Test Manager

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position serves as a Test Manager for Product Lead Strategic Spectrum Warfare whose mission is to deliver premier signals intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities to meet current and future Army needs. Responsibilities Serves as the Test and Evaluation management specialist with responsibility and authority for the integration of the separate Test and Evaluation related functions. Participate in developing Product/Project Manager Test and Evaluation policy guidance. Assist the PMs in the preparation for meetings and workgroups to include working groups and scoring conference. Acts as PM representative on test sites to ensure tests are executed as planned. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience is defined as performing all of the following duties: 1) Providing Test and Evaluation (T&E) support to an acquisition program including planning, designing, and/or executing T&E activities or studies; 2) Performing analysis of T&E results and generating recommendations; 3) Briefing audiences on status of projects or issues; and 4) Coordinating T&E activities with T&E community stakeholders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02 or GS-11). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Career Field position Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.