Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - Mission-Critical SDLC

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mission Assurance/Quality Manager to lead QA across an IDIQ program. You will enforce quality standards, oversee verification testing, and drive continual improvement, aligning with customer requirements and program policies.

Responsibilities include integrating quality into Agile/SAFe and DevSecOps, managing metrics, and coordinating with PMO and customers to deliver reliable software products.

Qualifications

• BS/BA or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering and quality assurance experience.
• Experience leading teams and strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in automation and CI/CD.
• Deep knowledge of QA tooling and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the program's quality management framework across all task orders.
• Ensure SDLC, Agile/SAFe, and DevSecOps have clear quality criteria at each stage.
• Define processes for requirements, design, coding, testing, release, and configuration management.
• Lead quality reviews and CAPA actions; monitor risk and issues.
• Embed quality into Agile/SAFe and DevSecOps through pipelines and testing strategies.

Skills

Software QA

Leadership

CI/CD

Security

Quality Engineering

Education

BS/BA

Tools

Jira

GitHub

DB2

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mission Assurance/Quality Manager to lead QA across an IDIQ program. You will enforce quality standards, oversee verification testing, and drive continual improvement, aligning with customer requirements and program policies.

Responsibilities include integrating quality into Agile/SAFe and DevSecOps, managing metrics, and coordinating with PMO and customers to deliver reliable software products.