Operations-Centric Integration & Readiness Lead

TULK | Swift·Wise·Counsel; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

TULK is a boutique consulting firm delivering mission-focused systems integration, acquisition, engineering, analysis, and operational transition services for Defense and national-security customers. We connect mission needs, technology, acquisition decisions, and fielded operational effect.

Role focuses on leading integration test, evaluation, readiness, and operational-transition activities for mature technologies and capabilities, ensuring readiness and fielding success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant integration test and evaluation, operational test support, verification and validation, readiness assessment, or transition-planning experience.
• Demonstrated work connecting test evidence to fielding, sustainment, operational use, or acquisition decisions.
• Ability to work effectively across technical, operational, test, and acquisition stakeholders.
• United States citizenship is required.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce concise, decision-ready technical products.
• Applicants must provide specific examples of their personal technical delivery, including the mission or operational problem, their technical role, and the outcome.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate integration test, evaluation, verification, validation, 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

Test & Evaluation

Operational Transition

Cross-functional Collaboration

Technical Documentation

Communication Skills

Job description

TULK is a boutique consulting firm delivering mission-focused systems integration, acquisition, engineering, analysis, and operational transition services for Defense and national-security customers. We connect mission needs, technology, acquisition decisions, and fielded operational effect.

Role focuses on leading integration test, evaluation, readiness, and operational-transition activities for mature technologies and capabilities, ensuring readiness and fielding success.