FAT/FPT Test Engineering Lead

Red River; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Red River is seeking a Test Engineering Lead to coordinate FAT and FPT activities for the IWS-X Infrastructure as a Service program. You will oversee the development, execution, and delivery of test procedures, automation scripts, schedules, and documentation, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and quality standards.

You will collaborate with Systems Engineering, Software and Hardware teams, Production, QA, and Program Management to drive testing readiness, manage subcontractors, and

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, CS, IT, PM, or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in technical projects, systems integration, software testing, hardware testing, or engineering operations.
• Experience coordinating technical teams, managing schedules, and tracking project deliverables.
• Understanding software and hardware testing processes, test procedures, defect tracking, and verification activities.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate work across multiple technical disciplines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Project or equivalent scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate FAT/FPT development and testing team daily activities.
• Provide guidance to subcontractors supporting FAT/FPT, working with program leadership for subcontractor management.
• Develop and maintain FAT and FPT test procedures, test plans, and automated testing scripts.
• Track testing progress against established program milestones, production schedules, and contractual delivery requirements.
• Coordinate test readiness activities, including verification of test environments, hardware configurations, software baselines, and required documentation.
• Ensure test procedures adequately address system requirements, functionality, integration, and production acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate manual and automated testing efforts to improve test efficiency, repeatability, and consistency.
• Monitor test execution results, identify discrepancies, and coordinate corrective actions and retesting.
• Support test events, readiness reviews, and Government or customer acceptance activities.
• Develop and maintain FAT/FPT schedules, task trackers, and milestone status reports.
• Monitor testing activities against IMS requirements and production timelines.
• Identify risks to testing readiness and provide mitigation actions.
• Coordinate testing dependencies across hardware, software, cybersecurity, systems engineering, and production workstreams.
• Support Agile planning activities, sprint execution, and PI commitments for test development.

Skills

Security clearance

Coordination

Testing coordination

Agile methods

Communication

Office tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Red River is seeking a Test Engineering Lead to coordinate FAT and FPT activities for the IWS-X Infrastructure as a Service program. You will oversee the development, execution, and delivery of test procedures, automation scripts, schedules, and documentation, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and quality standards.

You will collaborate with Systems Engineering, Software and Hardware teams, Production, QA, and Program Management to drive testing readiness, manage subcontractors, and