Amtrak Job Openings – Lead QA Engineer Train Controls Systems

Job Description:

Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country and we move America’s workforce toward the future. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority and the success of our railroad is the result of our employees.

Job Responsibilities:

Manages and supervises implementation of Amtec projects for NYD, SED, NED & Central division CETC systems.
Assist field personnel in performing quality control equipment operation testing.
Reviews and updates QA standards and procedures to comply with industry methodologies and standards.
Demonstrated relevant hands-on technical experience working within a large mission critical computer system environment.
Experience in integration, quality assurance, configuration management of HP Nonstop systems and LINUX Workstations.
Supervises contractors and Amtrak special duty employees.
Works on projects of all levels of complexity within any of the IT development environments.
Reviews formal test plans and documented test results.
Review of project deliverables and produces the compliance checklist.
Monitors, evaluates and makes recommendations on QA tasks within enterprise-wide processes such as; test life cycles, change management and release management.
Assists in creating standard operating procedures and metrics based on best practices for the QA team. Identifies and proposes areas of improvement throughout the QA process.
Adheres to and enforces QA processes.
May serve in the following roles: automation testing, performance testing, front end testing/back end testing, or end to end testing.
Conducts investigations on identified technical and operational problems on installed networks, systems and products.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or significant experience in C&S construction/maintenance of railroad signal facilities or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
Requires 7 to 10 years of experience in systems development, quality assurance/testing.
Strong knowledge of quality management.
Strong working knowledge of railroad signal circuit plan symbols, nomenclature, and circuit logic.
Working knowledge of railroad circuit design as applied in signal systems.
Knowledge of C&S equipment (relay racks, batteries, etc.).
Knowledge of Amtrak’s interlocking layouts and physical characteristics.
Knowledge of software system design concepts and processes.
Experience in Real Time Train traffic control systems with emphasis on Quality assurance and testing
Knowledge of large-scale computer center operations
Knowledge of FRA standards, rules, and regulations.
Must be qualified on NORAC, AMT-2, and RWP.
Familiar with Computer Aided Drafting and Design Applications.

Job Details:

Company: Amtrak

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location:  Los Angeles, CA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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