Test Engineer (TE) - TS/SCI with Poly

Job Category: Engineering

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

CACI’s Cyber Group is looking for Test Engineer (TE) Team Members to join our growing team in Fort Meade, Maryland. As a Test Engineer you will analyze system requirements and concept of operations documents, acquisition plans, and system descriptions to develop evaluation and test plans and procedures, prepare for and conduct the data collection and analysis, and report status and results. You will support the development of Government test and evaluation documentation e.g., Test & Evaluation (T&E) Strategy, Test & Evaluation Master Plan, Event Test Plans, Test Readiness Assessments, and T&E Reports. In addition you will work with other test organizations to support T&E program integration. You will also provides specialized T&E capabilities tailored to system functions, level, maturity, and performance.

What You’ll Get to Do:

By applying for this requisition, you will get to support the U.S. government in their cryptology mission that encompasses both signals intelligence (SIGINT) insights and cybersecurity products and services and enables computer network operations to gain a decisive advantage for the nation and our allies. You will become part of a diverse team of professionals working to prevent foreign adversaries from gaining access to classified national security information, support our military members with critical information, and protect our cybersecurity infrastructure and communication systems.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with Poly

• Eight (8) years experience as a TE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional TE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Desired skills:

• Assist with any or all of the Level 1 tasks as constrained by technical training and previous testing experience

• Conduct research into and apply knowledge of Government test and evaluation concepts and related engineering, acquisition, and operations activities as needed to support the T&E activities

• Plan and Execute Performance Analysis

• Review planned acquisition approaches to support T&E schedule alignment with decision maker needs for T&E support

• Analyze performance risk areas to focus T&E planning

• Specify, validate, and adapt Modeling and Simulation for T&E use

• Apply Statistical Analysis of variations in performance behavior to characterize confidence in performance estimates

• Select, develop, & use analysis tools

• Execute the evaluation plan on data collected by the Testing Tasks

• Plan and Execute Performance Data Collection

• Plan program and event level testing for collection of data required for analysis and to synch T&E events with supported decision points

• Establish and employ Data & Configuration Management capabilities

• Support Data Authentication group functions; and comply with program Discrepancy Reporting criteria and processes

• Assess operational and system performance requirements for testability and criticality to frame and prioritize T&E objectives and enable evaluation planning Coordinate with program Systems Engineering (SE) and review T&E-related SE information to leverage functional analysis, system descriptions, parameter selection and dependencies, Modeling and Simulation, and initial performance risk assessments to inform evaluation planning

• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E

• Drive innovation and responsiveness to program changes and evolving T&E status to help manage program risk: develop alternative courses of action, work-arounds, and fall-back positions with a recommended course of action for each risk, and monitor and re-evaluate risks at appropriate milestones

• Assess operational environments and priorities for evaluation attention and scenario selection, and to coordinate user participation in T&E

• Plan program and event level risk-tailored performance estimation and analysis of system and operational Effectiveness and Suitability metrics & conditions; levels of T&E include inspection, demonstration, paper analysis, survey, simulation, and physical test

• Design surveys for evaluation of Subject Matter Expert (SME) input and user assessments of performance

What We Can Offer You:

• We’ve been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

• We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.

• We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation’s highest priorities.

• For over 60 years, the principles of CACI’s unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

Company Overview: At CACI, you will have the opportunity to make an immediate impact by providing information solutions and services in support of national security missions and government transformation for Intelligence, Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

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