Test and Evaluation Support Engineer, Senior

Position Summary

Senior Test and Evaluation Support Engineer supporting the EPASS GB contract in Kettering, OH. Responsibilities include providing T&E support, developing test plans, and managing test execution.

• Provide T&E support for product lines, capability delivery teams, and BES Test Services in accordance with DoW, AF, AFMC, AFLCMC, BES, acquisition, T&E policy, and standard tools.
• Prepare, coordinate, review, and approve test strategy, concepts, methodology, plans, processes, and procedures.
• Offer T&E expertise in DoW Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) and System/Software Development Life Cycles (SDLCs).
• Apply Statistical Test and Analysis Techniques (STAT) and Design of Experiments (DoE) methods; support test automation leveraging Dev Sec Ops .
• Manage and support test execution, data gathering, reduction, analysis, and reporting.
• Review, analyze, report, and recommend updates to KPIs, CTPs, and performance measures.
• Support system/software quality reporting, including tracking and managing software defect reports.
• Assist capability delivery team with Integrated Test Team (ITT) formation, organization, and operations.
• Prepare or advise on test criteria, computations, analyses, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports.
• Select and apply T&E techniques and procedures to evaluate problems and data.
• Evaluate results and conclusions from T&E tasks.
• Develop innovative approaches to complex problems and complete tasks efficiently.
• Assess test environment configuration and ensure readiness for software release testing.
• Prepare T&E segments of acquisition documentation.
• Support certification test activities such as the Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC).
• Support audit and inspection activities related to T&E.
• Provide or support T&E-related training.
• Plan, execute, and report on Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation (CSTE) support, including FCAs/PCAs.
• Recommend improvements to higher-level DoW, AF, AFMC, AFLCMC, and BES T&E policy, guidance, and procedures.
• Participate in T&E summits, conferences, or meetings to present project status, accomplishments, and lessons learned.
• Provide test report support services and conduct technical reviews of engineering documentation (e.g., CORL A003) including drawings, specifications, reports, design documents, diagrams, and test reports.

• U.S. citizenship.
• Advanced degree (MA/MS) or doctorate from an ABET‑accredited program in Computer Science, IT, or an Engineering discipline with 10+ years experience (5 in DoW). OR BA/BS with 12+ years experience (5 in DoW). OR 15+ years directly related experience with 8+ in DoW.
• Advanced knowledge and recognized expertise in the software test field; ability to oversee junior and mid‑level personnel.
• Comprehensive understanding of software test standards, procedures, and practices.
• Extensive knowledge of software testing management and best practices.
• Familiarity with AFI 99‑103 for Capabilities‑Based Test and Evaluation.
• General working knowledge of DoW acquisition policy, specifically DoWI
  5000.75 (and DoWI
  5000.02).
• Experience implementing new IT/Business System technologies, including Cloud Infrastructure and ERP systems.
• Experience with manual script‑driven software testing.
• Experience with automated software testing.
• Experience in an IT system Program Management Office.
• Working knowledge of Agile Development Methodology (SAFe).
• Working knowledge of Dev Sec Ops .
• Experience with Design of Experiments methods and concepts.
• Highly proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Access, Project, Atlassian Jira, and Confluence.
• Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, and able to multi‑task.
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills.
• Must possess and maintain a T1/NACI security clearance.

• Experience with Atlassian Zephyr Squad Test Management for Jira.
• Experience with Oracle Application Test Suite (OATS).
• Experience with Bitbucket and Jenkins.
• Coding experience and working knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
• CompTIA Security+ CE or other industry‑recognized certifications in software testing (e.g., ASTQB CTFL). Certified Scrum Master or…