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Fort Meade, MD
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Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
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Job Description
Overview
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) Software Quality Assurance Engineer/Tester to support mission-critical government programs. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and documenting comprehensive software testing activities while serving as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders.
The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in software quality assurance, test and evaluation (T&E), systems engineering, and government acquisition programs. This individual will lead testing efforts across the software development lifecycle and ensure systems meet performance, security, and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of software test events and activities.
- Develop, document, and execute comprehensive test plans and testing strategies.
- Conduct and facilitate Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with internal and external stakeholders.
- Define and oversee Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E), and Cyber Test & Evaluation (Cyber T&E) activities.
- Ensure all testing efforts align with program objectives, customer requirements, and government standards.
- Provide recommendations related to test requirements during acquisition planning and contract execution.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, system-level, and acceptance testing.
- Identify, document, track, and communicate software defects and test results.
- Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and program managers to validate system requirements.
- Lead test reviews, technical discussions, and stakeholder meetings.
- Maintain traceability, compliance documentation, and test artifacts throughout the program lifecycle.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives for quality assurance and testing methodologies.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience OR Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated experience supporting software development programs utilizing Object-Oriented Programming methodologies.
- Extensive experience performing Quality Assurance (QA) and/or Test & Evaluation (T&E) activities for government systems.
- Proven ability to develop test plans, manage test cases, execute testing events, and report findings.
- Experience leading and documenting testing processes, reviews, workflows, and stakeholder engagements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.) or comparable platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
- DAWIA Test & Evaluation Practitioner certification.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions, testing, and evaluation efforts.
- Knowledge of cyber systems and defensive cyber capabilities.
- Familiarity with federal acquisition, testing, and compliance policies.
- Administrative-level experience managing Atlassian environments within engineering organizations.
- Experience supporting large-scale, complex government software programs.
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) Software Quality Assurance Engineer/Tester to support mission-critical government programs. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and documenting comprehensive software testing activities while serving as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders.
The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in software quality assurance, test and evaluation (T&E), systems engineering, and government acquisition programs. This individual will lead testing efforts across the software development lifecycle and ensure systems meet performance, security, and operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of software test events and activities.
- Develop, document, and execute comprehensive test plans and testing strategies.
- Conduct and facilitate Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with internal and external stakeholders.
- Define and oversee Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E), Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E), and Cyber Test & Evaluation (Cyber T&E) activities.
- Ensure all testing efforts align with program objectives, customer requirements, and government standards.
- Provide recommendations related to test requirements during acquisition planning and contract execution.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, system-level, and acceptance testing.
- Identify, document, track, and communicate software defects and test results.
- Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and program managers to validate system requirements.
- Lead test reviews, technical discussions, and stakeholder meetings.
- Maintain traceability, compliance documentation, and test artifacts throughout the program lifecycle.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives for quality assurance and testing methodologies.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience OR Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated experience supporting software development programs utilizing Object-Oriented Programming methodologies.
- Extensive experience performing Quality Assurance (QA) and/or Test & Evaluation (T&E) activities for government systems.
- Proven ability to develop test plans, manage test cases, execute testing events, and report findings.
- Experience leading and documenting testing processes, reviews, workflows, and stakeholder engagements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.) or comparable platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
- DAWIA Test & Evaluation Practitioner certification.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions, testing, and evaluation efforts.
- Knowledge of cyber systems and defensive cyber capabilities.
- Familiarity with federal acquisition, testing, and compliance policies.
- Administrative-level experience managing Atlassian environments within engineering organizations.
- Experience supporting large-scale, complex government software programs.
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