Principal Engineer

**OVERVIEW**:

- The Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) brings you to the forefront of technological innovation in engineering, digital transformation and cybersecurity.

Look forward to a rewarding career as we work on state-of-the-art defence systems and capabilities, unmanned technologies, and software development to artificial intelligence.

Embark on a transformative journey as you build your technical expertise in diverse domains. Join us to make an impact to the defence and national security needs of Singapore.

**Opportunity**

DSTA’s Software Engineering group is looking for experienced engineers in software quality assurance (QA) to evolve our software quality assurance framework and practices to continuously strengthen our product quality and development efficiency.

**What can the team offer you?**

You can look forward to joining a newly formed term with a mission to drive software quality assurance in DSTA for a wide range of software development with diverse quality challenges, e.g., Combat Management Systems with stringent performance and/or safety requirements, large-scale enterprise software that need to be highly robust to support critical business functions, and etc. You will have the opportunity to: (1) define and implement quality assurance processes, policies, and standards across the organisation; (2) educate and promulgate good QA practices to shape the quality mindset and culture in developers; (3) explore technologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of QA processes, and work with our DevSecOps team to incorporate them into the development pipeline to automate testing, compliance check, enforce governance, and etc.

We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance and allow for autonomy in your work and career path.

**Once here you will**
- Develop and drive the implementation of software quality assurance framework across Programme Centers (PCs) in DSTA.
- Establish quality matrices and put in place mechanisms to monitor the software quality of development projects.
- Provide support to PCs on software QA matters for outsourced development projects.
- Perform software quality assurance audit or certification on in-house development projects.
- Establish software engineering processes and practice, testing methodologies and standards.
- Evaluate automated software quality tools and liaise with our DevSecOps team for implementation in development pipelines to automate QA compliance check and release control.
- Ensure the currency of automated test tools and rulesets used for QA.
- Promulgate automated testing across PCs to improve quality and speed of delivery.

**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:
**Minimum qualifications**:

- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.

**Relevant experience and mindset**
- Experience in establishing quality assurance processes.
- Familiar with automated static code analysis tools for quality and security such as Parasoft, Fortify, SonaQube, and etc.
- Experience in implementing test automation (functional and/or load tests).
- Experience in triaging coding violations.
- Strong** **analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Have a passion for innovation in delivering solutions/services.

**It would be a bonus if you have**
- Certification in software quality assurance, quality engineering, testing or relevant fields is a plus.
- Familiarity with industry-specific quality frameworks and methodologies (e.g., ISO standards, CMMI, etc).
- Familiarity with one or more programming languages (C++, Java, Java Script, etc).
- Familiarity with software development methodologies and practices such as Scrum or Extreme Programming.
- **EXPERIENCE**:

- 6 ~ 10 years**JOB TYPE**:

- Full-Time**QUALIFICATION**:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent**WORKING HOURS**:

- Standard Hours**PROGRAMME CENTRE / ENTITY**:

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