Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer onsite Tucson, AZ

Position Role Type

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) Education and 8 years of Quality or Engineering experience.
  • Eight years working experience in a Quality or Technical role and applying principles across the following:
    • Agile: SCRUM teams, sprints / increments, stories / points, backlog / burndown, and/or continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD).
    • Testing: execution witnessing, location, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, and/or reports.
    • Requirements: verification, software specifications, systems specifications, functionality, performance, statement of work, and/or contracts.
    • Software: lifecycle processes, requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions, features, builds, and/or configuration management.
    • Defects: quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution, effort, impact, and/or implementation.
    • Release: delivery management, checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories, software executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, and/or user guides.
    • Metrics: defining, developing, monitoring, measuring, reporting, dashboards, and/or tools (e.g., Business Insight reports, Jira reports, Excel tables).
    • Analysis: identifying process issue Root Causes and implementing Corrective Actions.
• We Prefer Working experience in the following areas:
  • Certifications: Quality, Software Eng., Systems Eng., Agile, Cyber / IA, Project Management.
  • Presentation: PowerPoint: briefing creation and presentation to Senior Management.
  • Standards: quality principles via AS9115, AS9100, ISO9001.
  • Policies: Quality Management Systems (QMS) and/or Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Compliance: evaluation, validation, auditing, corrective actions.
  • Maintenance: processes, patches, upgrades, installation, backups, recovery, synchronization.
  • Projects: leading, coordination, planning, prioritization, execution, escalation.
  • Strategy: leading cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with Business-Technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity/training in the following areas:
  • DevSecOps: Toolchains (Confluence, ADS – Azure DevOps Server, Jenkins, GitHub, Coverity).
  • Development: Integrated Development Environment (IDE) applications, modeling, databases (ClearCase, DOORS, RQM, Cameo, Rhapsody, Oracle, SAP).
  • Networking: maintaining computer networks to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient communication between devices and systems.
  • Connectivity: physical networks, virtual networks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), cloud-based infrastructures.
  • Configurations: installing or verifying devices routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, as well as monitoring performance and identifying bottlenecks.
  • Protocols: OSI, TCP, IP, IPsec, TLS, DHCP, SNMP, FC, SCSI, DNS, IDS, SIEM.
  • Integration: security, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, equipment.
  • Technology: devices, applications, servers, virtual machines, networks, storage.
• Advanced STEM Degree

What You Will Learn

• Focus Areas Compliance – Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs to/from partner organizations.
• Products – Ensure integrity of the technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data.
• Improvement – Perform independent evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions.

What You Will Do

Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department performs classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in dedicated workspaces. SWQE Tasks – Review of Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure DevOps), SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts. Participation in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics), Test Witnessing (SQT, FQT), and Audits.

Join Us

Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. We have an immediate need for an onsite Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance) to support Land & Air Defense Systems (LADS) in Tucson, AZ. LADS programs include Global Patriot, Ghost-Eye / Lower Tier Air & Missile Defense, National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile, Stinger, Next Generation Short-Range Interceptor, TOW, Javelin, Excalibur, and counter unmanned aerial systems. Locations Software Quality collaborates with Engineering (Software, Systems, Integration/Test, Safety) and other Quality functions (Program Quality Leads, Hardware Quality). Activities occur ONSITE every week and every day (Monday through Friday). Daily activities occur primarily at 1151 East Hermans Road (main Tucson AZ site). Collaboration regularly occurs at 9030 S. Rita Road and 3350 E. Hemisphere Loop.

What You Will Do

- Role Summary Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department performs classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in dedicated workspaces. SWQE Tasks – Review of Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure DevOps), SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts. Participation in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics), Test Witnessing (SQT, FQT), and Audits.

What You Will Learn

• Focus Areas Compliance – Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs to/from partner organizations.
• Products – Ensure integrity of the technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data.
• Improvement – Perform independent evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• You Must Have Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Security Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Eight years working experience in a Quality or Technical role and applying principles across the following:
  • Agile: SCRUM teams, sprints / increments, stories / points, backlog / burndown, and/or continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD).
  • Testing: execution witnessing, location, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, and/or reports.
  • Requirements: verification, software specifications, systems specifications, functionality, performance, statement of work, and/or contracts.
  • Software: lifecycle processes, requirements decomposition, code reviews, functions, features, builds, and/or configuration management.
  • Defects: quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution, effort, impact, and/or implementation.
  • Release: delivery management, checklists, labels, versions, licenses, repositories, software executables, release notes, security bulletins, training manuals, and/or user guides.
  • Metrics: defining, developing, monitoring, measuring, reporting, dashboards, and/or tools (e.g., Business Insight reports, Jira reports, Excel tables).
  • Analysis: identifying process issue Root Causes and implementing Corrective Actions.
• We Prefer Working experience in the following areas:
  • Certifications: Quality, Software Eng., Systems Eng., Agile, Cyber / IA, Project Management.
  • Presentation: PowerPoint: briefing creation and presentation to Senior Management.
  • Standards: quality principles via AS9115, AS9100, ISO9001.
  • Policies: Quality Management Systems (QMS) and/or Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Compliance: evaluation, validation, auditing, corrective actions.
  • Maintenance: processes, patches, upgrades, installation, backups, recovery, synchronization.
  • Projects: leading, coordination, planning, prioritization, execution, escalation.
  • Strategy: leading cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with Business-Technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity/training in the following areas:
  • DevSecOps: Toolchains (Confluence, ADS – Azure DevOps Server, Jenkins, GitHub, Coverity).
  • Development: Integrated Development Environment (IDE) applications, modeling, databases (ClearCase, DOORS, RQM, Cameo, Rhapsody, Oracle, SAP).
  • Networking: maintaining computer networks to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient communication between devices and systems.
  • Connectivity: physical networks, virtual networks, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), cloud-based infrastructures.
  • Configurations: installing or verifying devices routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, as well as monitoring performance and identifying bottlenecks.
  • Protocols: OSI, TCP, IP, IPsec, TLS, DHCP, SNMP, FC, SCSI, DNS, IDS, SIEM.
  • Integration: security, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, equipment.
  • Technology: devices, applications, servers, virtual machines, networks, storage.
• Advanced STEM Degree

What We Offer

• Relocation assistance available, provided final candidate meets eligibility requirements.
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