Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Company Description

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States' security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory's mission.

Pay Range

$101,376 - $188,880 Annually for the TSS.3 level

$121,728 - $226,668 Annually for the TSS.4 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer . As a SQA engineer you will be responsible for interpreting, designing, and providing strategic leadership on internal procedures that meet LLNL contract requirements, Department of Energy (DOE) Orders, and consensus standards for all LLNL software. You will identify improvement opportunities, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive quality assurance practices to develop and maintain institutional program descriptions, procedures, guidelines, implementation mechanisms, and training. You will support compliance and continuous improvement efforts within the Institutional Software Quality Assurance (ISQA) Program. This position is in the Office of Laboratory Oversight's Mission Assurance (MA) Office.

This position may offer a hybrid schedule, which includes the flexibility to work from home one or moredays per week, after a probationary period. The specifics of the hybrid schedule, including the exact number of days required in the office and virtual work options may vary based on the needs of the team and the organization.

This position will be filled at eitherlevel based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will

• Contribute to implementation and improvement of the Institutional Software Quality Assurance Program. Define institutional processes and procedures for software quality assurance activities, ensuring adherence to contract requirements and the highest safety and reliability standards. Develop strategies for addressing highly complex institutional software quality issues / requirements.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve institutional processes and procedures for software quality assurance, ensuring alignment with DOE Orders, LLNL contract requirements, and industry best practices. Apply advanced SQA domain knowledge of all phases of the software development lifecycle to create and oversee implementation mechanisms (e.g., practices, templates, and job aides) for the Institutional Software Quality Assurance Program.
• Work closely with engineers, project managers, and stakeholders across LLNL to communicate quality and safety objectives, resolve issues, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Plan and perform internal audits and compliance assessments of software programs, identify gaps. Provide oversight across all areas of LLNL, identify compliance status of LLNL's SQA program(s), and communicate to stakeholders through reporting and verbal discussion.
• Provide advanced guidance, training, and briefings on SQA standards, risk management, and regulatory requirements.
• Support the development of requirements, implementation and validation of tools, workflows and documentation to optimize ensure compliance and effectiveness of the program.
• Contribute to the day-to-day operations of the ISQA program and projects, including but not limited to the following :

Identify and implement corrective and preventiveactions (CAPA) in response to assessments, external regulatory requirements, customer complaints and other internal / external non-conformances;

Additional job responsibilities, at the TSS.4 level

Qualifications

Additional qualifications at the TSS.4 level

Qualifications We Desire

Additional Information

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.If you are selected, wewill initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if youmeet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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