Verification & Validation Engineer

Job Title

Verification & Validation Engineer

Location

US (Primary)

Category

Engineering

Job Type

Full-Time

Compensation Minimum (USD)

$130,000

Compensation Maximum (USD)

$150,000

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Citizenship Status Required

U.S Citizen or Permanent Resident

Security Clearance Required

None

Job Description

About Science and Technology Corporation (STC):

STC is a science, sensors, and systems company founded in 1979. We continually expand our Earth and Space Sciences support capabilities to NASA, NOAA, DoD, and other Federal and State agencies. Our staff support many of the operational missions that monitor the heartbeat of our planet through a growing number of Earth Observing System of Systems platforms and direct field research. We also research and investigate leading-edge observing technologies and assist in their integration into operations.

• Employment Category: Full-Time/Regular
• Location: Hybrid
• Security Clearance: N/A
• Salary: $130,000-$150,000

STC is seeking candidates for a Verification and Validation (V&V) Engineer to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) / Office of Common Services (OCS) on the NESDIS Systems Engineering Services contract.

V&V Engineers ensure that enterprise ground systems, cloud-based common services, and mission applications are built correctly and satisfy approved requirements before operational deployment. This role supports the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework (NCCF), the NESDIS Ground Enterprise (NGE), and associated cloud-based common services throughout the full system development lifecycle.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Verification and Validation Planning: Develop test strategies, test plans, test procedures, test scripts, and acceptance criteria that directly correspond to defined requirements. Ensure systems, applications, interfaces, and services satisfy approved requirements prior to operational deployment.
• Test Execution and Reporting: Support execution of verification and validation testing activities across development, test, user acceptance, staging, and production environments. Produce test execution reports, defect tracking reports, and final V&V assessment reports documenting results and outstanding issues.
• Traceability and Compliance: Develop and maintain Verification Cross Reference Matrices (VCRMs) and Requirements Verification Status Reports to demonstrate compliance with approved requirements and support auditability of all verification activities. Ensure bidirectional traceability between requirements, test cases, and verification results.
• Defect Management: Perform defect tracking, root-cause analysis, and corrective action coordination associated with failed tests, integration issues, operational discrepancies, and requirements verification deficiencies.
• Governance and Standards Compliance: Support compliance activities to ensure cloud-based services and enterprise initiatives align with NOAA, NESDIS, NIST, FedRAMP, and other applicable Federal policies and standards. Utilize Government-designated tools including Jira and Confluence to document test status, track defects, and provide reporting.
• Agile and SAFe Participation: Participate in Agile and SAFe planning events, sprint activities, technical reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), demonstrations, and Program Increment (PI) planning activities to ensure alignment between requirements, development activities, and testing efforts.

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off Starting at 80 hrs/yr, 11 Federal holidays, and 40 hrs/yr Sick Leave
• 401K with up to 4% employer matching contribution
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance, Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account

Job Requirements

The Verification and Validation Engineer will develop, maintain, and provide deliverables including: Verification and Validation Strategy, Verification and Validation Plan, Master Test Plan, Test Procedures, Test Scripts, Test Cases, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), Test Readiness Review (TRR) Materials, Test Execution Reports, Defect Tracking Reports, Root Cause Analysis Reports, Requirements Verification Reports, and Final Verification and Validation Assessment Reports.

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.