Sr Principal Systems Test Engineer – Verification PO (26-384)

About the role

The Sr Principal Systems Test Engineer – Verification PO (26-384) plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels of verification. This position is essential to the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program, a key component of the Missile Defense System.

Responsibilities

• Develop a cohesive test strategy across the C2BMC Task Orders and Capabilities
• Work with the team to monitor delivery from release creation through testing in the TIL, develop the C2BMC Test Plan for the capability, and elevate challenges or findings through the proper channels
• Coordinate with key partners during milestone design meetings, review, and help resolve technical test issues, manage Verification and Test Risks, report Program Metrics and Verification Status, and collaborate with technical leads and product owners to ensure successful testing and verification
• Support Agile Product Teams and the I&T functional area with hardware, software, and system-level verification and validation testing
• Define the Overarching Test Strategy for Capabilities across the Program
• Define Risk Mitigation and provide Status of Risks
• Present Verification Plan at Program Milestone Reviews
• Present the Verification Status and Metrics to C2BMC and BC Leadership
• Represent C2BMC NT in Test Working Groups to help define testing for capabilities across the C2BMC Program
• Present the C2BMC Program with Verification requirements for Iteration Planning
• Verify inputs to proposals and Engineering Estimate activities; schedule lab tests and installation activities; and coordinate with BMDSS (Ballistic Missile Defense Support Systems), Test Bed Contractor, Test Bed Lab Manager, and MDA BCX and the C2BMC NT Integration Team on spiral release installation and integration schedules in the test labs
• Review and provide technical feedback on Detailed Test and Analysis Procedures
• Manage multiple projects across teams
• Assist test engineers in troubleshooting and analyzing test-bed configurations related to hardware, software, stimulus, and Information Assurance issues or functionalities
• Consolidate input from various team members into a technical report for the customer, deliver presentations in public forums, and address relevant questions

Requirements

• Current, active in-scope Government-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application
• Current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application
• Understanding of integration and testing of Command & Control systems, specifically related to basic architectures in the BMDS environment and emphasizing C2BMC, including interfaces with external C2BMC elements
• Daily use of computers with Windows, MS Office, or Linux products
• Experience in Agile Test-Driven Development
• Experience in managing risks and opportunities
• Knowledge of the integration and testing of Command & Control systems with applied relevance to basic architecture used in the BMDS environment and focused on C2BMC, including external C2BMC element interfaces
• Knowledge of basic message formats such as TADIL-J, HTML, and ATOMS
• Technical understanding of computer network systems, servers, VMs, and multicast techniques, including hardware such as firewalls, routers, switches, and blade servers

Qualifications

• Current, active Government-Issued Secret security clearance at the time of application
• Current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (such as Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND, etc.) at the time of application
• Experience in C2BMC
• Experience in managing risks and opportunities
• Experience with DOORS, JIRA, and Confluence, as well as test automation tools such as Gherkin and Cucumber
• Technical understanding of computer network systems, servers, VMs, and multicast techniques, including hardware such as firewalls, routers, switches, and blade servers