Quality Assurance Engineer

The Digital Sector under Military Services Solutions Business Area at Leidos currently has an opening for a Quality Assurance Engineer position which will be 100% remote. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping with the [AGUN Program] mission.  The current customer Unified Network Modernization (UNM) is a critical mission provider of global network modernization projects. The Army Global Unified Network (AGUN) - Increment 1 (INC1) contract will unify the next generation of Army transport to comply with the Joint Regional Security Stack (JRSS) divestiture mandate by designing, maintaining, rapidly deploying, and transitioning a globally orchestrated Software Defined Networking (SDN) solution. The Quality Assurance Engineer serves as a key member of the AGUN Mission Assurance and Quality Engineering team, providing independent oversight of program execution, contractual compliance, operational performance, and continuous process improvement. The position partners with Program Management, Engineering, Logistics, Configuration Management, Cybersecurity, and Customer stakeholders to ensure program execution is compliant, measurable, predictable, and continuously improving throughout the entire acquisition and deployment lifecycle. The Quality Assurance Engineer serves as an independent quality authority supporting Mission Assurance activities through objective verification, deployment readiness assessments, quality gates, risk-based decision support, and continuous process improvement to ensure successful contract execution and customer mission outcomes. Key Primary Responsibilities are broken into three (3) Quality Management Systems (QMS), Mission Assurance and Program Integration categories: Quality Management and Integration Support the Quality Manager in the execution of plans and activities that measure compliance with Leidos EngineeringEdge® NextGen policies and standards. Integrate closely with program team members and leadership to continuously implement and improve the Quality Management System (QMS). Support program Staff Meetings, governance activities, and reporting requirements. Report on the status of program quality, compliance, performance, risks, and improvement initiatives to  Program Leadership and Leidos Management. Support other quality engineering and mission assurance activities across the program as required. Mission Assurance and Governance Support Mission Assurance activities by participating in quality review gates, deployment readiness reviews, operational readiness assessments, milestone decision reviews, and customer acceptance activities. Participate in Engineering Review Boards (ERBs), Customer Working Level Integrated Product Team meetings (WIPTs), Programmatic Meetings, and Quality Management Reviews (QMRs) by providing independent quality assessments, objective evidence, and recommendations. Verify objective evidence supporting milestone decisions, contractual compliance, deployment readiness, and customer acceptance criteria. Monitor overall program health through quality metrics, audits, performance trends, and risk indicators to support informed management decision-making.              Risk Management and Continuous Improvement Lead internal audits, compliance reviews, and performance evaluations to proactively identify systemic issues and ensure sustainable resolution and prevention of recurrence. Drive portfolio-level risk management integration in coordination with Program Managers and Task Order leadership, ensuring consistent identification, documentation, mitigation, and trend analysis of quality, technical, operational, and programmatic risks. Leverage enterprise tools and platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Configuration Management repositories, AI-enabled analytics, dashboards, and program governance systems) to enhance reporting transparency, operational visibility, and executive decision support. Contribute to enterprise quality strategy, governance