Security-Cleared Software QA Engineer

Anduril Industries; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Reston, Virginia, seeks a Software QA Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. You will develop and execute test plans for software and firmware products, ensuring overall quality.

Collaborate with developers, perform functional, regression, and user acceptance testing, and create validation plans with clear pass/fail criteria and industry-standard traceability. The role requires active secret clearance and strong debugging ability.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Testing in Linux and Windows environments.
• Strong understanding of core networking principles and basic IP networking protocols.
• Proficiency in using network analysis tools, such as Wireshark.
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Git and common platforms like Gitlab, Github or Bitbucket.
• Experience with bug tracking systems (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla).
• Strong debugging, analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Aptitude for learning.
• Good documentation skills.
• Ability to adapt & contribute to changing priorities.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active secret security clearance (at a minimum)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute manual and automated test plans, test cases, and test scripts for software & firmware products.
• Perform thorough functional, regression, and user acceptance testing with hardware-in-the-loop.
• Identify, document, and track software/firmware defects.
• Collaborate with developers to debug issues and verify fixes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing methodologies.
• Create comprehensive validation plans to include clear pass/fail criteria and adherence to relevant industry standards, ensuring precise traceability from design requirements to specific test procedures.

Skills

Software QA

Linux testing

Windows testing

Networking basics

Wireshark

Git

JIRA/Bugzilla

Debugging

Communication

Tools

Wireshark

Git

GitLab/GitHub/Bitbucket

Job description

Anduril Industries in Reston, Virginia, seeks a Software QA Engineer to join our rapidly growing team. You will develop and execute test plans for software and firmware products, ensuring overall quality.

Collaborate with developers, perform functional, regression, and user acceptance testing, and create validation plans with clear pass/fail criteria and industry-standard traceability. The role requires active secret clearance and strong debugging ability.