Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer onsite Tewksbury, MA

Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance) Location

US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB3 ~ 50 Apple Hill Dr ~ CONCORD BLDG, Tewksbury Tb3 300 Concord

United States of America

Onsite

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

DoD Clearance:
Secret

Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

We have an immediate need for an onsite Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance) to support Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) in Tewksbury, MA. 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.

• Majority of activities occur daily at primary Tewksbury MA site (50 Apple Hill Drive).
• Test Witnessing occurs monthly at nearby Andover MA site (362 Lowell Street).
• Test Witnessing may occur annually at Pelham NH site (50 Bush Hill Road).
• Collaborative visits periodically occur to Marlborough MA (1001 Boston Post Rd).

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

SWQE Tasks:
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) Education and 8 years of Quality or Engineering experience.
• Eight years working experience in a Quality or Technical role and applying principles across the following:
• Agile: SCRUM teams, sprints/increments, stories/points, backlog/burndown, continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD).
• Testing: execution witnessing, location, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, reports.
• Requirements: verification, software specifications, systems specifications, functionality, performance, statement of work, contracts.
• Software: lifecycle processes, requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions, features, builds, configuration management.
• Defects: quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution, effort, impact, implementation.
• Release: delivery management, checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories, software executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, user guides.
• Metrics: defining, developing, monitoring, measuring, reporting, dashboards, 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.
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