# Lead Compliance Auditor

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Leidos' Defense Sector Mission Assurance is seeking a Lead Compliance Auditor to join its team and serve as the senior technical authority for audit execution across its manufacturing and production operations.

The Lead Compliance Auditor plans, leads, and reports internal quality and compliance audits, owns the Layered Process Audit (LPA) program on the production floor, and verifies conformance to customer, contractual, governmental, and industry standards including ISO 9001, AS9100, CMMC, DFARS, ITAR, FAR, and applicable Department of Defense (DoD) requirements.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Audit Program Leadership & Planning

- Layered Process Auditing – Manufacturing & Production

- Internal Audit Execution & Techniques

- Compliance, Documentation & Records Oversight

- Corrective Action, Root Cause & Continuous Improvement

- Mentoring, Training & Collaboration

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree in Quality Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Industrial Management, or related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.

- 5+ years of experience in quality auditing, compliance, or quality systems within the defense, aerospace, or regulated manufacturing industry, including 2+ years leading audits or audit teams.

- Demonstrated experience auditing in an active manufacturing or production environment, not limited to office or documentation-only audits.

- Hands-on experience designing, deploying, or sustaining a Layered Process Audit program.

- Working knowledge of:

- ISO 9001 and/or AS9100

- ISO 19011 auditing guidelines

- ITAR/EAR regulations

- DFARS clauses

- Government contract compliance

**Key Competencies:**

- Audit Leadership & Team Direction

- Layered Process Auditing

- Internal Auditing Technique

- Regulatory Compliance

- Root Cause & Corrective Action Management

- Manufacturing Process Knowledge

- Document & Records Management

- Risk-Based Thinking

- Data Integrity & Confidentiality

- Coaching & Auditor Development

## Skills

### Required
- ISO 9001
- AS9100
- ISO 19011
- ITAR/EAR
- DFARS
- Government contract compliance
- Layered Process Auditing
- Internal Auditing Technique
- Root Cause & Corrective Action Management
- Manufacturing Process Knowledge
- Document & Records Management

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