Lead QA Engineer - DoD Cyber Defense Programs

Leidos Inc; Adelphi (MD); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer Lead to support the U.S. Army and DOD programs in Adelphi, MD. This hybrid role requires 3 days on-site and active Secret clearance.

You will lead quality engineering, program quality controls, and performance reporting, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure contractual and mission success. You will drive continual improvement, manage quality reviews and governance, and develop proactive metrics and dashboards to provide executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 4-8 years of professional experience; or a Master's degree with 2-6 years.
• Current DoD Secret security clearance.
• Experience with SharePoint and MS Office products.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, Visio, MS Project, Jira and Confluence.
• Strong customer engagement, oral and written communication, and documentation skills.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
• Experience leading internal audits, quality investigations, RCA, CARs, and continual improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing executive dashboards, quality metrics, and performance reporting.
• Knowledge of requirements traceability, configuration management, and quality verification throughout the lifecycle.
• Familiarity with procurement docs, inspections, traceability, and reading engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Engineering subject matter expert and primary quality advisor to the Program Manager.
• Lead implementation and continual improvement of the QCP for the Cerberus DCO Support program.
• Maintain traceability between PWS, PRS, CDRLs and quality controls.
• Monitor PRS performance and identify emerging risks.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics, dashboards, and management reporting.
• Coordinate internal quality reviews, audits, and inspections.
• Oversee QA for contractual deliverables and CDRLs before Government submission.
• Lead CA/RCA for significant issues and verify corrective actions.
• Support QMRs, PMWGs, MORs and governance activities.
• Provide independent risk assessment and escalation for quality and performance risks.

Skills

Quality Engineering

SharePoint

MS Office

Power BI

Power Automate

Jira

Confluence

Communication skills

Documentation

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Audits

Root Cause Analysis

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (4-8 years)

Master's degree in a related discipline (2-6 years)

Tools

SharePoint

MS Office Suite

Power BI

Power Automate

Visio

MS Project

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer Lead to support the U.S. Army and DOD programs in Adelphi, MD. This hybrid role requires 3 days on-site and active Secret clearance.

You will lead quality engineering, program quality controls, and performance reporting, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure contractual and mission success. You will drive continual improvement, manage quality reviews and governance, and develop proactive metrics and dashboards to provide executive