Integration Lab Manager

Job Overview

Job Title:

Integration Lab Manager

Location:

Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, NC

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.
• US Citizenship is required due to the nature of the work and contract requirements.
• 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.
• Education (OR)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Software Engineering.
• DoD/Military Training (OR)
  • 4C‑255N (CP)
  • 4‑11‑C22 (CP)
  • 4‑11‑C23
  • 102‑25S30‑C45 (NS)
    F07DZ
    Z1
  • M03KB
    SG
  • M10KB
    SB
  • M22KB
    S4
  • A‑260‑0061
  • A‑260‑0100
  • Network Operations Specialist (Intermediate) Playlist
  • DISA (441) Training
• Certification (OR)
  • CompTIA Security+ CE
  • CompTIA CySA+
  • SSCP
  • GSEC
  • CEH
• 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.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex network issues within routed and switched infrastructures.
• Hands‑on experience with Cisco networking technologies and enterprise network management tools.
• Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF, multicast routing, VLANs, VPNs, and network performance monitoring solutions.
• Experience performing packet analysis, log analysis, fault isolation, and root‑cause investigations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical personnel.

• Experience supporting SOCOM, CENTCOM, AFRICOM, TRANS‑COM, Space Force, or other Combatant Command environments.
• Experience supporting OCONUS operations and remote‑site sustainment activities.
• Prior military service or experience supporting DOD customers.

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.