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USAF Software Quality Assurance Engineer

CFocus Softwareorporated

Job Location:

Anne Arundel County, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 7 October 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 4 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

cFocus Software seeks a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our program supporting the United States Air Force (USAF). This position is on-site in Linthicum Heights MD. This position requires an Active TS/SCI clearance.
Qualifications:

Active TS/SCI clearance
B.S. Computer Science Information Technology or a related field
Experience in software quality assurance and testing of enterprise applications or services.
Ability to interpret requirements develop test plans and maintain test coverage and traceability.
Experience with functional integration regression system and API testing.
Experience documenting defects supporting triage verifying fixes and analyzing quality trends.
Working knowledge of software development lifecycles DevSecOps CI/CD and automated testing.
Understanding of configuration control authorized test data and repeatable test environments.
Ability to assess software deliverables and prepare clear test results and release readiness evidence.
Strong analytical documentation and communication skills for coordinating technical teams

Duties:

Review requirements designs interfaces and acceptance criteria for clarity completeness consistency and testability; document gaps for resolution.
Develop and maintain software quality procedures test plans test cases expected results and requirements-to-test traceability.
Plan and execute functional integration regression system and exploratory testing for assigned applications and services.
Test Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) data exchanges and integrations against Government-approved requirements and applicable interagency agreements.
Validate application workflows data integrity error handling and configurations across approved on-premises cloud and hybrid environments.
Coordinate authorized test data and representative test environments with development infrastructure and cybersecurity teams.
Support automated testing and CI/CD quality checks; review execution results and identify coverage gaps or unreliable tests.
Record reproducible defects with supporting evidence assess severity and mission impact and coordinate triage and resolution with developers.
Verify fixes perform regression testing and track unresolved defects and residual risks for release readiness reviews.
Coordinate security testing vulnerability remediation verification and validation of Government-specified pipeline controls with cybersecurity personnel.
Maintain versioned test artifacts and auditable records linking requirements tests results defects configuration changes and releases.
Review software deliverables and supporting documentation for accuracy completeness and conformance to approved requirements and quality procedures.
Prepare test reports quality metrics defect summaries and release recommendations; provide evidence for Government review and authorized deployment.
Support user acceptance activities and resolution of Government comments; provide technical test evidence for ATO and continuous ATO activities.
Analyze defect trends and causes recommend preventive improvements and support the program Quality Control Plan and corrective-action follow-through.