Quality Assurance Lead

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Job Description:

At Parsons, we don’t just develop software, we engineer the future of national defense. As a trailblazer in cutting-edge technology solutions for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, our success stems from a clear philosophy: hire exceptional talent, prioritize people, and stay mission-focused. This isn't just a job, it’s a chance to make a direct impact on national security alongside the brightest minds in the field.

Our tremendous success can be attributed to our people and our priorities. We hire the best, we make them a priority, and we never lose focus on the mission. It’s why we’re here. We’ve earned our reputation by partnering closely with analysts and operators to deeply understand mission needs, then delivering smart, intuitive, and cost-effective solutions that make a real difference on the front lines of intelligence.

About the Role:

We’re on the hunt for a driven, detail-oriented Quality Assurance Lead who’s passionate about automation, cybersecurity, and pushing the limits of what technology can do. As part of our high-performing development team, you’ll design and implement automated test strategies that ensure the resilience and performance of mission-critical applications used by the Intelligence Community.

In this fast-paced, mission-driven environment, you won’t just “test software”, you’ll help validate cyber capabilities that protect lives and secure our nation’s most sensitive information.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Develop test plans and procedures to ensure software meets agreed upon expectations 

• Ensure test plans and procedures provide adequate test coverage for functional tests

• Test execution and report the progress to the team and product owners 

• Coordinate with engineers to identify and report issues 

• Defect testing and management

• Responsible for deploying builds for testing

• Responsible for testing in multiple environments

• Manage associated test artifacts and support government test events

• Must be able to work in a cross functional team

• Support client testing events such as Development Test (DT) and Operational Testing (OT)

• Provide testing updates to the team and upper management

• Prepare reports for internal and external use

• Participate in SAFe planning and execution

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline and 8+ years of experience in software engineering and/or product testing. Additional experience, applicable training and/or certifications may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree.

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

• Understanding of the different types and categories of software testing

• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical personnel

• Ability to apply a variety of tools and techniques to verify complex business processes via manual, automated, and semi-automated test cases

• Self-starter with a strong work ethic that works well with others and who can thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Well versed with Linux, VMWare, and Microsoft Windows

• Experience with JIRA

• Experience with Confluence 

• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance

Desired Skills:

• Experience with SQL commands and queries

• Experience working with testing web apps

• Experience and familiarization with the space situational awareness domain

• Experience automating regression tests and working within software testing frameworks

• Experience with test automation using Selenium is a plus

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and