Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer onsite Huntsville, AL

Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance)

We have an immediate need for an onsite Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance) to support Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) in Huntsville, AL. LADS programs include Global Patriot, Ghost‑Eye / Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense, National Advanced Surface‑to‑Air Missile, Stinger, Next Generation Short‑Range Interceptor, TOW, Javelin, Excalibur, and counter unmanned aerial systems.

Location:

315 Bob Heath Dr, Huntsville, AL (primary site); additional collaborative visits at 401 Jan Davis Dr and test witnessing sites at Red Arsenal (7745 Eagle Road) and Government System Integration Lab (GSIL).

Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department performs classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in dedicated work spaces. Tasks include:

• Review of Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure Dev Ops), SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts.
• Participation in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics), Test Witnessing (SQT, FQT), and Audits.

• Compliance – Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs to/from partner organizations.
• Products – Ensure integrity of the technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data.
• Improvement – Perform independent evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Processes – Leverage modern experiences with software development and quality best practices. Increasingly adopt Agile and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies.
• Teamwork – Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel. Provide guidance to senior leadership, team members, and group peers.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Security Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required.
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of Quality or Engineering experience.
• Eight years of experience in a Quality or Technical role applying principles across the following:
• • Agile: SCRUM teams, sprints/increments, stories/points, backlog/burndown, and/or continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD).
  • Testing: execution witnessing, location, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, and/or reports.
  • Requirements: verification, software specifications, systems specifications, functionality, performance, statement of work, and/or contracts.
  • Software: lifecycle processes, requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions, features, builds, and/or configuration management.
  • Defects: quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution, effort, impact, and/or implementation.
  • Release: delivery management, checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories, software executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, and/or user guides.
  • Metrics: defining, developing, monitoring, measuring, reporting, dashboards, and/or tools (e.g., Business Insight reports, Jira reports, Excel tables).
  • Analysis: identifying process issue Root Causes and implementing Corrective Actions.

• Working experience in the following areas:
• • Certifications: Quality, Software Eng., Systems Eng., Agile, Cyber / IA, Project Management.
  • PowerPoint: briefing creation and presentation to Senior Management.
  • Standards: quality principles via AS9115, AS9100, ISO
    9001.
  • Policies: Quality Management Systems (QMS) and/or Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Compliance: evaluation, validation, auditing, corrective actions.
  • Maintenance: processes, patches, upgrades, installation, backups, recovery, synchronization.
  • Projects: leading, coordination, planning, prioritization, execution, escalation.
  • Strategy: leading cross‑functional initiatives, collaborating with Business‑Technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity/training in the following areas:
• • Dev Sec Ops : Tool chains (Confluence, ADS – Azure Dev Ops Server,…