Lead, Integration Testing & Operational Readiness

TULK llc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

TULK is a boutique consulting firm delivering mission-focused systems integration, acquisition, engineering, analysis, and operational transition services to Defense and national-security customers. The Integration Test and Operationalization Lead role is at The Pentagon in Washington, DC, and focuses on leading testing and readiness activities for mature technologies.

You will coordinate test, evaluation, readiness, and transition, identify dependencies, translate test results into actionable

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant integration test and evaluation experience.
• Experience linking test evidence to fielding or operational decisions.
• Ability to work across technical, operational, test, and acquisition stakeholders.
• US citizenship required; Top Secret clearance eligible.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate integration test, evaluation, readiness, and transition activities.
• Identify certification, authorization, safety, supportability, sustainment, user-readiness, and scale-up dependencies.
• Turn test and field feedback into prioritized technical, operational, or acquisition changes.
• Produce evidence that enables informed decisions on operational readiness and next steps.

Skills

Integration testing

Stakeholder coordination

Technical writing

US citizenship

Security clearance

Job description

TULK is a boutique consulting firm delivering mission-focused systems integration, acquisition, engineering, analysis, and operational transition services to Defense and national-security customers. The Integration Test and Operationalization Lead role is at The Pentagon in Washington, DC, and focuses on leading testing and readiness activities for mature technologies.

You will coordinate test, evaluation, readiness, and transition, identify dependencies, translate test results into actionable