Job Title: Senior Project Validation Lead
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid: Mon/Wed/Thurs onsite - No remote)
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm (some flexibility)
Regulatory Requirement: W2 only.
Must be able to obtain CFIUS clearance About the Role Our client is seeking a highly experienced IVVQM (Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification Manager) / Senior Project Validation Lead to join their Austin-based team.
You'll be critical to delivering tailored solutions for state and local governments - ensuring accuracy, security, and quality for official documents and biometric services. This customer-facing role requires strong leadership, technical acumen, and the ability to drive validation activities from project start through final deployment.
Key Responsibilities - Bid & Presales Support:
- Collaborate with sales/technical teams to create tailored validation and quality management strategies.
- Prepare estimates and resource plans for IVVQ activities during bids and presales phases.
- Technical Project Leadership:
- Lead validation, verification, and quality assurance activities on identity and biometric projects.
- Define testing strategies, write test plans, execute manual and automated tests, and manage test documentation.
- Optimize test coverage and minimize project risk.
- Analyze root causes, track defect resolutions, and ensure project deliverables meet quality standards.
- Customer Engagement:
- Serve as the primary interface for customers throughout the project lifecycle (kickoff, UAT, deployment, reviews).
- Clearly communicate validation goals, strategies, and results, and lead executive reviews and issue escalations.
- Deploy solutions on customer sites and support troubleshooting with internal/external teams.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Review and enhance IVVQ methodologies to improve project outcomes and efficiency.
- Share lessons learned and help develop best practices within the organization.
- Team Leadership:
- Lead project IVVQ activities and coordinate efforts between cross-functional teams and customers.
- Report progress, ensure timelines and standards are met, and continuously improve processes.
Requirements - 8+ years of experience in validation, regardless of education level.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Proven ability to lead validation activities and projects start to finish.
- Strong customer-facing skills and experience presenting to clients.
- Deep knowledge of IVVQ methodologies (integration, verification, validation, qualification).
- 3+ years in project leadership roles, managing validation for complex solutions.
- Solid experience in both manual and automation testing. However, this is NOT an automation role.
- Strong understanding of web/mobile technologies and API testing (Soap/Rest).
- Knowledge of data communication/network protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, LDAP) and SQL.
- Experience in defect management tools (e.g., JIRA), SDLC, release, and security best practices.
- Skilled in troubleshooting under pressure and leading teams through issue resolution.
- Familiarity with automation tools (TestComplete, ReadyAPI, JMeter preferred).
- Ability to travel to customer sites for deployments and support.
Preferred Qualifications - Prior experience in identity or biometrics projects.
- Leadership background guiding teams through validation/integration.
- Experience with public cloud (AWS/Azure), PKI, and digital security practices.
- Advanced skills in automation scripting (JavaScript, Python, etc.).
Why Join Us? You'll play a vital leadership role in delivering high-impact secure solutions for government and law enforcement, in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. If you have substantial validation leadership experience, strong customer communication skills, and want to drive meaningful projects, we want to meet you!
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