Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer
About The Position
The Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer is responsible for ensuring that software development activities, processes, and deliverables comply with established quality standards, contractual requirements, and organizational policies within a regulated development environment. This role emphasizes process assurance, compliance verification, and quality oversight across the software development lifecycle rather than direct product testing. The SQA Engineer evaluates development activities against approved plans, standards, and procedures to ensure adherence to quality requirements commonly associated with defense, aerospace, and other highly regulated systems development programs. The SQA Engineer collaborates with engineering teams, program management, and quality leadership to ensure that software products are developed in accordance with defined processes, contractual requirements, and applicable standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance, process assurance, or software development lifecycle oversight.
- Experience working within regulated development environments, such as defense, aerospace, or safety-critical systems.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle processes and quality management practices.
- Experience participating in process audits, compliance reviews, or quality assessments.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and organizational skills.
- US Citizen - SECRET Clearance Required
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle processes and quality assurance practices.
- Ability to evaluate development activities for process compliance and quality adherence.
- Familiarity with software engineering documentation and review processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for technical and program management audiences.
- Ability to maintain independent and objective quality oversight.
- Attention to detail and strong documentation discipline.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting programs aligned with recognized software standards such as: CMMI ISO 9001 / AS9100 DoD software development guidance
- Experience supporting contract data deliverables (CDRLs) and technical documentation reviews.
- Familiarity with configuration management and requirements traceability tools.
- Experience working within Agile or SAFe-based development environments.
- Professional certifications such as: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) ISTQB SAFe Practitioner or SAFe Agilist
Responsibilities
- Software Quality Assurance Oversight
- Process Assurance and Compliance
- Documentation and Quality Records
- Risk Management and Continuous Improvement
- Independent Quality Reporting
- SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Responsibilities
Benefits
- OSS covers 75% of the monthly insurance cost towards employee Health Insurance
- we offer multiple Principal product options
- we have a fantastic 401k plan match with eligibility starting on first payroll
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
