a i solutions
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
a i solutions, Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35824
Essential Roles & Responsibilities:
Provide technical expertise in software quality assurance to the government for the assigned programs.Participate in cross-functional teams conducting software quality evaluations, audits and assessments, for existing and developmental missile defense programs. Activities include providing on-site verification and auditing at Developer facilities to ensure that robust controls are in place for quality assurance practices.Participate and provide input for Software Review Boards, failure investigations and failure review boards. Activities include determining root cause of failures of MDA hardware and software.Participate in assessments, tests, or technical interchange meetings to assess processes and practices for compliance with software quality assurance strategies, policies, and standards. Report results. Activities include providing on-site verification and auditing at Developer facilities to ensure that robust controls are in place for quality assurance practices.Participate in technical meetings and independent software code reviews for software (including but not limited to agile/iterative) development efforts to assess compliance with industry-wide and MDA software quality assurance standards and best practices. Report results.Assess software (including but not limited to agile/iterative software development model) quality assurance to include requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment activities.Provide weekly status reports on activities and issues of concern.Travel periodically, approximately four times per year for 2-4 days per tripPosition is located at MDA facility on Redstone Arsenal with expectation to work onsite approximately one day per week and additional days at local developer facility.Otherwise telework from home is authorized when not required to be onsite
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Professional engineering from a school of engineering Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc. in software engineering with a minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering field.
Acceptable substitute to above requirement: 10 years of experience in a software field.Experience leading and executing extensive software quality engineering support efforts for complex weapon systems, system elements, interfacing systems, components, devices and/or processes for missile defense programs.Experience with software quality processes and products from requirements phase through testing and fielding.Experience leading the implementation of software quality engineering.Active Secret Security Clearance, or ability to obtain prior to start.
MAKE A MOVE, MAKE AN IMPACT.
a.i. solutions was founded over 25 years ago with a mission to MAKE AN IMPACT by exceeding expectations. A move to our team means using your passion and ingenuity to MAKE AN IMPACT through innovations, defending national security, and enabling access to space. MAKE A MOVE, to join a team driven by a shared ambition, and rewarded for individual contributions.
BENEFITS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT:
Salary ranges from $121,000 to $146,000/year depending on relevant experience and qualifications.View Our Benefits OfferingsPaid Time Off and Holidays401k Safe Harbor Plan, we contribute on Day #1Paid Parental leave for Mom & DadCompany Paid Life/AD&DTuition AssistanceWellness plans that reward wellbeing & work life harmonyFree Mental Health Therapy
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Provide technical expertise in software quality assurance to the government for the assigned programs.Participate in cross-functional teams conducting software quality evaluations, audits and assessments, for existing and developmental missile defense programs. Activities include providing on-site verification and auditing at Developer facilities to ensure that robust controls are in place for quality assurance practices.Participate and provide input for Software Review Boards, failure investigations and failure review boards. Activities include determining root cause of failures of MDA hardware and software.Participate in assessments, tests, or technical interchange meetings to assess processes and practices for compliance with software quality assurance strategies, policies, and standards. Report results. Activities include providing on-site verification and auditing at Developer facilities to ensure that robust controls are in place for quality assurance practices.Participate in technical meetings and independent software code reviews for software (including but not limited to agile/iterative) development efforts to assess compliance with industry-wide and MDA software quality assurance standards and best practices. Report results.Assess software (including but not limited to agile/iterative software development model) quality assurance to include requirements, design, development, testing, and deployment activities.Provide weekly status reports on activities and issues of concern.Travel periodically, approximately four times per year for 2-4 days per tripPosition is located at MDA facility on Redstone Arsenal with expectation to work onsite approximately one day per week and additional days at local developer facility.Otherwise telework from home is authorized when not required to be onsite
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Professional engineering from a school of engineering Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, Inc. in software engineering with a minimum of 7 years of experience in software engineering field.
Acceptable substitute to above requirement: 10 years of experience in a software field.Experience leading and executing extensive software quality engineering support efforts for complex weapon systems, system elements, interfacing systems, components, devices and/or processes for missile defense programs.Experience with software quality processes and products from requirements phase through testing and fielding.Experience leading the implementation of software quality engineering.Active Secret Security Clearance, or ability to obtain prior to start.
MAKE A MOVE, MAKE AN IMPACT.
a.i. solutions was founded over 25 years ago with a mission to MAKE AN IMPACT by exceeding expectations. A move to our team means using your passion and ingenuity to MAKE AN IMPACT through innovations, defending national security, and enabling access to space. MAKE A MOVE, to join a team driven by a shared ambition, and rewarded for individual contributions.
BENEFITS THAT MAKE AN IMPACT:
Salary ranges from $121,000 to $146,000/year depending on relevant experience and qualifications.View Our Benefits OfferingsPaid Time Off and Holidays401k Safe Harbor Plan, we contribute on Day #1Paid Parental leave for Mom & DadCompany Paid Life/AD&DTuition AssistanceWellness plans that reward wellbeing & work life harmonyFree Mental Health Therapy
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)