Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer

Amentum is seeking a Software QA / Test Engineer 3 to support the software development of a mission-focused cyber security training solution program in Hanover, MD. The position provides software verification and validation expertise across multiple development teams supporting a diverse portfolio of cyber security training systems, applications, and services. The Software QA / Test Engineer 3 works across the full software development lifecycle to establish effective testing practices, support development teams with test activities, and ensure software capabilities meet defined requirements before deployment.

The position provides technical leadership for verification and validation activities while remaining actively involved in test development, execution, analysis, and improvement.

This position is ideal for an experienced QA or test engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, establishing effective testing practices, working across multiple technical disciplines, and improving the quality and reliability of software and supporting systems. Unlike a QA role focused on a single application or development team, this position supports testing across the program's software development groups and product portfolio.

The engineer will work with developers, system administrators, instructors, and other technical personnel to establish consistent testing practices while adapting those practices to the needs of individual systems and capabilities

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The courses being supported are active from  M-F. Contract core hours are . The Dev Ops team is flexible on arrival and departure time however there are occasions where one or more Dev Ops team members will be needed to support testing and maintenance before or after course hours.

The Software QA / Test Engineer 3 will provide technical leadership for software and system verification and validation activities across the program.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve program-level software and system testing strategies, methodologies, and standards.
• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, procedures, cases, scripts, and automated tests supporting software and hardware verification.
• Author, maintain, and improve the System Verification Plan
  , ensuring testing activities remain aligned with customer-approved requirements and program processes.
• Define and maintain release acceptance criteria, regression testing methodologies, and verification requirements for scheduled maintenance and production releases.
• Evaluate requirements and system changes to identify appropriate verification methods, test coverage, dependencies, and potential impacts across applications and supporting infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain SOPs for software testing, including test preparation, execution, documentation, defect handling, and verification of corrective actions.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities across the program's development teams to promote consistent testing practices and ensure compliance with the System Verification Plan.
• Support development teams in designing and implementing effective unit, integration, system, regression, and acceptance tests.
• Analyze test results, investigate failures, identify defects and root causes, and coordinate resolution and retesting with development and technical teams.
• Develop and maintain automated testing solutions and identify opportunities to improve test coverage, repeatability, and efficiency.
• Perform verification and restoration-to-service testing following system outages, maintenance activities, and significant configuration changes.
• Maintain complete, traceable, and audit-ready test evidence supporting releases, maintenance activities,…