Test & Evaluation Support Management, Senior
Torch Technologies is a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, we directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission is “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom.” As a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we are committed to growing and sustaining our company for the next 100 years.
About the role
Torch Technologies is seeking a Test & Evaluation Support Management, Senior to provide Test and Evaluation (T&E) support for product lines, capability delivery teams, and development and delivery of BES Test Services at Gunter Maxwell AFB, AL. Field Maintenance Command Control (FMxC2) provides management support and serves as a data repository for U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance functions, engine health and performance, and aircraft flight analysis capabilities worldwide. It also allows for the exchange of information with Air Force Standard Systems for legacy transactional systems. FMxC2 is the maintenance information system of record for 1,170 aircraft, supporting 27,000+ users globally, providing aircraft information from main operating bases, enroute, and deployed locations to field level and Major Command (MAJCOM) aircraft managers for enterprise decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, coordinate review and approval, and manage execution of test strategy, concepts, methodology, plans, processes, and procedures.
- Provide T&E-related expertise in various DoW Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) and System/Software Development Life Cycles (SDLCs); advise, advocate, and/or incorporate optimal combinations within test strategies, plans, policy & guidance, and/or procedures.
- Apply Scientific Test and Analysis Techniques (STAT) and Design of Experiments (DoE) methods.
- Provide support to plan, implement, and execute test automation leveraging DevSecOps.
- Manage and support test execution, data gathering, data reduction and analysis, and reporting.
- Review, analyze, report, and recommend updates to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Critical Technical Parameters (CTPs), and/or measures (of effectiveness, suitability, performance, and survivability).
- Support implementation and management of system/software quality reporting, e.g., cumulative tracking and management of software problem reports and/or defects.
- Support capability delivery team Integrated Test Team (ITT) formation, organization, and operations.
- Independently prepare (or advise others in the preparation of) test criteria, computation/analyses, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports.
- Select and apply T&E techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problems, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and complexity.
- Review and evaluate the quantity, quality, and overall adequacy of results and conclusions drawn from accomplishment of T&E tasks.
- Devise new and innovative approaches to problems encountered, and accomplish assigned tasks with efficiency, timeliness, and thoroughness.
- Evaluate the configuration, capability, and operational relevance of test environments and ensure they are properly available for the thorough testing of software releases, e.g., fault insertion/fault identification.
- Prepare T&E segments of Acquisition documentation.
- Support T&E-related certification test activities, e.g., Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC).
- Support T&E-related audit and/or inspection activities.
- Provide and/or support T&E-related training required to execute test activities.
- Support planning, execution, and reporting of Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation (CSTE).
- Support FCAs/PCAs.
- Support review and recommendations for higher-level DoW, AF, AFMC, AFLCMC, and BES T&E related policy, guidance, processes, and procedures.
- Participate in DoW and/or AF T&E-related summits, conferences, and/or meetings to deliver or receive presentations on T&E project/program status, accomplishments, challenges encountered and/or lessons learned, support requirements, technical developments, program changes, and the interpretation and advocacy of program and project objectives relative to T&E.
- Provide test report support services by documenting test events and conducting technical reviews of engineering documentation (CDRL A003) associated with T&E Specifications, technical reports, design documentation, diagrams, and test reports.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Master's Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoW.
- OR Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoW.
- OR 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, eight of which must be in the DoW.
- Must have CompTIA Security+ Certification.
- Must have and maintain an active Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud experience.
- Agile Development methodologies.
- Automated Testing.
Schedule
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.
Benefits
- ESOP participation.
- 401(k) match.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Education assistance.
- Paid time off and holidays.