Release QA Lead — NOC/WNOC Operations

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

AD&D

STD

LTD

Company paid Life Insurance

401k with employer contribution

Paid Time Off

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation is seeking a QA Specialist to assure quality and integrity of release packages and operational changes. The role oversees planning, configuration, testing, and deployment, coordinating with build, test, and release teams to ensure compliant, smooth service rollouts.

Key responsibilities include end-to-end release management, change control adherence, audits, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of experience in a technical field.
• Bachelor's degree in related technical fields.
• Experience with release management, configuration management, and QA processes.
• Experience with software testing, operational change management, and service rollout.
• Understanding ITIL or similar IT service management frameworks.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple releases.
• Strong documentation, reporting, and analytical skills.
• Experience preparing management reports and progress dashboards.
• Knowledge of change control and audit procedures.
• Knowledge of network and system operations to support service rollouts.

Responsibilities

• Plan, configure, test, and implement all operational changes to create release packages.
• Manage end-to-end release process across environments.
• Coordinate build/test environments and release teams.
• Ensure teams follow established policies and procedures.
• Provide configuration management planning.
• Support configuration change operational and approval processes.
• Assist with QA process audits and progress reporting.
• Provide management reports on release progress.
• Plan service rollouts including deployment methods and communications.

Skills

Release management

Configuration management

QA processes

Software testing

ITIL

Cross-functional coordination

Documentation

Progress dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS / CS / Engineering / IT / Networking

Tools

SolarWinds

Datadog

LogicMonitor

Riverbed SteelCentral

Cisco ISE

Okta

Ping Identity

ServiceNow

BMC Helix

Cherwell

Citrix ADC

NGINX Plus

Job description

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation is seeking a QA Specialist to assure quality and integrity of release packages and operational changes. The role oversees planning, configuration, testing, and deployment, coordinating with build, test, and release teams to ensure compliant, smooth service rollouts.

Key responsibilities include end-to-end release management, change control adherence, audits, and reporting.