Quality Manager

Job Overview

Job Title: Quality Manager

Location: Tampa, FL

Job Responsibilities

Trace Systems is actively recruiting for a Quality Manager to support in Tampa, FL. The job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assists with maintaining and updating the Quality Management Plan (QMP), ensuring quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) practices are integrated across engineering, Test & Evaluation (T&E), deployments, logistics, and operations.

• Reviews deliverables prior to submission to ensure all contractual, technical, and quality requirements are met and that content aligns with program and corporate standards.

• Helps create, edit, and maintain templates, process documents, and standard forms to promote consistency, standardization, and compliance across the program.

• Conducts spot checks, readiness reviews, and audits to verify adherence to program requirements, corporate policies, and ISO 9001 standards. Develops quality-related tracking and audit reports as applicable.

• Monitors quality and performance metrics; promptly communicates quality issues, risks, or nonconformances to the PM for resolution.

• Tracks corrective and preventive actions– documenting findings and driving closure.

• Support for internal and external audits – customer audits, corporate audits, ISO audits, etc.

• Provides quality-related training to program leadership and key staff responsible for implementing quality processes.

• Supports the review and tracking of risks, issues, opportunities, and lessons learned, ensuring quality considerations are captured and integrated into continuous improvement effort.

• Collaborates with Operational Teams and the PMO to support continuous monitoring, process improvements, and compliance.

• Helps to manage and maintain quality-related artifacts, records, and documentation within SharePoint, ensuring proper version control, permissions, metadata, and organization.

• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.

• 10 years Quality Management experience, including extensive experience ensuring ISO 900 1 compliance, conducting audits, developing KPIs, and reporting on quality and risk trends.

• Strong capabilities with Microsoft 365 Suite and Microsoft Project.

• Hands‑on experience with SharePoint, including document libraries, metadata, permissions, workflows, and supporting teams in SharePoint‑based processes.

• Experience supporting Government contracts, including familiarity with TO requirements, CDRLs, and compliance processes.

Desired Qualification

• Quality certifications such as ASQ or Lean Six Sigma.

• Understanding of RMF, configuration management, and continuous monitoring practices.

• Possesses Lead Auditor ISO certifications.

• Experience supporting SharePoint governance, content structuring, or site administration.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Quality Management, Engineering, Business, Information Systems) or equivalent experience.

Trace Systems

Trace Systems Inc. was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad–– whenever and wherever. We provide enterprise IT, engineering, full life-cycle communications, cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization services and solutions to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

To Apply: We invite you to put your talents to work by joining a growing team of dynamic professionals here at Trace Systems! Be part of a culture at our leading-edge company where you can achieve great things while fostering a satisfying and rewarding career progression. To learn more about our current openings, text ‘tracejobs’ to 97211 or apply directly through our website at: www.tracesystems.com. #jointracesystems

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.