Software PA/QA Manager

Main responsibilities 

As Software Product Assurance / Quality Assurance Manager, you will oversee software quality across the full system lifecycle:

• Define, maintain, and review software quality and assurance plans aligned with project goals, contractual requirements, and applicable standards
• Ensure that structured software lifecycle processes (requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, validation) are clearly defined, followed, and properly documented
• Assess the completeness and consistency of requirements, system architecture, verification strategies, and acceptance criteria
• Safeguard end-to-end traceability between requirements, design, implementation, and verification evidence
• Review verification and validation outcomes, including test coverage, results, and issue tracking, and advise on readiness for release or acceptance
• Oversee configuration, change, and release management processes for software and associated documentation
• Lead the handling of deviations and non-conformances, ensuring proper analysis, risk assessment, and resolution
• Evaluate suppliers and subcontractors on their software development and quality practices, including assessment of delivered artefacts
• Act as an independent authority within projects, providing critical input, challenging decisions where needed, and translating quality considerations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• Degree (BSc/MSc) in software engineering, systems engineering, computer science, or a related technical field
• Significant experience in software quality assurance, product assurance, or systems assurance within complex, software-intensive environments
• Strong understanding of structured development lifecycles, including requirements management, verification, validation, and configuration control
• Solid grasp of quality principles, risk-based assurance, and lifecycle governance
• Experience reviewing and approving technical deliverables such as specifications, test reports, and release documentation
• Ability to operate as an independent authority while remaining an effective collaborator within multidisciplinary teams
• Strong communication skills, able to interface with engineers, project managers, suppliers, and clients
• Affinity with working in regulated or security-sensitive environments such as the defence sector
• Willingness and ability to undergo security screening or clearance procedures where required
• Fluent in English, written and spoken. Dutch is a pré.

Please note that if you do not hear back from us within 10 days of your application, you may assume that we have selected another candidate we would like to interview for this position. We do our best to get back to you individually; however, due to a high volume of responses, it can be that we have not been able to reject your application in person.

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