Integration Lab Manager

Overview

Integration Lab Manager – Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC

Position:
Integration Lab Manager.

Location:

Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC. Job : . Category: IT Support.

Note:

This position is pending contract award.

• Coordinate and oversee integration activities involving hardware, software, network, cloud, cybersecurity, and communications technologies to ensure operational readiness and interoperability.
• Manage laboratory resources, equipment, test assets, configurations, and schedules to support customer priorities and program objectives.
• Direct laboratory personnel supporting systems engineering, integration, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and technical support functions.
• Support the integration, testing, troubleshooting, and verification of mission systems, sensors, communications systems, and enterprise technologies prior to operational deployment.
• Coordinate with Government stakeholders, engineering teams, developers, vendors, and OEM partners to support system development, integration, and testing requirements.
• Develop and maintain laboratory test plans, procedures, test events, configuration baselines, and technical documentation.
• Ensure laboratory activities comply with approved engineering processes, configuration management requirements, cybersecurity policies, and quality standards.
• Support system verification, validation, interoperability testing, regression testing, and operational acceptance activities.
• Identify technical issues, integration challenges, and performance deficiencies and lead troubleshooting and corrective action efforts.
• Coordinate installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle replacement of laboratory hardware, software, networking equipment, and supporting infrastructure.
• Support cybersecurity compliance activities including vulnerability management, STIG implementation, security testing, and RMF-related requirements.
• Prepare technical reports, laboratory status updates, test results, risk assessments, and customer briefings.
• Support fielding efforts, customer demonstrations, technology evaluations, and operational assessments.
• Coordinate laboratory support for engineering changes, modernization initiatives, technology refresh efforts, and new capability integration.
• Maintain awareness of customer mission priorities, emerging technologies, and operational requirements to ensure laboratory capabilities remain aligned with mission needs.
• Support occasional travel requirements, site visits, transition activities, and field assessments as required.

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.
• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements,
  US Citizenship is required
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• Candidates must meet the qualification requirements of DoDM 8140.03 for the DCWF 441 Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) work role through an approved qualification pathway (Education, DoD Military/Training, Certification, or a combination thereof), as defined by the applicable contract.
• Qualification Pathways (One or More May Apply):
• Education (OR)
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related technical field OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• DoD/Military Training (OR)
• Certification (OR)
• DoD-approved 8140-aligned certification for DCWF 441 (Intermediate), such as:
  Security+, CEH, Cloud+, GCIH, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP, or other equivalent DoD-recognized certifications aligned to the work role.
• Ability to travel worldwide, including to remote or austere locations. Individual trips may extend up to two months, with the possibility of multiple trips per year.
• Minimum 5 years of experience serving as a Team Lead, Site Lead, Task Lead, Project Lead, Deputy Project Manager, or similar supervisory role.
• Minimum 8 years of experience supporting systems integration, engineering, testing, validation, C5
  
  ISR, enterprise IT, communications, cybersecurity, or related technical environments.
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading technical teams, laboratories, engineering organizations, integration efforts, or test activities.
• Experience supporting Systems Integration Laboratories (SIL), integration test environments, engineering test beds, or operational testing activities.
• Experience integrating hardware, software, network, cloud, communications, cybersecurity, and mission system technologies.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering principles, configuration management, test and evaluation methodologies, and technical documentation requirements.
• Experience supporting troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, system verification, validation, and operational acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with DoD engineering, integration, cybersecurity, and acquisition environments.
• Strong organizational, leadership, customer engagement, and communication skills.
• Ability to travel worldwide, including support to remote or austere operational locations as required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to…