Senior QA Engineer

At ARA, we strive to hire valuable colleagues with not only the right skills, but who also demonstrate our core values of passion, freedom, service and growth.

Are you a QA engineer with your hands in multiple stages of the software development process and looking for a change? Or are you a build manager or DevSecOps engineer with a penchant for finding flaws? Our team in Raleigh, NC is looking for an unusual cross between software developer and quality assurance. Our ideal candidate will either be someone with a testing background who has expanded their skillset to include more of the configuration/build management role, or someone from the software build/development side who understands that testing is its own skillset and they happen to have it.  

The successful applicant will:

• Plan and implement automated scripts to monitor the health and functionality of a cloud-based software development environment. 
• Work closely with cloud engineers to plan and implement verification of services prior to and immediately after deployment.  
• Work with network engineers to plan and implement verification of networking changes in a positive and negative testing approach.  
• Work with security engineers to design and implement tests and verify security tool configurations and general security of the environment. 
• Work with other QA team members to share knowledge and coordinate coverage for occasional after-hours environment changes.  
• Document test coverage and methodologies in the team confluence space for future reference 

• U.S. Citizenship (No exceptions; green card holders are not eligible).
• Current DoD Secret Clearance (or higher)
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field along with 8-10 years of relevant work experience OR equivalent professional experience (13+ years) will be considered for talented candidates without a degree
• Successfully acquire and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access
• Successfully obtain DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CCNA-Security, etc.) within 60 days of hire.
• Experience working with software development tools such as: GitLab, Bitbucket, SonarQube, OpenShift, Artifactory 
• Must be willing to participate in occasional evening and weekend work as needed 
• Willing to work on-site, at least 4 days a week, at our Raleigh, NC location 

• 3+ years working in hybrid cloud environments (e.g., Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, OpenStack).
• Experience with scripting or automation tools (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform).
• Prior experience working in a classified or Special Access Program (SAP) environment.
• Prior experience managing a DevSecOps pipeline

If this is the perfect job for you please apply online at https://www.ara.com/job-search today!

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,200 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.