Job Title
Quality Assurance System Engineer - Senior
Location
ABERDEEN 21005-MD098
Job Description
Job Description
ASRC Federal is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Systems Engineer to support their work with the Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (C5ISR) located at APG, MD.
Individuals must be able to perform all functional duties independently, with limited supervision. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing for some flexibility to work remotely.
However, it necessitates regular on-site presence at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD, to provide support.
Job responsibilities will include :
- QA engineer responsibilities include designing and implementing tests, debugging, and defining corrective actions.
- Review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics from a software quality perspective and a system performance perspective.
- Review and assist with the development of Quality Management Plans.
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Validate that detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases meet software system specifications, and performance requirements.
- Support estimation, prioritization, planning, and coordination test activities.
- Lead efforts to design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools.
- Support identification, recording, tracking, and thoroughly documenting bugs.
- Coordinate with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements.
- Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions.
- Integrate modern QA testing tools and test strategies.
- Develop and present technical quality and test information to Senior DoD leadership.
Requirements
Qualifications :
- Agile software development, DevSecOps best practices, CI / CD pipeline experience.
- Experience with leading QA and / or testing for system development technical projects.
- Knowledge of software development / DevSecOps cloud-based environments, ideally AWS DoD or Intelligence Community (IC) clouds.
- Knowledge of DoD standards and principles such as Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA).
- Proven work experience in software development.
- Proven work experience in software quality assurance.
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.
- Experience with both white box and black box testing.
- Experience with automated testing tools.
- Experience with performance and / or security testing.
- Proven expertise in customer engagement, with exceptional verbal and written communication skills, and attention to detail.
Desired Qualifications and Experience :
- Agile Scrum master certifications (g. Safe Scrum Master, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM))
- Understanding of DoD Intelligence, Command and Control systems, architectures, and communications protocols.
- Experience working within a hybrid cloud environment.
- Experience developing technical papers and presentations.
Clearance Requirement
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Sensitive Compartmentalized Information eligibility.
Experience and Education :
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Math, IT, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years research, development or operations experience working with cross functional teams.