Test Manager - IV&V (Active Interim Secret Clearance)

Company Overview:

 

Work Where it Matters

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO), an Akima company, is not just another federal logistics contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AMO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AMO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AMO delivers innovative administrative support services that streamline operations, and enhance productivity.

As an AMO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

Description:

Akima Mission Optimization (AMO) is looking for a Test Manager IV&V (Active Interim Secret Clearance) to work in location.  To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

 

Test Manager will work on-site in North Charleston, South Carolina. 

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, clean, and interpret complex, large-scale data from various sensors (radars, cameras, electro-optical, and C4ISR) to achieve tactical missions for a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS).
• Present data findings in a clear manner to technical and non-technical personnel.
• Configure hardware and software environments, execute test setups, and maintain test bench readiness, ensuring the Government’s System Integration Lab (SIL) remains configured to the approved system baseline.
• Extract feeds and interpret data from various in-place sensors (radars, cameras, electro-optical, etc.) and integrate new hardware and software into the SIL.
• Develop, manage and update software installation procedures.
• Lead testing activities and mentor test team members.
• Execute tests in the SIL.
• Create Test Incident Reports (SIR) as required.
• Conduct preparations for and participate in Test Readiness Reviews (TRR).
• Provide technical input to the test plan (TP), test objectives, entrance criteria, and exit criteria for each test.
• Investigate TIRs during test events using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) criteria.
• Develop detailed Test Reports at the end of each test event.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED.
• 3 years serving in a test manager role (DOD experience preferred).
• 3 years testing / validating various data sets for network operating systems, application programs, and hardware devices through system specification, design, coding, and testing.
• Effective written and verbal skills.
• Effective presentation delivery of technical data to non-technical audiences.
• Interim Secret clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

• USMC operational experience supporting multi-layered Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS).
• Experience testing / operating a combination of technical systems including radars, cameras, electro-optical sensors, and C4ISR software for DOD.

• Preferred Degree: Bachelor of Science (BS) Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

• Clearance: active Secret as asset.

Job ID: 2026-22651 Work Type: On-Site