Our client is seeking an IV&V SME to provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) support for a major software implementation.
Position: Full time and Part-time positions available
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship
Location: Remote and meeting in Albuquerque or Santa Fe, NM area.
Responsibilities and Duties
The candidate duties will include, but are not limited to, the following tasks:
Ability to gather, interpret, and apply leading industry and Government practice to support review of operations
Participate review and assessment throughout the PMO with primary focus on the following areas
Communications Management
Configuration Management
Integration Management
Data Oversight and Planning
Cutover Management
Testing and Validation
Correctly interpret and consistently follow the Program s defined policies, processes, and procedures.
Identify and documentation and review requirements based upon customer specifications.
Develop automated and manual procedures based upon derived requirements.
Develop technical documentation detailing test requirements, test design parameters, test procedures, test plans, test result logs, test reports, and defect reports.
Ensure documentation is well written, accurate, complete, and thorough.
Communicate effectively in written and verbal form.
Provide input to scheduling of test related activities.
Ensure the maintenance of test assets and documentation
Required Qualifications and Skills
Minimum 4 years experience performing Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) with state or federal clients, or equivalent
Minimum 4 years experience as a primary Project Manager managing complex IT projects
Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred
Knowledge of and familiarity with IV&V requirements and with industry standards for IEEE, CMMI and PMBOK
Superb oral and written communication skills, organizational, interpersonal, and analytic capabilities
Team player who effectively works well with clients and colleagues at all levels
Technical writing samples will be required
Experience with Agile methodology is preferred