Senior QA Lead – Agile, DevSecOps & Federal Standards

CACI; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to support the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, leading enterprise QA across Agile, DevSecOps, and IT service delivery.

You will collaborate with Development, Security, Operations, Project Managers, and Product Owners to establish software quality standards, oversee testing strategies, and drive continuous improvement throughout the SDLC. The role emphasizes secure, maintainable, testable software and adherence to federal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information tech, or related field required.
• 7+ years leading software quality assurance in Agile environments.
• Experience with SDLC, DevSecOps, and software testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA activities across Agile software development projects.
• Establish and maintain QA standards throughout the SDLC.
• Ensure compliance with NIST, OWASP, and Section 508.
• Review deliverables and conduct quality reviews at milestones.
• Develop QA strategies for automated and manual testing.
• Oversee test planning, test cases, IV&V, and UAT.
• Integrate QA into sprint planning, releases, and DevSecOps pipelines.
• Define and monitor automated quality gates via SonarQube, Fortify, CAST, etc.
• Develop dashboards and report quality metrics and release readiness.
• Present metrics and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Communication

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SonarQube

Fortify

CAST

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

CACI is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to support the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, leading enterprise QA across Agile, DevSecOps, and IT service delivery.

You will collaborate with Development, Security, Operations, Project Managers, and Product Owners to establish software quality standards, oversee testing strategies, and drive continuous improvement throughout the SDLC. The role emphasizes secure, maintainable, testable software and adherence to federal