Mission Partner Environment (MPE) T&E Analyst

Agile Defense•Fort Meade, MD

12d

About The Position

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next. Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests. Agile Defense is seeking an Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Test, Evaluation, and Certification (TEC) II contract at Fort Meade, MD. The selected candidate will join the Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Operational Assessment (OA) team to perform analytical work in support of testing, evaluation, and certification of Information Technology/National Security Systems related to the Department of Defense’s maritime surface platforms in accordance with DODI 8330.01 and JITC guidance and procedures. The selected candidate will apply common T&E processes that include identifying requirements, verifying user needs, developing evaluation approaches, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting findings. The selected candidate will perform interoperability test planning and conduct interoperability T&E, to include analyzing test results and preparing thorough, accurate, and complete formal test documentation. The selected candidate will provide consultation on complex projects and be a top-level contributor/specialist in their department. Travel estimate is 10-25%.

Requirements

Must have extensive T&E Background
Familiarity with the Agile Product Development Cycle
Experience with Agile development processes and tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
Must be proficient with MS Office tools
Experience with at least some of the following applications: ServiceNow, SharePoint
Must possess solid organization abilities and be a motivated, flexible team player
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Provide T&E expertise on a wide range of Science and Technology activities and missions to include test planning, test execution, data management and test reporting.
Responsible for the design and implementation of OT test planning documentation to determine system under test (SUT) OT requirements standards and criteria are met. Documentation to support this effort includes requirements analysis plans, data management analysis plans, and OT evaluation plans.
Review applicable SUT requirements documents (e.g., Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), Information Support Plans (ISPs), Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), Concept of Operations (CONOPs), etc.) to ensure user requirements and criteria are correctly documented and included early in the T&E planning process.
Recommend adjustments to the T&E process or detailed procedures to the program manager, program office staff, and other stakeholders.
Incorporate Design of Experiment (DOE) and Scientific Based Test Design (SBTD) into T&E approaches.
Ensure OT test requirements, test scenarios and test scripts adequately cover Key Performance Parameters (KPPs).
Collect all OT related technical data found during T&E events.
Record all initial findings and document final test results into applicable OT reports.
all initial findings and document final test results into applicable OT reports.
Convene Data Authentication Groups (DAG) to score and authenticate data and investigate the causes of anomalies before the data proceeds further in data management processes.
Record all Test and Incident Problem Reports (TIPRs) in Jira.
Utilize manual data analysis methods and automated test tools to execute assessment of collected data.
Execute collection of real-time test data, analysis of test results and drafting thorough, accurate, and complete formal test documentation.
Deliver all formal test documentation via confluence.
Ensure T&E reports are written in accordance with current JITC policies and procedures, delivering reports after a thorough administrative and managerial review.
Ensure full accounting of anomalies and errors found in testing, notifying customers and management.
Participate in Working Integrated Product Team (WIPT) meetings, Test Concept Briefs (TCBs), Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), program reviews, teleconferences, and video teleconferences.
Serve in a key technical role during design reviews to ensure tasks and actions meet specified milestone entrance/exit criteria and government-established top-level requirements.