Senior Test Manager Security Clearance

Position: Senior Test Manager with Security Clearance
Location: Eglin Air Force Base

Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are 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, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country.

Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies is seeking a Senior Test Manager to provide support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB) at Eglin AFB, FL.

The Air Force Program Execution Office for PEO Digital (AFPEO/HB) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) mission responsibility to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio, which includes over 130 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and foreign allies. AFLCMC/PEO Digital Directorate is headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, MA with geographically separated operating units CONUS and OCONUS.

As a Senior Test Manager your duties include, but are not limited to:
* Provide Systems Engineering assistance that applies a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of system engineering to the acquisition process.

* Provide engineering support in the design, operation, and sustainment of systems and components that cover tasks throughout the acquisition life cycle (requirements analysis through system disposal).

* Documenting the review, test concept development, test methodology development, test plan development, test execution, and test reporting, data reduction and analysis, and end- user operational testing

* Using design of experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs

* Independently prepare (or advise others in the preparation of) criteria, computation/analyses, specifications, cost estimates test plans, and technical reports in the specific area of technical expertise

* Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problem, 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 test engineering 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)

* Deconflict schedule conflicts between multiple releases, providing high quality analysis and recommendations to the program test lead

* Operate with general instructions; but select portions of work are reviewed in detail to measure adequacy of approach, execution, and presentation

* Provide T&E technical and engineering support by documenting the review, test concept development, test methodology development, test plan development, test execution, and test reporting, data reduction and analysis, and end-user operational testing

* Utilize and apply Design of Experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs.

* Prepare (or advise others in the preparation of) criteria, computation/analyses, specifications, cost estimates test plans, and technical reports in the specific area of technical expertise

* Select and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problem, 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 test engineering tasks

* Develop new and innovative approach 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)

* De-conflict schedule conflicts between multiple releases, providing high quality analysis and recommendations to the program test lead

Required Qualifications:

* U.S Citizenship

* Must have and be able to maintain a Top-Secret level Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

* Bachelor's or master's Degree in a professional engineering discipline

* 8 years of directly related experience with 5 years in a DoW setting

* Test Manager's Course certification or course completion desired

* Experience with Agile methods,…