Software Quality Assurance Engineer III

Vantage Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Systems is seeking a Software Quality Assurance professional with a SECRET clearance to oversee software development quality, audits, and requirements tracking. You will collaborate with developers to tailor QA processes, manage specifications, and coordinate changes with tracking tools.

The role emphasizes implementing SQA frameworks, auditing code and builds, and ensuring compliance with Mission Assurance standards across projects.

Qualifications

• Final DoD granted SECRET security clearance required.
• Experience with software development processes and QA oversight.
• Ability to audit code, builds, and documentation against defined standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor every phase of software development to ensure design quality and adherence to standards.
• Represent and report Mission Assurance for oversight and verification of processes.
• Define and develop SQA processes and conduct audits of code, builds, and documentation.
• Collaborate with developers to tailor processes to project needs.
• Support management of software requirement specifications.
• Track and coordinate changes to requirements using a tracking tool.
• Develop a framework using tracking tools to support tests planning and execution.
• Customize and upgrade tracking tools.
• Relational database design, deployment and administration.

Skills

Software quality assurance

SQA processes

Audit software/code/docs

Requirements tracking

Relational databases

Tracking tools

Education

PhD

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate degree

High School diploma/GED

Tools

Tracking tools

Relational databases

Documentation tools

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Security Clearance:SECRET position. Personnel must possess a final DoD granted SECRET security clearance

Experience and Degree: Mid: PhD; Master’s degree with 5 years of experience; Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience; Associate degree with 15 years of experience, or High School diploma/GED with 20 years of experience

Experience

• Shall monitor every phase of the software development process so as to ensure design quality, making sure that the software adheres to defined standards.
• Shall represent and report Mission Assurance, to provide oversight and verification of adherence to the defined processes.
• Shall define and develop SQA processes and conduct audits of code, builds, and documentation to ensure adherence to the standards as defined by the SQA and MA processes.
• Shall work with developers to ensure the implemented processes are tailored to meet the needs of the project.
• Shall work with the leads to support management of the software requirement specifications.
• Shall track and coordinate changes to the requirements via a tracking tool.
• Shall develop a framework using tracking tools to support development, planning, and execution of tests.
• Shall customize and upgrade tracking tools.
• Shall relational database design, deployment and administration.