Sentinel Software Quality Assurance Engineer - 17885

Description

The company is hiring a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to be located in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel (GBSD) Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program within the company Defense Systems.

Relocation assistance may be available, and the role may come with a competitive relocation package.

Travel is required at 10% of the time.

A Secret clearance is required to start the role.

The company works on air and space systems that will affect people for decades, building on a long history of firsts from early transatlantic flight to stealth bombers and the moon landing. Its culture values curiosity, varied perspectives, and bringing your full self to work.

Responsibilities

• Serve one or more Scrum teams on GBSD or other SDS programs, focusing on how well development, testing, and releases are executed and how efficient they are.
• Attend sprint team meetings and build Jira dashboards that track progress and execution efficiency, then propose improvements to software leadership.
• Review process health, progress, and stability metrics as needed.
• Become proficient in Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS, and other tools as required.
• Promote Mission Assurance and clearly explain the value it brings to stakeholders.
• Make sure GBSD software meets industry guidelines and contract requirements for military weapon system development, while keeping engagement, teamwork, process improvement, and rework reduction in focus.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with at least 2 years of related experience, or 1 year of experience with a master's degree.
• An active U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance at the time you apply, current and within scope, plus the ability to obtain and keep Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable time, as the company determines based on business need.
• Experience using metrics to monitor process health and performance.
• Experience setting priorities and hitting deadlines.
• Experience evaluating, tracing, and analyzing requirements.
• Experience across the software development lifecycle.
• Nice to have: experience creating and rolling out Software Quality Assurance plans.
• Nice to have: experience with missile systems or sub-systems design, build, or sustainment.
• Nice to have: experience monitoring processes, collecting data, analyzing it, and reporting metrics for a large program or supplier base.
• Nice to have: experience with peer reviews and code reviews.
• Nice to have: experience with software build testing, qualification, and integration and test.
• Nice to have: ability to read and understand software code in C++, Java, or Python.
• Nice to have: ability to work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and problem tracking tools such as SAP, DOORS, Jira, and Confluence.
• Nice to have: experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Conditions

Standard schedule is 9/80: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off.

Full-time employment.

Base pay range is $72,100.00 to $108,100.00. Actual offers depend on the role's scope and responsibilities and on the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Depending on the role, overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may be available on top of base pay.

Company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business are offered.

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

Equal opportunity applies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• Educational assistance.
• Life insurance.
• Employee assistance programs and work/life solutions.
• Paid time off.
• Health and wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and share company results.
• Long-term incentives for Vice President and Director roles, where eligible.
• Life and disability insurance, and a savings plan.