Site Lead Acceptance Tester - Senior

Joint Research and Development; Belcamp (MD); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life & Accidental Death Insurance

401K Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

JRAD is seeking a Senior Site Lead Acceptance Tester to support the U.S. Army TENM program. This telework position requires frequent travel and extended onsite support to ATEC Test Centers.

You will coordinate acceptance testing, manage site operations, develop test plans, interface with government and contractors, and ensure cybersecurity and technical requirements are met. The role emphasizes leadership, risk management, and timely delivery to government milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• 10+ years of demonstrated experience in technical PM, systems integration, or network/IT program execution.
• Experience managing site operations, schedules, and deliverables in complex environments.
• Experience developing and executing formal acceptance test plans with government or customer stakeholders.
• Experience acting as a primary technical interface with government representatives and program teams.
• Experience coordinating system integration testing, SAT, V&V, and government acceptance activities.
• Knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure (routing, switching, fiber, wireless) and cybersecurity practices.
• Active DoD 8140-aligned cybersecurity qualification or equivalent; DoD requirements apply.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Senior Site Lead and primary coordination point for acceptance testing activities supporting TENM program.
• Manage daily site operations, testing schedules, resources, and coordination to meet objectives.
• Lead planning, development, coordination, and execution of comprehensive acceptance test plans with government representatives and engineers.
• Act as primary government interface for site-level acceptance testing, coordinating objectives, procedures, and acceptance criteria.
• Direct end-to-end testing for network, fiber, wireless, RF, and related systems.
• Ensure systems are tested against technical specs, performance, cybersecurity, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate with installation leads, engineers, and cybersecurity to resolve deficiencies for government acceptance.
• Develop and maintain test procedures, schedules, readiness assessments, test results, discrepancy reports, and acceptance docs.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and corrective actions to minimize delays.
• Lead test readiness reviews, coordination meetings, and acceptance reviews with government stakeholders.
• Ensure testing activities comply with contracts, QA, CM, and cybersecurity policies.
• Provide senior-level project management, supervision, and leadership to onsite personnel to finish milestones.

Skills

Technical program management

Systems integration

Acceptance testing

Cybersecurity awareness

Government stakeholder coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Systems, or related technical discipline

Tools

DoD 8140 cybersecurity qualification

CompTIA Security+ CE

Job description

JRAD is seeking candidates for a Senior Site Lead Acceptance Tester position supporting the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command. This position is a telework position with frequent travel and extended onsite support to ATEC Test Centers.

Roles/Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Senior Site Lead and primary point of coordination for technical acceptance testing activities supporting the U.S. Army Test Enterprise Network Modernization (TENM) program.
• Manage and oversee daily site operations, technical personnel, testing schedules, resource allocation, and coordination activities to ensure successful execution of network modernization objectives.
• Lead the planning, development, coordination, and execution of comprehensive acceptance test plans in collaboration with ATEC government representatives, engineering teams, and program stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary government interface for site-level acceptance testing, coordinating test objectives, procedures, schedules, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Direct and orchestrate end-to-end acceptance testing activities for network, fiber-optic, wireless, RF, and associated communications infrastructure.
• Ensure installed and modernized systems are tested and evaluated against approved technical specifications, performance requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and government acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate with installation leads, network engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and other technical teams to resolve deficiencies identified during testing and ensure systems are ready for government acceptance.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of test procedures, test schedules, readiness assessments, test results, discrepancy reports, and final acceptance documentation.
• Manage site-level risks, issues, testing dependencies, and corrective actions to minimize schedule delays and operational disruptions.
• Lead test readiness reviews, technical coordination meetings, status briefings, and acceptance reviews with government stakeholders.
• Ensure acceptance testing activities comply with applicable contractual requirements, quality assurance standards, configuration management procedures, and cybersecurity policies.
• Provide senior-level technical project management, supervision, and leadership to onsite personnel while ensuring successful completion of testing milestones and government acceptance activities.

Required Skills and Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in technical project management, systems integration, network infrastructure deployment, acceptance testing, or related technical program execution.
• Demonstrated experience managing technical project activities, site operations, personnel, schedules, and deliverables in complex engineering or IT environments.
• Experience developing, coordinating, and executing formal acceptance test plans and procedures in collaboration with government or customer stakeholders.
• Experience serving as a primary technical interface with government representatives, program management teams, and engineering personnel.
• Experience managing technical testing activities, system acceptance processes, deficiency resolution, and operational readiness assessments.
• Experience supporting DoD, federal government, military test and evaluation, or similarly complex mission-critical technical programs.
• Appropriate DoD 8140-aligned cybersecurity qualification or certification based on the designated cyber workforce role and proficiency level.
• CompTIA Security+ CE or another qualifying certification may be applicable, subject to the specific DoD 8140 requirements assigned to the position.
• Strong knowledge of technical project management principles, including project planning, scheduling, resource management, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and stakeholder coordination.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage acceptance test plans, test procedures, test schedules, performance criteria, and technical deliverables.
• Experience coordinating and overseeing system integration testing, site acceptance testing (SAT), verification and validation (V&V), and government acceptance activities.
• Working knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, telecommunications systems, fiber-optic connectivity, wireless communications, and associated technologies.
• Ability to interpret engineering specifications, network architecture diagrams, technical requirements, and system performance documentation.
• Experience managing test discrepancies, corrective action plans, retesting activities, and acceptance documentation.
• Understanding of cybersecurity requirements, network security controls, system hardening, and applicable DoD information assurance practices.
• Ability to coordinate multiple technical teams, manage competing priorities, and ensure completion of testing milestones.
• Strong leadership, written communication, technical reporting, and government stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency with project management, scheduling, documentation, and test tracking tools

Security Clearance:

• An active Secret clearance.
• Candidates must be able to meet all applicable government background investigation, installation access, cybersecurity, and personnel security requirements associated with their assigned duties.

When you work for JRAD you will never be just a number. We put people before profits!

JRAD is committed to the health and well-being of its employees. We offer more paid time off than the average company upon hire and the following benefits are available to all full-time employees:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life & Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts for unreimbursed medical & dependent day care
• Disability Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement

JRAD is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The JRAD salary range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. These factors include, but are not limited to position responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and contract terms and conditions.