Quality Assurance Specialist – Fed Gov

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🔥 13 hours ago

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔧 QA Engineer (Quality Assurance)

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RESPEC

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201 - 500 employees

💼 Consulting

⚡ Energy

Consulting • Energy

RESPEC is a business consulting and services firm that specializes in transforming clients' visions into reality. With a team of award-winning technology experts, RESPEC tackles complex problems across various domains including mining and energy, water management, and information technology. They harness extensive know-how and innovative solutions to address challenges in fields like groundwater modeling, materials testing, and environmental protection. Positioned as a think tank of skilled professionals, RESPEC is dedicated to making businesses better by employing cutting-edge technology and resourcefulness to succeed even in extreme situations.

📋 Description

• Lead quality assurance, interface testing, regression testing, and operational support for enterprise engineering systems and interface pipelines • Establish test plans, validation protocols, and quality assurance frameworks for system upgrades and software integrations • Coordinate functional, performance, and regression testing across engineering application releases • Oversee O&M readiness, deployment checklists, cutover execution, and continuous integration pipelines • Ensure application interfaces and data transfers comply with baseline security and operational guidelines • Support PLM application upgrades, pre-release validation, user acceptance testing coordination, and post-deployment verification • Develop and execute test plans, diagnose issues, and validate fixes with development teams, system integrators, and engineering stakeholders • Monitor systems, optimize performance, and support deployed tools while identifying efficiency improvements and proactively resolving issues • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve software issues, serving as an escalation point for complex technical problems affecting system availability or data integrity • Document test results, defect reports, and quality metrics according to laboratory standards and regulatory compliance requirements • Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to implement and refine CI/CD pipelines • Participate in change control boards and configuration management activities • Maintain knowledge of testing tools, automation frameworks, and enterprise software QA best practices • Support enterprise engineering IT systems at Sandia National Laboratories for PLM, ALM, and Digital Thread systems

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Information Systems, or Engineering • 5–10 years of experience for Senior level or 10–15 years for Principal level in QA, test automation, or IT O&M management • Relevant professional certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, or equivalent are highly desirable and may be considered in lieu of some educational requirements • Experience in DOE, DoD, or federal enterprise IT environments requiring formal compliance testing and controlled release management • Familiarity with operational constraints, security protocols, and quality standards for national laboratory or defense contractor environments • Experience with classified or controlled unclassified information (CUI) systems • Functional exposure to PTC Windchill, PTC CodeBeamer, Azure DevOps, Jira, Jenkins, or adjacent ALM/DevOps platforms • Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, or similar is strongly preferred • Experience with Git, SVN, Python, PowerShell, or Bash for test automation is strongly preferred • Ability to develop comprehensive test strategies and execute complex test scenarios • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated root-cause analysis and corrective-action experience • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Active or prior DOE Q or L security clearance, or demonstrated ability to obtain such clearance, preferred • Experience with PTC Windchill PLM, PTC CodeBeamer ALM, or comparable enterprise engineering systems preferred • Experience with JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar performance testing tools preferred • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies preferred • Knowledge of NIST 800-53, CMMC, or similar cybersecurity frameworks preferred • Background in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering preferred • Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL and data validation/integrity testing preferred • Prior National Laboratories, NNSA facilities, or nuclear weapons complex experience preferred • Eligible for facility access credentials • U.S. citizenship required for clearance eligibility • Successful completion of background investigations, site-specific safety training, and annual security refresher courses required • Compliance with laboratory safety protocols, security procedures, and professional conduct standards

🏖️ Benefits

• RESPEC is 100% employee-owned • Access to state-of-the-art computing facilities and engineering laboratories • Standard business hours with occasional flexibility for scheduled maintenance windows, system deployments, or critical issue resolution • Tobacco-free workplace • Confidential handling of applicant information according to EEO guidelines