Senior Software QA & Validation Engineer

Amentum; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Software QA / Test Engineer 3 to support a mission-focused cyber security training solution program in Hanover, MD. You will provide software verification and validation across multiple development teams, establishing testing practices and ensuring software meets requirements before deployment.

The role involves technical leadership for verification activities, test planning, automation, and evidentiary documentation, working with developers, instructors, and system admins

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years QA/testing experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree with 13+ years of QA/testing experience alternative.
• Experience leading testing planning and producing audit-ready validation evidence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement program-level software and system testing strategies and standards.
• Maintain test plans, procedures, cases, scripts, and automated tests for verification.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities across development teams.
• Define release acceptance criteria and regression testing methodologies.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and coordinate retesting with teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to QA personnel.

Skills

Technical leadership

Test planning

Automation testing

Problem solving

Collaboration

Mentoring

Test analysis

Test results

Education

Master's degree in CS

Bachelor's degree alternative

Tools

Test automation tools

Unit/integration testing

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Software QA / Test Engineer 3 to support a mission-focused cyber security training solution program in Hanover, MD. You will provide software verification and validation across multiple development teams, establishing testing practices and ensuring software meets requirements before deployment.

The role involves technical leadership for verification activities, test planning, automation, and evidentiary documentation, working with developers, instructors, and system admins