Sentinel Principal / Sr. Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer - 7887-1

Description

The team works on the GBSD program within the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division, based in Roy, UT. The work supports the Air Force in sustaining, developing, producing and deploying hardware and system changes for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile ground and airborne launch control systems, launch facilities and related infrastructure.

This role can be filled at either the Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer (T3) or Sr Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer (T4) level.

Responsibilities

• Lead one or more Scrum teams on the GBSD program or other SDS programs, with a focus on how well development, testing and release of software deliverables are carried out and how efficiently they run.
• Join team meetings and build Jira dashboards that show progress and execution efficiency.
• Recommend process improvements to software leadership.
• Review process health, progress and stability metrics when needed.
• Get fluent in Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS and other tools as needed.
• Advocate for Mission Assurance and explain its value to stakeholders.
• Confirm that GBSD software meets industry guidelines and contract requirements for military weapon systems.
• Drive employee engagement, teamwork, process improvement, rework reduction and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• For Principal level: 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, 3 years with a master's, or 1 year with a PhD, or 4 additional years of experience in place of a degree.
• For Sr Principal level: a bachelor's degree plus at least 8 years in software quality assurance, software test, software engineering or a related field, 6 years with a master's, or 4 years with a PhD, or 4 additional years of experience in place of a degree.
• Hold an active U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance when you apply, current and within scope, and be able to obtain and keep Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a timeframe the company considers reasonable for its business needs.
• Have experience writing and implementing software quality assurance plans.
• Have experience creating and using metrics to monitor process health and performance.
• Show that you can prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Be an effective liaison between local staff, suppliers and customers.
• Have experience evaluating, tracing and analyzing requirements.
• Preferred: a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (science, technology, engineering or mathematics).
• Preferred: experience designing, building or sustaining missile systems or subsystems.
• Preferred: experience monitoring processes, collecting data, analyzing it and reporting metrics for a large program or supplier base.
• Preferred: experience with peer reviews and code reviews.
• Preferred: experience with software build testing, qualification, and integration and test.
• Preferred: experience prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Preferred: ability to read and understand software code in C++, Java or Python.
• Preferred: ability to work across enterprise-wide systems and problem tracking tools such as SAP, DOORS, Jira, Confluence and CAMEO.
• Preferred: experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.

Conditions

Full-time position on a 9/80 schedule: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off.

Based in Roy, UT, with travel about 10% of the time.

A Secret clearance is required to start.

Relocation assistance may be available, and a competitive relocation package may be offered.

Base salary range for the Primary level is $89,400.00 to $110,900.00, and for the Secondary level it is $111,700.00 to $167,500.00. Final pay depends on scope of the role, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k.
• Educational assistance.
• Life insurance.
• Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
• Paid time off.
• Health and wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Possible overtime, shift differential and discretionary annual bonus, which rewards individual contributions and company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays and PTO for vacation or personal business.