QA Lead - Federal Enterprise IT & Security

RESPEC; Albuquerque, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

RESPEC in Albuquerque, New Mexico is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance, Test, and O&M Specialist to support a DOE national laboratory program. You will lead QA initiatives for PLM, ALM, and Digital Thread systems, ensuring reliability, security, and operational readiness of mission-critical engineering IT.

You will establish test frameworks, coordinate cross-functional testing, oversee CI/CD readiness, and document quality metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, information systems, or engineering; 5–10 years in QA or IT O&M management.
• DOE/DoD or federal enterprise IT compliance testing experience.
• Experience with PLM/ALM tools and CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Establish test plans, validation protocols, and QA frameworks for system upgrades and software integrations.
• Coordinate functional, performance, and regression testing across releases.
• Oversee O&M readiness, deployment checklists, cutover execution, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure interfaces and data transfers meet security and operational guidelines.
• Support PLM upgrades and testing, including pre-release validation and UAT coordination.
• Develop and execute test plans, diagnose issues, and validate fixes with teams.

Skills

QA leadership

Test planning

Communication

Problem solving

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, Information Systems, or Engineering

Tools

PTC Windchill

PTC CodeBeamer

Azure DevOps

Jira

Jenkins

Git

SVN

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Selenium

TestNG

JUnit

Job description

RESPEC in Albuquerque, New Mexico is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance, Test, and O&M Specialist to support a DOE national laboratory program. You will lead QA initiatives for PLM, ALM, and Digital Thread systems, ensuring reliability, security, and operational readiness of mission-critical engineering IT.

You will establish test frameworks, coordinate cross-functional testing, oversee CI/CD readiness, and document quality metrics.