Advanced Battle Management System Test Manager

Overview

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a senior level Advanced Battle Management System Test Manager located at Eglin AFB, Florida.

Required Qualifications / Skills

• Master's Degree in a technical field and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Additional experience may be substituted for education.
• An Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Prior work experience in Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E).
• Experience writing, reviewing or editing Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP), Test and Evaluation Strategy (TES), Test Plan and Test Report documentation.
• Experience with the Deficiency Reporting (DR) process for agile or DevSecOps software development programs.
• Advanced proficiency in Office 365 products to include Word, Excel PowerPoint, Teams and Sharepoint.
• Experience interfacing with multiple stakeholders regarding project scope, status, schedules, and required documentation.
• Effective oral and written communications skills, good interpersonal communications skills and comfortable working in a team environment.
• High level of self-initiative and self-motivation with the ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Must be capable of traveling to TDY locations as needed.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

• Experience working in a highly technical environment or with advanced technology test programs.
• Familiarity with Information Technology infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity and software development practices.
• Familiarity with Agile Development processes and DevSecOps.
• Proficient using Confluence and JIRA workspaces and collaboration tools.
• In-depth knowledge of DODI 5000.89/DAFI 99-103, Capabilities-Based Test and Evaluation.
• In depth knowledge of the Middle Tier and Software acquisition pathways.
• Have in-depth knowledge of battle management processes and systems at multiple security levels to better understand how to develop test plans and lead a complex test of multiple systems for collection and analysis of valid and accurate data.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage test schedule and documentation for complex C2 system of systems test projects from initiation to completion.
• Manage information systems for team collaboration, document management and meeting schedules.
• Provide detailed analysis of courses of action (COAs) for test projects, analyze and make recommendations for improvements and optimization of test projects to ABMS Test leadership.
• Write, edit, and maintain technical test documentation and track test program status.
• Organize and interpret data to inform DOD decision makers, turn data into actionable knowledge; drive successful operations and shape organization technology and resource investments.
• Support test engineers when interacting with System Program Offices, other military services, and development contractors.