Software Evaluation Engineer for Enterprise Sandbox

Jobtailor; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced technologist to support the Army Materiel Command's digital modernization. The role involves standing up a sandbox, running rigorous evaluations, and guiding transitions from pilot tests to enterprise adoption.

You will define evaluation frameworks, manage secure test environments with synthetic data, and produce clear technical reports for leadership. U.S. citizenship and eligibility for clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience standing up, integrating, and operating software and cloud environments (sandboxes, pilot programs, enterprise integration)
• Hands-on depth in cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), containers, CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling, API integration, infrastructure-as-code, IdAM
• Proven ability to conduct rigorous technical evaluations and assess cybersecurity risk and architectural fit in emerging solutions
• Experience defining and operating controlled test environments with secure handling of synthetic data
• Clear technical writing skills for evaluation reports and leadership audiences
• Ability to operate amid ambiguous, fast-shifting priorities in direct-support roles
• U.S. citizenship
• Ability to obtain/maintain an active Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to AMC CTO as part of digital modernization efforts
• Stand up and operate a sandbox to safely evaluate concepts before touching the operational network
• Define and run a repeatable evaluation framework assessing feasibility, cybersecurity risk, and architectural fit
• Establish transition gates from sandbox to pilot to enterprise adoption or termination
• Stand up candidate applications and capabilities, integrate via APIs, test with synthetic data, document findings
• Define selection criteria and success measures for technology programs
• Lead onboarding and transition of successful programs into enterprise environments
• Support transition of technologies to the CIO when appropriate
• Define security and access models for testing environments with synthetic data
• Produce technical evaluation reports and findings for decision products
• Collaborate with Lead Integrator, Senior Enterprise Architect, Analytics Engineer

Skills

Cloud Platforms

API Integration

Containers

CI/CD

DevSecOps Tooling

Infrastructure-as-Code

IdAM

Technical Evaluations

Controlled Test Environments

Data Handling Procedures

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Jobtailor in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced technologist to support the Army Materiel Command's digital modernization. The role involves standing up a sandbox, running rigorous evaluations, and guiding transitions from pilot tests to enterprise adoption.

You will define evaluation frameworks, manage secure test environments with synthetic data, and produce clear technical reports for leadership. U.S. citizenship and eligibility for clearance are required.