ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Quality Management System (QMS)
Own, maintain, and continuously improve the organization's multi-standard QMS across ISO 9001, ISO 20000-1, and ISO 14001.
Plan and govern certification and recertification cycles, managing relationships with accredited external bodies.
Drive internal audit programs, management reviews, and corrective/preventive action closure.
Define and track organizational measurement objectives tied to business outcomes, not just compliance targets.
SEPG and Process Engineering
Lead the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG), Process Improvement Team, and Software Quality Assurance Group (SQAG).
Define, document, and institutionalize processes across all SDLC phases: planning, estimation, requirements, design, coding, testing, and release.
Establish and maintain Project Performance Baselines and capability baselines for quantitative project management.
Drive Causal Analysis and Resolution (CAR) and Defect Prevention activities across delivery units.
CMMI High Maturity Practices
Lead CMMI Maturity Level 5 appraisal cycles preparation, readiness reviews, evidence collection, and coordination with the Lead Appraiser.
Institutionalize Quantitative Project Management (QPM) and Organizational Performance Management (OPM) practices.
Apply statistical process control and process performance modeling to manage variation in delivery performance.
Sustain High Maturity practices continuously, not just during appraisal windows.
Metrics, Measurement & Reporting
Govern organizational metrics programs covering effort, schedule, defects, productivity, customer satisfaction, and test effectiveness.
Produce performance dashboards and reports for Top Management highlighting trends, risks, and improvement targets.
Establish size-based estimation baselines by technology type and maintain them as organizational assets.
Training & Culture
Train project teams, leads, and support functions on quality processes and standards.
Build a quality culture where process discipline is seen as an enabler of delivery, not a constraint.
Run lessons learned and knowledge management programs to capture and reuse organizational learning.
Cross-functional Process Ownership
Partner with support function heads across HR, Finance, IT Infrastructure, Procurement, Administration, Sales, and L&D to define and document their operating processes.
Support Information Security Governance and data protection compliance in collaboration with the CISO or IT Infrastructure lead.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Mandatory Skills (Non-Negotiable)
ISO 9001:2015
? Led or co-led at least two certification cycles.
? Managed internal audit programs and corrective/preventive action closure.
? Practical understanding of Clause 6.1 (risk-based thinking) and Clause 9.1 (performance evaluation).
Good to Have
ISO 27001:2022 Lead Auditor / Lead Implementer for effective collaboration with IT Security teams and ISMS risk control alignment.
Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or above) DMAIC, root cause analysis, control charts; directly applicable to Defect Prevention and CAR programs.
Prior delivery-side experience as a Developer, Business Analyst, or Project Manager builds credibility with delivery teams.
Experience building internal QMS portals or metrics dashboards (e.g., SharePoint) audit tracking, compliance indices, performance dashboards.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum environments ability to adapt CMMI and ISO practices to sprint-based delivery without friction.
Training and facilitation skills ability to run engaging process training sessions and management reviews.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Experience
18+ years in IT, with a minimum of 10 years in a Senior Quality Leadership role.
Mandatory Certifications / Standards Exposure
ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor certification or demonstrated working expertise with at least two certification cycles.
ISO 20000-1:2018 Demonstrated working expertise in IT Service Management process design or improvement.
ISO 14001:2015 Demonstrated working expertise in Environmental Management System operations.
CMMI Dev v2.0 or v3.0 Maturity Level 5 appraisal participation or leadership (mandatory).

Keyskills: ISO CMMI Quality Assurance SEPG