Site Lead Acceptance Tester - Senior

JRAD is seeking candidates for a Senior Site Lead Acceptance Tester position supporting the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. This position is a telework position with frequent travel and extended onsite support to ATEC Test Centers.

• Serve as the Senior Site Lead and primary point of coordination for technical acceptance testing activities supporting the U.S. Army Test Enterprise Network Modernization (TENM) program.
• Manage and oversee daily site operations, technical personnel, testing schedules, resource allocation, and coordination activities to ensure successful execution of network modernization objectives.
• Lead the planning, development, coordination, and execution of comprehensive acceptance test plans in collaboration with ATEC government representatives, engineering teams, and program stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary government interface for site-level acceptance testing, coordinating test objectives, procedures, schedules, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Direct and orchestrate end-to-end acceptance testing activities for network, fiber-optic, wireless, RF, and associated communications infrastructure.
• Ensure installed and modernized systems are tested and evaluated against approved technical specifications, performance requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and government acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate with installation leads, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and other technical teams to resolve deficiencies identified during testing and ensure systems are ready for government acceptance.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of test procedures, test schedules, readiness assessments, test results, discrepancy reports, and final acceptance documentation.
• Manage site-level risks, issues, testing dependencies, and corrective actions to minimize schedule delays and operational disruptions.
• Lead test readiness reviews, technical coordination meetings, status briefings, and acceptance reviews with government stakeholders.
• Ensure acceptance testing activities comply with applicable contractual requirements, quality assurance standards, configuration management procedures, and cybersecurity policies.
• Provide senior-level technical project management, supervision, and leadership to onsite personnel while ensuring successful completion of testing milestones and government acceptance activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in technical project management, systems integration, network infrastructure deployment, acceptance testing, or related technical program execution.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical project activities, site operations, personnel, schedules, and deliverables in complex engineering or IT environments.
• Experience developing, coordinating, and executing formal acceptance test plans and procedures in collaboration with government or customer stakeholders.
• Experience serving as a primary technical interface with government representatives, program management teams, and engineering personnel.
• Experience managing technical testing activities, system acceptance processes, deficiency resolution, and operational readiness assessments.
• Experience supporting DoD, federal government, military test and evaluation, or similarly complex mission-critical technical programs.
• Appropriate DoD 8140-aligned cybersecurity qualification or certification based on the designated cyber workforce role and proficiency level.
• CompTIA Security+ CE or another qualifying certification may be applicable, subject to the specific DoD 8140 requirements assigned to the position.
• Strong knowledge of technical project management principles, including project planning, scheduling, resource management, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage acceptance test plans, test procedures, test schedules, performance criteria, and technical deliverables.
• Experience coordinating and overseeing system integration testing, site acceptance testing (SAT), verification and validation (V&V), and government acceptance activities.
• Working knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, telecommunications systems, fiber-optic connectivity, wireless communications, and associated technologies.
• Ability to interpret…