**Role & Seniority: ** Experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist (full-time); contingent upon contract award (no explicit seniority level beyond “experienced”).

**Stack / Tools: ** Azure DevOps; ADO automated pipelines (integrated vulnerability tests); software testing for deployments to Stage/Production; testing prior to UAT and release; standards/process + coding standards documentation.

**Top 3 Responsibilities: **

Test applications prior to deployments to Stage and Production.
Perform internal functional QA testing for new development before UAT and release.
Ensure business requirements/acceptance criteria are properly recorded and approved; support integrated automated vulnerability testing via ADO pipelines.
Must-have Skills:
- 2+ years testing software on a technical team (or equivalent experience substituted for degree).
- Azure DevOps proficiency.
- Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills.
- DOE Q Clearance / Top Secret Clearance (current and active) with ability to acquire SCI.
- Ability to enforce/document process and coding standards.
Nice-to-haves:
- Master’s degree in computer science or CSM certification.
- Experience with DOE/NNSA.
Location & Work Type:
- Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
- On-site implied/unspecified (not stated); full-time federal contractor role; **contingent

Full Description

Job Details

Description

MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking to add an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist to support the Office of Personnel and Facility Clearances and Classification (OPFCC), NA-74. The OPFCC is responsible for implementing all Department of Energy (DOE) personnel security and facility clearance requirements for all National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) field sites. This full-time position is contingent upon contract award.

Essential Functions

Adequately test the application prior to all deployments to Stage and Production Documenting and enforcing process and coding standards Performing internal QA (functional) testing on all new development prior to UAT and release Ensuring business requirements and acceptance criteria are properly recorded and approved Conduct integrated vulnerability tests through automated ADO pipelines

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field Minimum two (2) years of experience testing software on a technical team. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis. Proficiency in Azure DevOps Superior communication, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills. Current and active DOE Q Clearance/Top Secret Clearance with ability to acquire an SCI.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in computer science or CSM certification Experience with DOE/NNSA

This position is contingent upon contract award.

LOCATION: This is a full-time position in Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA

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SALARY: Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

Benefits MELE Offers

Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care. Low-Cost Family Health Care offered. Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation 401(k) with Employer Match Cross-training opportunities

About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include National Security and Intelligence, CBRNE Defense and Security, Facility Management and Engineering, Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Training, Technical, Analytica, and Program Management Support, and IT/Cybersecurity.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.