
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Leidos
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $92,300 - $166,850 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Serve as the portfolio-level Quality Lead across multiple DHS cybersecurity task orders, providing enterprise oversight of quality, compliance, and performance governance.
- Provide strategic leadership for Quality Management System (QMS) implementation, sustainment, and continual improvement across the portfolio.
- Drive portfolio-level Risk Management integration in coordination with Program Managers and Task Order leadership.
- Establish and institutionalize a structured Continual Improvement framework.
- Lead internal audits, compliance reviews, and performance evaluations.
- Conduct and oversee root cause analyses for performance or compliance gaps.
- Oversee SLA/KPI performance analytics, leveraging data-driven insights.
- Prepare and present portfolio quality and risk posture briefings to senior Leidos leadership and DHS stakeholders.
- Mentor and provide leadership to junior QA personnel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 12+ years of professional experience; OR Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience
- Must be able to obtain a Public Trust
- Demonstrated experience leading quality functions on large-scale federal IT or cybersecurity programs
- Experience implementing and governing structured Quality Management Systems (QMS)
- Experience driving SLA/KPI performance measurement and performance analytics in operational environments
- Demonstrated experience conducting internal audits and managing corrective and preventive action programs
- Experience integrating risk management practices within program governance structures
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (minimum).
Benefits
- Health and Wellness programs
- Income Protection
- Paid Leave
- Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Quality Management System (QMS)Risk ManagementSLA performance measurementKPI performance analyticsroot cause analysisinternal auditscompliance reviewsperformance evaluationscorrective action programspreventive action programs
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipmentoringcommunicationorganizational skillsdata-driven insights
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Green BeltPublic Trust