Leidos

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

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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