About the Opportunity

The Software Engineer III - Quality & Test plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, mission-critical software that supports forecasting and environmental intelligence in a remote work environment. This position serves as a champion for software excellence, ensuring that every release is reliable, secure, accurate, and ready to perform in real-world operational environments. Working at the intersection of software engineering, quality assurance, and scientific validation, the engineer helps transform innovative solutions into trusted capabilities that users depend on every day.

Success in this role is measured by delivering reliable, thoroughly tested software, identifying and resolving issues early, and ensuring releases meet functional, performance, security, and scientific requirements before deployment.

What You Will Do in This Role

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies to validate software functionality, performance, security, and scientific accuracy.

• Perform verification and validation (V&V) activities throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Conduct both automated and manual testing to ensure software quality, reliability, and readiness for deployment.

• Create, maintain, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test procedures.

• Design and manage automated regression test suites to support continuous integration and release processes.

• Analyze system performance and test results to identify defects, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Track, document, and verify resolution of software defects using established defect management processes and tools.

• Support test readiness reviews, system acceptance testing, and release validation activities.

• Collaborate closely with software developers, DevSecOps engineers, scientists, and stakeholders to investigate and resolve issues.

• Document testing activities, results, and quality metrics to support compliance, traceability, and system acceptance.

• Verify that software releases satisfy functional, performance, security, accessibility, and scientific requirements prior to deployment.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

• Expertise in software quality assurance, automated testing, verification and validation methodologies, and software quality engineering best practices.

• Maintains an ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) certification or an equivalent advanced automation testing certification.

• Demonstrates experience developing and executing comprehensive software test strategies, including manual testing, automated testing, failure-mode analysis, and security testing across the software development lifecycle.

• Designs, develops, and maintains large-scale automated regression testing frameworks and test harnesses to support continuous integration, continuous testing, and release validation activities.

• Performs verification and validation activities to ensure compliance with functional, performance, security, and scientific requirements.

• Manages software defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution processes using tools such as Jira while ensuring timely remediation and verification of corrective actions.

• Analyzes test results, quality metrics, and system performance data to identify risks, improve reliability, and support production readiness decisions.

• Validates scientific, analytical, and data-driven systems to ensure accuracy, consistency, and operational effectiveness.

• Collaborates with software developers, DevSecOps engineers, scientists, and stakeholders to resolve defects, improve software quality, and support successful system acceptance and deployment.

Work authorization/security clearance requirements

• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Important Note

This position is contingent upon contract award and funding. No employment relationship exists unless and until a formal written offer of employment is extended following contract award.

Why GAMA-1

GAMA-1 also offers a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401(k) savings plan, training and career development opportunities, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO - to cover vacation, illness or disability, appointments, emergencies or other situations that require time off from work). For more GAMA-1 Corporate benefits information click here.

ABOUT GAMA-1

GAMA-1 is a rapidly growing technology business that is based in Greenbelt, Maryland. GAMA-1 Technologies provides strategic information assurance, information security, and business enterprise and networking solutions to the Federal Government. Our success is based on using industry and agency standards, establishing and performing with standardized processes, and IT Services expertise. At GAMA-1, we believe employees should grow, achieve, and develop just as the company grows, achieves, and develops. GAMA-1 is committed to providing our employees with opportunities for career advancement throughout their employment. For more information, visit www.gama1tech.com.

GAMA-1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), domestic violence victims, political orientation, status as a smoker or tobacco user, hairstyle, use of a service animal, education status, familial status, HIV/AIDS status, height, weight, reproductive healthcare decisions or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.