Quality Engineering & Control – Lead

Quality Engineering & Control (QE&C) Lead

Location: This is a remote role, with occasional travel required.

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Role Overview:

We are seeking a motivated ISO auditor to join our UK-based Quality Engineering & Control (QE&C) team.

Reporting to the UK QE&C Manager, the ISO auditor will support the implementation of the Integrated Management System (IMS) and oversee independent Quality Engineering & Control activities required for assigned programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

The ISO auditor will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Reviewing project procedures to ensure alignment with ISO standards.
• Planning, conducting, and reporting on internal audits to ensure compliance with ISO standards.
• Collecting, analysing, and reporting performance metrics (e.g., KPIs) to monitor quality performance.
• Reviewing metrics analysis results to determine whether additional process audits are required.
• Contributing to the creation and annual review of Quality Assurance Plans.
• Implementing root cause analysis and leading improvement initiatives.
• Supporting corrective and preventative action (CAPA) plans to address quality issues.
• Providing ISO training and awareness sessions for programme staff.
• Collaborating closely with Programme Managers and management teams to identify quality issues and resolutions.
• Promoting and adhering to company policies, procedures, and values.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Proven quality assurance and control experience in a relevant environment, ideally software development
• Expertise in ISO standards and experience with Integrated Management Systems (IMS)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Proficiency with tools such as SharePoint and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Active SC security clearance
• Experience developing and implementing processes and conducting internal audits and coordination and attendance at external audits
• Expertise in implementing CAPA activities to address and resolve quality issues effectively

Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start SC
• Clearance for Role DV
• Must have ​UK citizenship
• Applicants must have SC clearance in order to start in the role
• Ability to achieve SC clearance and willingness to pursue DV clearance, if required

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What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•    Dynamic Working 

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.