Quality Assurance Lab Manager

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Digital Forensics Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team! In this role, you will oversee quality-assurance activities, laboratory readiness, compliance, and corrective-action processes supporting a digital-forensics laboratory.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Ensure contractor-performed activities comply with the CFL Quality Assurance Program.

• Ensure the physical laboratory space and equipment remain operational, including coordinating preventive maintenance and repairs.

• Support the implementation and maintenance of laboratory standard operating procedures.

• Monitor contractor compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ANAB-related requirements.

• Coordinate internal quality reviews, technical peer reviews, corrective actions, and audit preparations.

• Maintain readiness for Government and ANAB assessments.

• Track quality indicators, report deficiencies, rework, procedural errors, and corrective actions.

• Ensure technical personnel complete required competency tests and maintain current qualifications.

• Support the development and implementation of quality-control processes.

• Identify potential major or minor nonconformities and ensure timely escalation and corrective action.

• Maintain accurate quality records and documentation supporting laboratory compliance, readiness, and continuous improvement.

• Coordinate with technical personnel, laboratory leadership, contractors, auditors, and government representatives as required.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Eligibility for a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Forensics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Criminal Justice, or a related field. Four years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree.

• Minimum of five years of experience supporting quality assurance and/or digital-forensics activities.

• Proven experience with or demonstrable knowledge of digital-forensics techniques and processes.

• Working knowledge of quality-assurance programs, laboratory procedures, corrective actions, and audit preparation.

• Familiarity with ISO/IEC 17025 requirements and ANAB accreditation-related processes.

• Ability to identify potential nonconformities, document deficiencies, coordinate corrective actions, and track issues through closure.

• Strong organizational, analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to maintain accurate, traceable, and auditable quality records.

• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with technical personnel, contractors, laboratory leadership, and government stakeholders.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience supporting a digital-forensics laboratory quality program.

• Experience preparing for or supporting Government, ANAB, ISO/IEC 17025, or other laboratory assessments.

• Experience coordinating technical peer reviews, competency testing, internal audits, corrective actions, and quality metrics.

• Experience supporting laboratory equipment maintenance, calibration, repairs, and operational-readiness activities.

• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining laboratory SOPs and quality-control processes.

• Experience tracking deficiencies, rework, procedural errors, nonconformities, performance indicators, and corrective‑action effectiveness.

• Experience supporting…