Common Data Link (CDL) Test & Evaluation Analyst

Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Test Evaluation and Certification II Services (TEC II) contract provides technical solutions for the DOD in support of Test and Evaluation (T&E) services and T&E enabling services. JITC’s service requirements are categorized in the following areas: T&E Performance Requirements, T&E Capability Management Requirements, T&E Capability Requirements, and Overarching Contract and Task Order (TO) Requirements. TEC Services are provided to DoD Combatant Commanders/Services/Agencies, federal and state agencies, coalition partners, and commercial entities to aid in the design, development, acquisition, integration, deployment, operational use, and sustainment of new and enhanced Information Technology/National Security System capabilities.

Responsibilities

Conduct Standard CDL, Bandwidth Efficient CDL, and Discovery CDL waveform standards compliance and interoperability tests to determine Unit Test (UUT) conformance to standards; Attend and provide subject matter expertise to all meetings, discussions, and activities to provide input to both technical and programmatic coordination efforts; Identify the UUT and all ancillary equipment required for testing; Identify required lab equipment and UUT power requirements; Ensure all Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) have current calibration dates and are performing as expected; Assemble test sets with appropriate test equipment and integrate the UUT into test configuration; Create and modify test scripts and use unique test equipment to test the UUT to CDL specifications; Conduct Test Readiness Reviews; Perform testing on the UUT against the applicable requirements documents and in accordance with the associated test procedures; Mark test procedures with redline changes to be included in test procedure updates; Perform regression test efforts as required; Perform reduction and analysis of raw data collected during testing; Prepare the appropriate interoperability or standards compliance test documentation (assessment/certification letter); Tear-down and uninstall the test configuration, returning test sets to baseline state; Maintain Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) account

Requirements

8 years of specialized and/or military experience; Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain an SCI, must have clearance to start; Requires at least 1 certification in area of specialization (Sec+/SecX, Certified Scrum Master, ITIL4/ITIL5, CTEP); Familiar with Department of War (DoW) operations and environment, and comfortable with IT systems and software; Familiar with and actively using the Microsoft Office suite

Nice to have

Basic knowledge of IT networking; Familiar with Radio Frequency operations; Satellite Communications experience is desired; Familiar with manned and unmanned systems utilizing CDL; Operational experience in systems utilizing CDL (AH-64 Apache, F-35 Lightning II Full Motion Video (FMV), Litening Pod, MQ-4 Triton, MH-60S KnightLink FMV, MQ-1C Gray Eagle, MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-25 Stingray, and P8-A Poseidon)