Quality Assurance Engineer

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Summary: Leidos is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure comprehensive IT and support services meet stringent quality standards and DoD regulations for mission success. Highlights: 1. Support fast-paced Air Force Life Cycle Management Center program 2. Lead QA for planning, work product reviews, and quality audits 3. Ensure compliance with DoD standards, CMMI, and security protocols Apply Now Description The Defense Sector Leidos is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to support a fast-paced program with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. This role involves supporting the ensuring the delivery of comprehensive IT and support services to ensure mission success while adhering to DoD standards and regulions. The Quality Assurance Engineer will ensure the design, development, and deployment of systems, hardware, and components meet stringent quality standards as well as support the internal quality process. Primary Responsibilities: Collabore with the Program Manager to develop stregies, goals, tasks, roles, responsibilities, and informion needs for QA surveillance. Serve as the program's QA lead for planning, work product reviews, and quality audits. Implement and maintain the Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP). Support Quality Management Reviews by reporting to higher-level management on the program's quality achievements and progress towards meeting quality objectives. Upde the program's Tailored Process Baseline (TPB), as required. Provide review and input to program plans and other documents to ensure accure and on-time deliverables. Conduct quality audits in adherence to the program's audit schedule and Leidos policies, and report audit results to program leadership. Genere corrective action requests for audit findings and maintain the Common Audit Dabase (CAD) with timely updes/closures of audit findings. Oversee the development, documention, and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts in compliance with DoD standards and regulions. Ensure the program meets Department of Defense Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) by rigorously testing performance, functionality, and security. Identify risks and proactively work with teams to mitige them, ensuring the system operes within prescribed CMMI levels and meets organizional quality standards. Review and ensure th solutions adhere to Capability Murity Model® Integrion (CMMI) criteria and all DoD-specific processes throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Conduct regular reviews of software development and maintenance processes to ensure compliance with DoD and CMMI standards. Evalue software, hardware, and system performance against established metrics and DoD compliance requirements (e.g., NIST, FISMA). Collabore with cross-functional teams to ensure all QA activities support the overall program’s success and meet the high standards of quality expected in the DoD context. Genere test reports, including defect stus and resolution tracking, and provide progress updes to DoD leadership. Ensure compliance with security standards and regulions (e.g., DISA STIGs, FISMA) during testing and across all aspects of service delivery. Manage program instantiion of the Quality Management System (QMS). Cree and oversee Quality Assurance Plans (QAP). Implement audit practices for internal processes and products. Ensure compliance with PWS, SLAs/SLOs, EENG, ISO (namely 9001:2015) for the program as applicable. Cree, upde, and adopt a Tailored Process Baseline (TPB) for the program as applicable. Basic Qualificions: US Citizen with least a Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain a SCI prior to your start de. Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience. Additional years of experience is required in lieu of a degree. In-depth knowledge of DoD compliance standards (e.g., NIST, FISMA, RMF, DISA STIGs) and security protocols. Familiarity with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) as they pertain to managed services and DoD programs. Experience with testing in an environment th adheres to Capability Murity Model® Integrion (CMMI). Solid understanding of software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Werfall) and project management processes. Preferred Qualificions: Advanced knowledge of DoD security frameworks such as NIST 800-53 and DISA STIG guidelines. Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and its applicion in DoD software development and testing. Familiar with ISO 24k and 27k standards. Knowledge of cloud environments and testing reled to DoD-approved plforms (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure for Government). Familiarity with software quality metrics and performance evaluions specific to DoD service contracts. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: April 6, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). 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Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now