QA Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance, On-Site (USAF)

cFocus Software Incorporated

Linthicum (MD)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 140,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

On-site role in MD

Active TS/SCI clearance required

Job summary

cFocus Software Incorporated seeks a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our program supporting the United States Air Force (USAF). This on-site role is based in Linthicum Heights, MD and requires an Active TS/SCI clearance.

You will review requirements, develop test plans, execute functional, integration, regression, system, and API tests, and coordinate with development, cybersecurity, and operations teams to ensure release readiness.

Qualifications

Active TS/SCI clearance required.
BS/CS/IT or related field.
Experience in software quality assurance and testing of enterprise applications.
Ability to interpret requirements, develop test plans, and maintain test coverage and traceability.
Experience with functional, integration, regression, system, and API testing.
Experience documenting defects, supporting triage, verifying fixes, and analyzing quality trends.
Knowledge of SDLC, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automated testing.
Understanding of configuration control, test data, and repeatable test environments.
Ability to assess software deliverables and prepare test results and release readiness evidence.
Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Review requirements, designs, interfaces, and acceptance criteria for clarity and testability; document gaps for resolution.
Develop and maintain software quality procedures, test plans, test cases, expected results, and requirements-to-test traceability.
Plan and execute functional, integration, regression, system, and exploratory testing for assigned applications and services.
Test APIs, data exchanges, and integrations against Government-approved requirements and interagency agreements.
Validate workflows, data integrity, error handling, and configurations across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Coordinate authorized test data and representative test environments with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
Support automated testing and CI/CD quality checks; review execution results and identify coverage gaps or unreliable tests.
Record reproducible defects with supporting evidence, assess severity and mission impact, and coordinate triage with developers.
Verify fixes, perform regression testing, and track unresolved defects and residual risks for release readiness.
Coordinate security testing, vulnerability remediation verification, and validation of Government-specified pipeline controls with cybersecurity personnel.
Maintain versioned test artifacts and auditable records linking requirements, tests, results, defects, configuration changes, and releases.
Review software deliverables and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and conformance to approved requirements and quality procedures.
Prepare test reports, quality metrics, defect summaries, and release recommendations; provide evidence for Government review and authorized deployment.
Support user acceptance activities and resolution of Government comments; provide technical test evidence for ATO and continuous ATO activities.
Analyze defect trends and causes, recommend preventive improvements, and support the program Quality Control Plan and corrective-action follow-through.