Software DevOps Quality Engineer

Description

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated professionals in supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) in developing and deploying the Battle Management Command, Control, and Communications (BMC3) software development and hosting environment for the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). These systems establish software development capabilities to securely and rapidly field mission applications developed by BMC3 ecosystem participants in support of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) objectives.

Job Summary: As a Software DevOps Quality Engineer at SAIC, you will play an integral role in maintaining and improving the quality, reliability, and velocity of our software development and deployment lifecycle. You will be working in a highly collaborative environment with both development and operations teams to ensure that the software products are released with high quality and are in alignment with the company's standards and customer expectations. This is a fully remote posistion.

Key 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 be a US Citizen

Preferred 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.