Department Head

Tactical-Engineering-; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc. in the United States (San Diego) seeks a Department Head to oversee a portion of the C2PMod project.

The role requires coordinating internal resources and subcontractors, managing client relationships, and ensuring adherence to DoD policies and contract milestones. The candidate should have a strong technical background in DoD systems, test automation, DevSecOps, cyber security, or related fields, and be capable of leading staff and ensuring project success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in STEM field or equivalent experience.
• GED and/or equivalent years of experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal resources and sub-contractors for the successful execution of projects.
• Maintain and manage relationships with clients, sub-contractors and stakeholders of assigned projects.
• Basic project knowledge and technical understanding in related field.
• Knowledge of DoD policies for proper project implementation.
• Assist in defining project scope and objectives with stakeholders.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule, and costs; perform risk management.
• Create and maintain project documentation and progress tracking.
• Measure project performance and communicate status to management and clients.
• Develop staff capabilities and provide guidance to team members.

Skills

MS Office

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Active communicator

Organizational skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Clear reporting

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

GED or equivalent

PMP Certification (Preferred)

Tools

TestComplete

Jenkins

CI/CD

AWS

CMPRO

Git workflow

STIGs

Job description

The Department Head is responsible for the over-site of small to moderately sized portion of the C2PMod project. They will play a critical role in achieving the organizations goals by managing assigned project and employee performance, manage various client and subcontractor relationships, and collaborate with our business and operations department to ensure accurate reporting, adherence with local, state, and federal policies, and ensure project is operating within contract parameters. The qualified candidate will need to have a solid technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in one or more of the following: Test Automation, DevSecOps, Cyber Security, Technical writing, Test and Evaluation, System Development and/or System Engineering of communication and/or combat systems.

CORE FUNCTIONS / JOB DUTITES

Perform the following under the general supervision and guidance from senior leaders:

Coordinate internal resources and sub-contractors for the successful execution of projects.

Maintain and manage relationships with clients, sub-contractors and stakeholders of assigned projects.

Basic project knowledge and technical understanding and/or hands-on experience in department related field.

Knowledge of the associated DoD policies, procedures and processes required for proper implementation of project plans and milestones.

Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility and execution realism.

Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate techniques. Perform risk management to minimize project risks.

Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation to include detailed project plans to monitor and track progress of assigned projects.

Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques and communicate/report project status and needs to management and associated clients.

Develop existing staff capabilities, perform hiring and staff management functions in accordance with company policies. Provide guidance to team members and monitor their performance, discipline and attendance on regular basis.

HWIL Testing, Development, and/or System Engineering of communication and/or combat systems with knowledge of the associated DoD policies, procedures and processes required for proper implementation of project plans and milestones.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Clear translation of thoughts into technical reports. plans and correspondences in methods acceptable to industry standards.

Demonstrates excellent clear and concise verbal communication skills.

Active communicator. giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate.

Solid organizational skills including attention to detail when formulating written products/correspondence.

Ability to concisely articulate situations, needs and requirements with management, assigned staff and customers.

Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.

Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.

Develop processes and plans for staff technical and professional capabilities growth.

Assign project leads and work with subordinates to formulate team composition to ensure successful service delivery.

DoD Test and Evaluation

DoD Program Acquisition and Management

DoD Software Development

Preferred:

Experience with TestComplete and Test Automation

Using Jenkins as a pipeline orchestrator

CI/CD

AWS management

CTB Lab Experience (test execution and analysis)

Experience applying STIGs and generating artifacts to proceed through the RMF process

Experience using CMPRO to manage baselines

Git workflow

Strong knowledge in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

GED and/or equivalent years of experience

Bachelor of Science in STEM field Preferred

PMP Certification Preferred

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

General office environment

Computer/Equipment lab

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

May be expected to lift up to 25 lbs

Frequent use of keyboard and typing

Frequent sitting and standing

WORK SCHEDULE

9/80

The ability to work non-standard work hours and schedules in support of project requirements.

PAY RANGE

$120,000.00 to $150,000.00 annually, DOE

U.S. Citizenship is Required

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Candidates must have an active clearance OR the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance and will be subject to a US security background investigation (i.e. favorable background investigation / credit score). Additional eligibility requirements for access to various levels of classified information may also be required. An active security clearance is highly desirable.

Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Minority/Female/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer