Quality Assurance Specialist - Military veterans preferred

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Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first.  At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Research, development, assessment, adaption, transformation, testing, integration, demonstration, transition, fielding, sustainment, and enhancement of the designated information and/or intelligence software systems with Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) warfighting capabilities. These capabilities are in alignment with the Department of Defense (DoD) and Army priorities to meet the needs of increasingly complex systems requirements and technologies. The services to be rendered by the Contractor encompass a wide variety of program support for all elements of the acquisition cycle and the subsequent support of fielded systems including broad range of technical disciplines ranging from requirements and operational analyses through deployment and support of systems in the field. These include development of emerging concepts, advanced research and prototyping, identification of the state-of-the-art technologies, performing analysis of alternatives, technology insertion/exploitation, integration of the possible capabilities and services to support the proof-of-concepts, new pilot efforts, existing programs, and/or fielded systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Minimum 5 years of experience in:
  • Working with quality control methods and tools and verification and validation, software testing and integration, software metrics, and their application to software quality assessment; and expert knowledge of current validation requirements for process validation and computer system validation and overall demonstrated knowledge of system and project life cycles;
  • Maintaining process for evaluating software and associated documentation;
  • Examining and evaluating the software quality assurance process and recommend enhancements and modifications;
  • Writing quality studies; reviewing and participating in the completion of various quality assurance related documents;
  • Assisting with the conduct of information systems, information security, and software audits;
  • Performing predefined testing procedures, validating software settings and configurations against guidelines;
  • Designing and providing software metrics detailing requests received, statuses, risks, challenges and major release dates;
  • Developing, and executing test plans and test cases based on design specifications and requirement;
  • Interacting with software developers to perform root-cause analysis and preliminary problem diagnosis;
  • Performing debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, or code pieces to determine breakdown source;
  • Providing feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality;
  • Developing standards, methods, and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness;
  • Developing testing programs to address database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, and usability;
  • Documenting software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers;
  • Monitoring bug resolution efforts and track successes; and
  • Installing and configuring recreations of software production environments to allow testing of software performance.
  • Substitution: any bachelor’s degree with relevancy to the works to be performed and 8 or more years related experience. Twenty (20) years of experience with relevancy to the works to be performed may be substituted for the bachelor degree.
  • Certs: 8570-1

Security Clearance Requirement:

• TS/SCI

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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