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Our people apply undaunted curiosity, relentless ambition and boundless imagination to challenge convention and drive progress. Our commitments are underpinned by the belief that safety, collaboration and well-being are integral to success. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.\nAre you seeking a career that offers a healthy work-life balance, a friendly company culture, and engagement with a supportive community?\nWe’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.\nPeople are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.\nOur values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. 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verification methodologies supporting capability assessment activities.\nConduct risk and opportunity analysis associated with testing, verification activities, trials, evaluation events and capability acceptance.\nSupport development of acceptance frameworks and evidence collection strategies required for certification and capability approval activities.\nAssess test environments, simulation requirements and modelling support required to validate capability performance.\nIdentify verification, validation and test risks and recommend mitigation strategies to support capability acceptance and acquisition outcomes.\nSupport development of technical evidence, assessment reports and T&E recommendations required for Combined Pass activities.\nLAND 6504 Test and Evaluation Master Plan or Strategy developed and maintained.\nVerification, validation and acceptance requirements identified and assessed.\nBaseline Test and Evaluation data established to support capability development and acquisition activities.\nVerification Cross Reference Matrix established and maintained.\nCapability acceptance criteria and verification methods defined.\nCapability performance requirements assessed against operational scenarios and mission objectives.\nTest plans, evaluation methodologies and evidence collection approaches developed.\nVerification, validation and acceptance risks and opportunities identified and assessed.\nRecommendations developed to support capability acceptance, certification and acquisition decisions.\nTechnical evidence developed to support Combined Pass submissions and future capability acceptance activities.\nDependencies\nAvailability of Operational Concept Document (OCD), Functional Performance Specification (FPS) and Requirements Register.\nAvailability of SS&CP and CSMP.\nLAND 6504 capability solution and system requirements identified and available for assessment. .\nAvailability of system architecture, integration and interface information.\nAccess to 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