OPERATIONAL TEST MANAGER

Your tasks

About the Position: Serves as the Operational Test Manager for the G-8 TEST AND INTEGRATION EVALUATION DIVISION. Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.

• Point of contact for the coordination and performance of tests and evaluations for all Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) peculiar programs, frequently for Joint SOF peculiar programs, and occasionally for Army common programs when directed.
• This position chairs test report reviews and makes input and recommendations to the approval authority for all Test Plans and Test and Evaluation Reports
• Manages the test team through all phases of conducting such tests and evaluations, and is frequently required to resolve highly complex problems that cross organizational and inter-service boundaries.
• Maintains contact/liaison with materiel developers, appropriate test boards, Army Materiel Command (AMC), USSOCOM, HQ TRADOC, etc., to incorporate the results of research and testing into the evaluation processes and products.
• Represents the USASOC Commander at meetings where the DCS, G8 has been designated user representative for operational test and evaluations.
• Serves as Commander's representative at study groups and committees at major command levels where SOF system test requirements and evaluations are determined.

Requirements

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Ensuring test packages are within the parameters of Army Directives; AND (2) Analyzing test data for effectiveness of systems; AND (3) Preparing briefs for the Command staffs on the status of tested equipment; AND (4) Facilitating a test team through all phases of tests and/or evaluations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).