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Leidos is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as the Quality Lead supporting the Cybersecurity Portfolio Task Orders for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This portfolio includes mission-critical cybersecurity programs such as: Cybersecurity Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Technical Support Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Cybersecurity Operations Support Services (COSS) Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Support Services DHS Cybersecurity Assessments This role provides enterprise-level quality leadership across multiple task orders, ensuring compliance, performance excellence, and continuous improvement in alignment with contractual requirements, cybersecurity operational standards, and Leidos EngineeringEdge NextGen (EENG) methodologies. The Senior QA Engineer will act as the portfolio Quality authority, partnering with Program Managers, Task Order Leads, and DHS stakeholders to ensure services and deliverables meet Performance Work Statements (PWS), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP), Task Order Quality Control Plans (QCPs), and industry standards such as ISO 9001:2015 and CMMI. This position is 100% remote. Serve as the portfolio-level Quality Lead across multiple DHS cybersecurity task orders, providing enterprise oversight of quality, compliance, and performance governance. Provide strategic leadership for Quality Management System (QMS) implementation, sustainment, and continual improvement across the portfolio, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements, QASP metrics, SLAs, and internal governance standards. Drive portfolio-level Risk Management integration in coordination with Program Managers and Task Order leadership, ensuring consistent risk identification, documentation, mitigation planning, and trend analysis across all programs. Establish and institutionalize a structured Continual Improvement framework that promotes measurable enhancements in compliance posture, performance stability, operational efficiency, and organizational maturity. Lead internal audits, compliance reviews, and performance evaluations to proactively identify systemic issues and ensure sustainable resolution and prevention of recurrence. Conduct and oversee root cause analyses for performance or compliance gaps, driving corrective and preventive actions through validated closure. Oversee SLA/KPI performance analytics, leveraging data-driven insights to anticipate risks, reduce performance variability, and strengthening contractual execution. Leverage enterprise tools and platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Configuration Management repositories, AI-enabled analytics tools, and program governance systems) to enhance reporting transparency, operational visibility, and decision support. Partner closely with Program Managers and functional leaders to reinforce operational discipline, strengthen governance rigor, and ensure alignment during portfolio transitions or contract structure changes. Proactively identify areas where early engagement can prevent downstream impacts, reinforcing a prevention-first quality culture. Prepare and present portfolio quality and risk posture briefings to senior Leidos leadership and DHS stakeholders. Mentor and provide leadership to junior QA personnel while fostering cross-functional collaboration and professional development. Contribute to enterprise-level quality strategy development, governance alignment, and portfolio maturity progression initiatives. Basic Qualifications. Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 12+ years of professional experience; OR Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Must be able to obtain a Public Trust. Demonstrated experience leading quality functions on large-scale federal IT or cybersecurity programs. Experience implementing and governing structured Quality Management Systems (QMS). Experience driving SLA/KPI performance measurement and performance analytics in operational environments. Demonstrated experience conducting internal audits and managing corrective and preventive action programs. Experience integrating risk management practices within program governance structures. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification (minimum). Preferred Qualifications. Experience supporting DHS cybersecurity programs (CDM, CISA, CBP, NOSC, or similar mission environments). ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor certification. Experience operating within CMMI-DEV or equivalent process maturity frameworks. ITIL certification and/or demonstrated experience supporting IT Service Management (ITSM) environments. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or advanced process improvement leadership experience. Demonstrated experience briefing government senior leadership on quality, risk, or performance posture. Experience developing or institutionalizing portfolio-level quality governance frameworks. Experience integrating Risk Management practices within performance-based federal contracts. Experience supporting audit readiness for DHS, DoD, or other federal oversight bodies (e.g., OIG, DCMA, internal enterprise audits). Experience leveraging data analytics, reporting tools, or AI-enabled solutions to enhance performance monitoring and governance visibility. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: February 19, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenue of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here. Securing Your Data Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information, please report the email to spam.leidos@leidos.com. Commitment and Diversity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.