DEV/OPS QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER
Job ID: 2413885
Location: VANDENBERG SFB, CA, United States
Date Posted: Oct 31, 2024
Category: Software
Subcategory: SW Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid Remote
Benefits:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Description
SAIC is seeking a Software DevOps Quality Engineer to play an integral role in maintaining and improving the quality, reliability, and velocity of our customers' software development and deployment lifecycle. This is a role heavily focused on solving working in multiple classifications of disparate cloud environments with a high-performing team of collaborative development and engineering professionals.
This team is responsible for the software lifecycle, and deployment of USSF Cloud Initiatives, designed to streamline performance, reduce administrative overhead and workload, and deliver a seamless user experience with our customers. We are looking for talent primarily in Vandenberg, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, and El Segundo, CA for hybrid work situation. Each of the roles require differing levels of clearance, ranging from Secret to Top Secret/SCI. Depending on the skillsets in demand, remote availability may be acceptable with travel and applicable access to SCIFs.
This work supports the USSF Operational C2 Mission under Kobayashi Maru. USSF has multiple cloud environments in an existing global, interconnected, disparate, virtualized, hybrid, and Enterprise IT infrastructure hosting mission systems, applications, services, and data that serves the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and other Government Customers. OSC2 LOE1 facilitates the Government's efforts to operate and maintain current environments, while assisting with the migration of applications to multiple cloud environments, allowing for increased efficiencies across the entire spectrum of the USSF operations.
Key Duties/Responsibilities:
Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate quality control measures into the CI/CD pipeline.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites.
Execute and monitor automated tests to validate the functionality, performance, and security of applications.
Analyze and report on test results, and work with developers to resolve any issues.
Develop and enforce quality assurance standards and measures.
Work with the DevOps team to streamline the deployment process and ensure the reliability and scalability of infrastructure.
Assist in the design and implementation of development and production environments for optimal operation and quality.
Research new technologies, tools, and processes to improve the continuous integration, continuous deployment, and quality assurance processes.
Manage the release of software builds to various environments in coordination with the development schedules.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of the development.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field, with 9 years of overall experience.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a DevOps role with a focus on quality assurance.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.
Proficiency with automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Travis CI, GitLab CI/CD).
Experience in writing comprehensive test plans and test cases.
Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG).
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Solid scripting skills in Shell, Python, or similar languages.
Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).
Must currently possess a Secret to TS/SCI clearance.
Desired Skills/Qualifications:
Certifications in Quality Assurance (e.g., CSTE, CSQA) or DevOps (e.g., Docker Certified Associate, Kubernetes Certification).
Experience with cloud service platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
Experience in monitoring and logging tools (e.g., ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana).
Understanding of code quality inspection tools (e.g., SonarQube).
Experience in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.
Overview
SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion.