Quality Engineer with Security Clearance

Title: Associate Manager, Quality Engineer Job Location: Washington DC
Salary Range: $130k - $175k (can increase pending qualifying factors) Job Description
ClearanceJobs is aiding their government customer in search of an experienced Quality Engineer. The selected candidate will design and execute testing strategies for Android and iOS applications and firmware across a wide range of devices (phones, tablets, legacy hardware) while continuously evolving test profiles to reflect real-world usage across geographies and network conditions Essential Functions:
Design, build, and maintain a curated collection of testing hardware and firmware representing diverse Android devices (phones, tablets, and legacy systems)
Develop and implement a strategic approach to device selection, prioritizing based on market relevance, customer needs, and risk assessment
Engineering Teams: Work closely with development teams to establish effective testing methodologies, automation frameworks, and quality gates
Drive continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies
Develop and scale automated testing frameworks for mobile and distributed systems
Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid, high-confidence releases
Establish best practices for validation & verification (V&V) across teams
Create and maintain comprehensive testing profiles that align with modern internet-adjacent services and online connectivity requirements
Identify, document, and track defects through resolution
Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies for device compatibility issues Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree with a 6 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience Preferred Additional Skills:
Supervised a team of professionals or lower-level supervisors, assigning work, providing direction, and reviewing performance to achieve near-term operational goals
Contributed to people decisions within the team, including hiring, promotions, performance management, compensation, and other employee-related actions
Communicated with internal and external stakeholders, including customers or vendors, to explain policies, processes, and practices and gain cooperation
Drove moderate to substantial process, system, solution, or product improvements, solving complex problems through analysis, investigation, and experience-based judgment
Set team goals and objectives that directly affected short-term department results, applying technical or professional expertise typically backed by a bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of relevant experience or equivalent
Establish centralized testing operations with distributed capabilities across multiple geographical regions
Partner with Customer Engineering to identify and prioritize device testing requirements based on customer deployment environments and use cases
Collaborate with IT on testing infrastructure needs, improvements, and scalability requirements to support distributed testing operations
Develop and manage testing budgets, including hardware procurement, infrastructure costs, and resource allocation with Finance