Quality Assurance Engineer

Posted 18 Hours Ago
Centreville, VA
96K-169K Annually
3-5 Years Experience
Information Technology • Security • Cybersecurity
The Role
As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Parsons, you will collaborate with development teams to create test plans, automate testing processes, troubleshoot issues, and enhance software reliability. You'll also document automation practices and participate in peer reviews to ensure standards are met.
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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with intelligent, diverse people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

As a Quality Assurance Engineer at Parsons, you will work with development teams and mission owners to create test plans that identify software, hardware, and system problems as well as find possible root causes of failure. Successful candidates must have the ability to communicate effectively with technical team members, managers, and customers.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Providing test plans and software automation engineering expertise to deliver incremental features to a wide range of products and systems (hardware, software, virtual)
  • Design, develop, and integrate test and evaluation techniques into our automation frameworks, identify poor performing software/hardware and implement fixes to increase reliability, log defects, test scalability of systems, and provides status reports on the progress of tasks
  • Create, execute, improve, and maintain automation test scripts through standard methodologies, closely monitor test results for swift feedback, and participate in peer code reviews
  • Documentation: Creating comprehensive documentation for automation processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures for educating team members on automation best practices.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Must have active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and amenable for poly upgrade
  • Proficiency in Linux command line environment
  • Proficiency in one or more scripting and programming languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot automation issues and optimize workflows.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.


What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • A Bachelor of Science in engineering, scientific, technical discipline, or comparable work experience
  • Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
  • Experience with network configuration
  • Understanding of CI/CD principles and experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD.
  • Experience with virtualization technologies (VMWare, Xen, OpenStack, VirtualBox)
  • Experience with RVTM, FAT, Acceptance Testing, and other formal testing procedures and documentation

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: 

$96,400.00 - $168,700.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Top Skills

Bash
Powershell
Python
The Company
Centreville, VA
14,420 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1944

What We Do

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com.

Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.

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