Quality Assurance Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Quality Assurance Manager to oversee QA engineers and automation testers on a new FDA contract. The role emphasizes stability, reliability, and testing excellence with strong leadership and customer engagement.

Hybrid work in Gaithersburg, MD, and in-office collaboration with FDA teams is required. You will shape test strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage end-to-end QA activities across multiple workstreams while reporting QA

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related QA experience or equivalent
• 5+ years developing and executing test plans and scripts for Web-based applications
• 3+ years' experience with Atlassian tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• People management experience required; ability to lead QA engineers and automation testers
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust; 3 of 5 years US residency required

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and mentor QA engineers and automation testers with clear direction and performance feedback
• Ensure QA practices, testing outputs, and regulatory requirements (FDA) are met
• Develop and maintain test plans, RTMs, scripts, validation packages, and release criteria
• Design and implement test automation strategy and expand automation coverage
• Verify releases meet regulatory criteria for accuracy and readiness for UAT/production
• Collaborate with FDA leads, PMs and reviewers to support mission outcomes
• Oversee functional, regression, E2E, performance and UAT testing cycles
• Coordinate parallel testing across modules and development tracks
• Manage defect triage, root-cause analysis, prioritization, and regression verification
• Provide QA status, dashboards, metrics and risk/escalation reporting to stakeholders
• Drive continuous improvement of testing standards and processes across FDA workstreams

Skills

Defect triage

People management

Test automation

Test plan design

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Type of Requisition

Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: MBI (T2) Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Defect Triage, People Management, Test Automation, Test Plan Design Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No

Job Description

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking candidates for a Quality Assurance (QA) Manager position on a new contract supporting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its critical mission needs. As a Quality Assurance Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing application stability, reliability, and testing excellence while managing both QA engineers. This role combines senior‑level leadership, technical oversight, team management, and direct engagement with customers to support high‑quality delivery across the QA functions. This role requires 3 days in office at GDIT Gaithersburg location and/or FDA White Oak campus.

Responsibilities

Lead, manage and mentor QA engineers and automation testers, providing clear direction, coaching, and performance feedback. Ensure QA practices and testing outputs adhere to FDA security, governance, and data‑protection requirements, including structured review workflows and regulatory processes. Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, RTMs, scenario‑based testing scripts, validation packages, and release readiness criteria for multiple FDA workstreams. Design and implement test automation strategy and manage the implementation of automation test coverage. Validate that releases meet regulatory criteria for accuracy, traceability, controlled workflows, and readiness for UAT and production deployment. Partner with FDA leads, program managers, and scientific reviewers to ensure testing practices support FDA mission outcomes. Oversee functional, regression, end‑to‑end (E2E), performance, and UAT testing cycles; ensure published test results meet program quality standards. Coordinate parallel testing for DME, O&M, Facilities, Microbiology, and AI‑enabled workflows across sequential and parallel development tracks. Manage defect triage, root‑cause analysis, prioritization, remediation tracking, and regression verification across all FDA applications. Provide defect visibility to PMO, technical leads, and government stakeholders; ensure risks and blockers are escalated promptly. Deliver clear QA status reporting, quality dashboards, defect metrics, and readiness assessments to FDA stakeholders, PMO leadership, and cross‑functional teams. Champion continuous improvement of testing standards, processes, and documentation across FDA workstreams.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Bachelors and 10+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degree) 5+ years of experience in the development and execution of test plans and test scripts for Web-based applications 3+ years' experience with Atlassian software such as JIRA and Confluence People management experience required Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust which requires 3 out of the 5 years of US residency

Desired Qualifications and Experience

FDA experience strongly preferred Experience with Acceptance Test Driven Development (Gherkin), Behavior Driven Development Agile / Scrum (workflow Rally or JIRA) Strong verbal and written communication skill

Salary

The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Work Details

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Travel Required: 50-75% Telecommuting Options: Hybrid Work Location: USA MD Gaithersburg Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Identity Verification Process

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