Senior Operational Test Director

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Operational Test Director to join our team in the Washington, D.C. This position is fully remote.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The Operational Test Director provides Operational T&E expertise on a wide range of activities and missions supporting systems for border security to include test planning, test execution, data management, and test reporting.
• Perform Test and Evaluation Technical Analysis on a multi-disciplinary team providing technical advisory and lead system integrator technical oversight to the government test and evaluation division lead.
• Develop sound test data collection approaches through Mission Based Test Design (MBTD) to ensure that data collected during test can be analyzed and provide objective evidence of system performance.
• Perform MBTD requirements analysis to include data required to quantify and identify the measures of performance, linkages to subtasks, and document test requirements.
• Perform MBTD test design per government instructions and templates to include methodology, vignettes, resources, limitations, data sheets for test execution, draft the full range of documents.
• Analyze the source date for input to Test and Evaluation Master Plans.
• Anticipate in Technical Interchange Meetings to review software development schedules and ensure alignment/integration with planned systems engineering and test activities.
• Work with Government clients to establish and monitor the program’s execution towards milestones, key events, significant accomplishment criteria, and coordinate information between organizations.
• Support the technical review process and assess performance and work products.
• Identify software development risks, assist in joint SW/HW impact analyses and develop mitigation strategies to reduce system development acquisition risks.
• Support system level test objectives development and assess/verify test performance.
• Serve as a key member to lead T&E Working Groups and represent T&E other key Integrated Product Team/Working Groups.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
• 5 years relevant technical experience in test and evaluation planning, development & execution in operational test environments, with preference with military or government activity.
• Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end System Development Life Cycle.
• Defense Acquisition University (DAU) or DHS Level II or III Test and Evaluation Certification / Equivalency.
• Technical writing experience.
• Experience with DoD or DHS joint operations, DoD or DHS acquisition policy, DHS systems engineering lifecycle.
• Schedule risk assessment and business analysis software experience.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project and SharePoint.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DHS suitability

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national or