Quality Assurance Lead – Field Installations (Fiber/Wireless/Tower Systems)

Clearance Level Secret Category Professional Engineering Location Remote, Working from the USA Key Skills For Success Continuous Improvement Quality Assurance (QA) Quality Assurance Processes Quality Management ##### **REQ\#:****RQ229642** ##### **Public Trust:****None** ##### **Requisition Type:****Pipeline** ##### **Your Impact** Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure. **Job Description** ------------------- Quality Lead Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Quality Lead. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiators—you will help ensure that today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Quality Lead joining our team to support our client’s mission. This role drives organizational excellence by leading quality planning, compliance, continuous improvement, and QA inspection processes that ensure performance objectives are met while proactively resolving issues and enhancing safety and communication across stakeholders. Responsibilities * Own, maintain, and update the Quality Management Plan (QMP), ensuring all processes, procedures, and regulatory requirements remain current, compliant, and fully implemented. * Provide leadership to a small quality team (approximately 10–15 people), offering guidance, mentorship, and accountability for quality outcomes. * Work closely with project managers, stakeholders, Government technical staff, and customers to define requirements, identify risks, and determine appropriate resolution actions. * Deliver clear and concise written and verbal communication, including quality reports, status updates, inspection findings, and senior‑level briefings. * Develop, lead, and refine QA inspection processes to ensure consistent delivery of performance expectations and mission requirements. * Conduct Quality Assessments, test analysis, and data\-driven evaluations to confirm compliance and identify opportunities for improvement. * Champion continuous improvement initiatives and frameworks to reduce costs, optimize schedules, and enhance organizational performance. * Promote special safety precautions, lead safety\-related briefings, and support communication across senior management, safety teams, and contractor personnel. * Collaborate with 5G/IT program staff; while deep IT expertise is not required, candidates should possess basic to moderate IT program knowledge and be comfortable integrating quality processes into technical environments. Required Qualifications * 8–10 years of related experience with a strong focus on Quality Management Plan ownership and quality program execution. * Demonstrated experience leading small teams in a quality or operational environment. * Direct experience with QA inspection processes, quality assessments, test analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Active Secret clearance. * Remote work environment. * Ability to travel approximately 10%. Preferred Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. * Experience supporting IT or 5G\-related programs (preferred but not required if quality expertise is strong). * Familiarity with continuous improvement frameworks such as Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies. GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. * Growth: AI\-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities * Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals * Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off * Community: Award\-winning culture of innovation and a military\-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work. ### **Work Requirements** Years of Experience 8 \+ years of related experience * may vary based on technical training, certification(s), ***or*** degree Certification Travel Required 10\-25% Citizenship U.S. Citizenship Required ### **Salary and Benefit Information** The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 \- $150,385\. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. ### **Our Identity Verification Process** As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes. ### **About Our Work** We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50\+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission\-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc. *Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans*