Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer onsite Marlborough, MA

Principal Software Systems Quality Engineer (Compliance) Date Posted: 2026-07-06 Country: United States of America Location: US-MA-MARLBOROUGH-MA2 ~ 1001 Boston Post Rd ~ BLDG 2 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Security Clearance Type: DoD Clearance: Secret Security Clearance Status: Active and existing security clearance required after day 1. Role Summary Within Quality & Mission Assurance, the Software Quality Engineering department performs classified activities in secure labs and unclassified activities in dedicated workspaces. Key Responsibilities: Review Document Deliverables (CDRL), Command Media (Policies), SW Release Packages (Windchill PDM, Azure DevOps), SW Requirements Changes, SW/System Defects, SW Pulls (Code Reviews), Media, and Test Artifacts. Participate in Peer Reviews (SW, SE), Control Boards (CCB, SRB), Tracking Books (Metrics). Perform Test Witnessing (SQT, FQT) and Audit activities. Engage with Software, Systems, Integration/Test, Safety, Program Quality Leads, and Hardware Quality teams. What You Will Learn Compliance: Ensure digital products adhere to contractual requirements. Review and approve inputs/outputs to/from partner organizations. Products: Ensure integrity of technical data package. Identify, collect, and measure software quality attributes, metrics, and data. Improvement: Perform independent evaluations and risk assessments across lifecycle. Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions. Processes: Leverage modern experiences with software development and quality best practices. Increase adoption of Agile and DevSecOps methodologies. Teamwork: Interact with customers, product development, and test personnel. Provide guidance to senior leadership, team members, and group peers. Qualifications - You Must Have U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a U.S. government issued Security Clearance. Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) plus 8 years of Quality or Engineering experience. Eight years of experience in a Quality or Technical role covering: Agile: SCRUM, sprints, backlog, CI/CD. Testing: execution witnessing, plans, procedures, requirements traceability, reports. Requirements: verification, software specifications, system specifications, performance, contracts. Software: lifecycle processes, code reviews, builds, configuration management. Defects: quantification, severity, priority, age, resolution. Release: delivery management, checklists, release notes, security bulletins. Metrics: dashboards, reporting tools (Jira, Excel). Analysis: root cause identification and corrective action implementation. Qualifications - We Prefer Certifications in Quality, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Agile, Cyber/IA, Project Management. Experience creating PowerPoint briefings for senior management. Knowledge of quality standards such as AS9115, AS9100, ISO9001. Familiarity with Quality Management Systems and SOPs. Experience in compliance evaluation, validation, auditing, corrective action. Maintenance processes: patches, upgrades, backups, recovery. Project leadership: coordination, planning, prioritization, escalation. Strategic cross-functional initiatives with business-technical stakeholders. Experience with DevSecOps toolchains: Confluence, Azure DevOps Server, Jenkins, GitHub, Coverity. Proficiency with IDEs, modeling tools, databases (ClearCase, DOORS, RQM, Cameo, Rhapsody). Networking knowledge: LAN, WAN, cloud infrastructures, network configuration, security protocols such as TLS, SSH, SNMP. Integration of security, systems, software, hardware, connectivity, tools, equipment. What We Offer We are a trusted employer committed to safety, trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and innovation. We offer a salary range of $107,500 – $204,500 USD based on experience and qualifications. No relocation is offered. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Eligible employees may also receive annual incentive compensation, contingent upon job level and collective‑bargaining agreements. Employment Details Role type: Onsite. Security clearance required. The DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS) administers the clearance process. 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