Change Management Quality Assurance Lead

The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Change Management Quality Assurance Lead to oversee the quality assurance processes and performance within our organizations change management initiatives and activities. The successful candidate will ensure that change management practices meet high-quality standards and align with organizational goals customer requirements and industry best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies and tracks program risks and action items to closure and assess risk and cost of changes

• Establishes and maintains a close working relationship with other areas service providers customers and technical staff

• Delivers briefings and training as required to leadership individuals or teams across the program to ensure common understanding to meet objectives

• Ensures senior management are always informed of appropriate activities and issues (early and frequently)

• Raises issues questions and concerns; Validates results reports discrepancies and follows through to ensure that all issues are resolved

• Ensures compliance with process-specific standards and policies and stays abreast of process changes

• Utilize ServiceNow dashboards tools and techniques to report the status of the process as needed

• Support measurement and reporting for weekly and monthly meetings and as required

• Identify areas for improvement in practices and recommend solutions

• Manages end-to-end projects that follow procedures work instructions and templates to support process execution

• Develops and maintains relevant and appropriate project management documentation and artifacts (i.e. project schedules briefings reports etc.)

• Leads efforts ensuring high performance and quality are consistent

• Develop and maintain customer required and identify and recommend changes or additions to quality metrics and KPIs

• Establish goals and objectives for the team(s) running day-to-day operations for the assigned projects

• Lead a team of Change Management Process Analysts in day-to-day work

• Develop and implement quality assurance strategies and processes for change management initiatives

• Lead quality audits of change management processes documentation and outcomes

• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure quality standards are met throughout project lifecycles

• Ensure Impact of change on other services and Configuration Items (CIs) are effectively assessed

• Ensure timely approval for all types of changes

• Closely work with engineering team for evaluation of change during approval and after deployment

• Closely work with project (release and deployment) team for scheduling changes and ensure change evaluation and release planning is effectively done

Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with poly required

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience

• 5 years of experience in network operations quality assurance or related roles

• Good working knowledge of the Service Management workflows and ITSM processes

• ITIL V3 or 4 certification and training

• Experience with Network Capacity Management processes and practices

• Strong understanding of network technologies and capacity management principles

• Proficiency in QA methodologies tools and best practices

• Experience with automation testing tools and scripting languages

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment

• Strong understanding of network protocols architectures and technologies (e.g. TCP/IP MPLS SDN)

• Experience with network monitoring and performance management tools

Desired:

• Advanced ITIL certifications or training

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Working knowledge with ServiceNow

• Experience in leading large process improvement projects

• Experience with Agile methodologies

• Good understanding of product release methodologies

What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member youll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customers missions and driven by a higher purpose to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. Youll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together we will advance our nations most critical missions build on our lengthy track record of business success and find opportunities to break new ground in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including but not limited to geographic location Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates relevant prior work experience specific skills and competencies education and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare wellness financial retirement family support continuing education and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is: