responsible for ensuring that all vendors responsible for testing complete their respective Quality Assurance and Testing tasks. The vendors are expected to utilize industry standard best practices throughout the software development lifecycle, and it is the responsibility of the Quality Assurance (QA) Project Manager to validate that these practices are applied to all tasks. It's important to note the this position will not create Quality Assurance Plans or Testing Plans, create and execute Test Scenarios, report on Test Results, or manage a Quality Assurance or Testing Team. Rather, this position will work alongside the SI and IV&V vendors primarily - as well as the third party vendors - as they complete these activities and produce these deliverables - and review them for accuracy, completeness, comprehensiveness, and more. As such, it is important that people applying for this position have experience creating these plans, creating and executing scenarios, and managing teams - and have a firm grasp of Quality Assurance standards, methodologies, and best practices - in order to provide appropriate validation and verification of the project's Quality Assurance and Testing domain. The selected QA Project Manager will work with the Quality Assurance counterparts from both SI and IV&V vendors on a regular basis to ensure that scope, schedule, and standards/methodologies/best practices are being adhered to. He or she must also maintain open dialogue with business owners to proactively communicate status and address business owners' concerns. The QA Project Manager will be responsible for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and reporting on testing progress, including testing defects, for all testing performed by all vendors and testers. It's important to note that while there are many reports available to the QA Project Manager, it's the QA Project Manager's role to provide various analyses and summations on all aspects of the test process (planning, executing, defect-fixing, etc.) - and that the reports that the QA Project Manager produces may not be exact recreations of the reports he/she receives. That is, the QA Project Manager must assess the overall quality of software to various audiences - and will create new reports to this end. The SI Vendor's Quality Assurance Team will be responsible for planning, executing, and reporting the results of all of the following types of tests: 1. Unit Testing 2. Automated Code Review 3. Integration Testing 4. Regression Testing 5. Functional Testing 6. Performance/Stress Testing 7. Security/Vulnerability Testing 8. Accessibility & Usability Testing 9. Release Dry Run 10. Post Release Validation The QA Project Manager will interact and coordinate with many areas of the project team, including the Project Management Team, Application Management Team, Quality Assurance Team, Technology Team, and Architecture Team. The QA Project Manager will also interact and coordinate with the IV&V Vendor that is responsible for reviewing the SI vendor's test results in detail. *Additional Responsibilities* · Work collaboratively with the System Integrator's Quality Manager and Testing Manager in the planning of all tasks performed by the Quality Assurance Team · Provide support to the System Integrator's Quality Manager in his/her development of deliverables related to quality, including but not limited to the Quality Management Plan, Test Plan, Test Reports, and Automated Code Review Results Provide support to all other vendors in their development of · deliverables for and Accessibility Testing · Review all deliverables produced by all vendors that relate to quality · Work collaboratively with the SI Quality Manager to: · Establish quality measures and test processes and procedures · Coordinate testing done by all teams for all system iterations and releases · Meet the established quality guidelines as specified for the project and its deliverables · Ensure Accessibility requirements are met · Meet completion dates and milestones according to the project schedule · Serve as a liaison to the project's business owners - so they understand the status, results, issues, and risks related to the work of the Quality Assurance team as well as other vendor teams · Consult with, seek input from, and resolve issues with the project's business owners on all areas related to quality assurance. *Required Qualifications* · Experience working with vendors (System Integration, IV&V, third party validation) either by working for a vendor on execution/delivery or working for a client who has hired a vendor. · The selected individual must be an experienced and knowledgeable Project Manager with strong Quality Assurance experience that can work effectively with clients and their technology teams as well as vendors and management · Strong management, communication (both written and oral), coordination, and facilitation skills are essential for this position. · Ability to work in a fast-paced, fast-changing environment is also essential. · Must be extremely organized and be able to handle multiple priorities and tasks · Possess solid analytical skills for complex problem solving · Experience and willingness to lead Quality Assurance/Test planning and execution activities with an aggressive schedule · Possess at least 5 years of Project Management experience, with at least 3 years in a Quality Assurance capacity. · College degree in Computer Science and/or preferred · Knowledge and experience in designing and developing new systems, using a combination of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software and custom development · Experience with Quality Assurance concepts, metrics analysis, methodologies, and documentation standards *Education:* Bachelor's degree, or higher or equivalent REPLY TO: vip...@universal-sw.com *Thanks & Regards,* *Vipin Kaushal* [image: cid:image001.png@01CBC77F.15AC2B90] 20, Industrial Park Drive, Nashua, NH-03062. 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