Independent Verification and Validation Director

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| Summary | |
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| Old Dominion Universitys Office | |
| of Enterprise Research and | |
| Innovations (OERI)Spectrum | |
| Advanced Training Technology | |
| Laboratory, in support of OUSD | |
| RandE, seeks an IVandV Director | |
| with strong verification and | |
| validation skills in systems | |
| engineering. The IVandV Director | |
| is responsible for overseeing the | |
| verification and validation | |
| processes of software systems, | |
| ensuring they meet the required | |
| standards and specifications. The | |
| IVandV Director is responsible | |
| for leading and managing the | |
| Independent Verification and | |
| Validation activities for | |
| software development and | |
| implementation projects. This | |
| role ensures that all software | |
| products meet the required | |
| standards, perform as intended, | |
| and fulfill customer | |
| requirements. | |
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| Job Responsibilities: | |
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| – Leadership and Management: | |
| Oversee and lead the | |
| Independent Verification and | |
| Validation activities for | |
| software development and | |
| implementation projects. | |
| Manage the IVandV processes, | |
| including resource | |
| allocation, task assignment, | |
| and performance evaluation. | |
| Collaborate closely with | |
| project teams, stakeholders, | |
| and Spectrum Vendor | |
| – Verification and Validation | |
| Processes: Develop and | |
| implement robust IVandV | |
| methodologies and processes | |
| tailored to the needs of | |
| SATTL and OUSD RandE. Lead | |
| efforts to develop and manage | |
| MandS verification and | |
| validation methodologies | |
| which support acti ities | |
| related to DoD operational | |
| testing of systems and | |
| systems of systems. Ensure | |
| that all software products | |
| meet required standards, | |
| perform as intended, and | |
| fulfill customer | |
| requirements. Conduct | |
| rigorous verification | |
| activities to check if | |
| systems are built correctly | |
| according to specifications. | |
| Perform validation activities | |
| to evaluate if the software | |
| meets the mission and | |
| customers needs. | |
| – Risk Management and Quality | |
| Assurance: Identify potential | |
| risks in software development | |
| projects and propose | |
| mitigation strategies. | |
| Provide objective assessments | |
| of software qualitythroughout | |
| the development lifecycle. | |
| Ensure compliance with | |
| industry standards and best | |
| practices in software | |
| engineering. | |
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| – Systems Engineering | |
| Expertise: Apply strong | |
| verification and validation | |
| skills in systems engineering | |
| to evaluate complex software | |
| systems. Assess the | |
| integration of software | |
| components within larger | |
| systems to ensure | |
| compatibility and | |
| functionality. | |
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| – Reporting and Communication: | |
| Develop and deliver | |
| comprehensive assessment | |
| reports containing results of | |
| oversight tasks and | |
| recommendations for | |
| improvement. Present findings | |
| and recommendations to | |
| project steering committees, |