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Founded in 2004, HX5 is a fast-growing veteran- and woman-owned company with locations nationwide.\nHX5 is currently recruiting for a Senior Test Manager to join the team at Peterson Space Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nWorking with the customer/sub-contractors to ensure their test needs are met, mitigating risks, and providing SME support\nDocumenting test outcomes and performance\nDeveloping test methodology, test plans and related documentation, and system diagrams\nUsing Design of Experiments methods to plan and conduct test programs\nDevise new and innovative approaches to problems encountered during testing\nSelect and apply engineering techniques and procedures to analyze and evaluate specific problem, data, or other features of the work which are broad in scope and complexity\nMake recommendations on test outcomes and be prepared to back up those recommendations with facts\nScheduling required testing between sites and multiple programs and agencies\nScheduling required in lab testing between multiple programs and agencies\nDe-conflict testing conflicts between multiple releases, providing high quality analysis and recommendations to the program test lead\nManaging and executing Lab testing\nManaging and executing formal Site testing\nEvaluate the configuration, capability, and operational relevance of test environments and ensure they are properly available for the thorough testing of software releases (e.g. fault insertion/fault identification)\nIndependently prepare criteria, computation/analysis, specifications, cost estimates, test plans and technical reports\nTroubleshoot errors/anomalies during test events\nProvide detailed test status reporting and briefings to the customer and management level\nSalary: This position is expected to pay $90,000 - $140,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.\nEducation and Experience:\nMust have one of the following combinations of education and experience:\nFifteen (15) years of directly related experience, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD;\nBachelor’s degree in a related field and twelve (12) years of relative experience, Five (5) of which must be in the DoD;\nMaster's degree and ten (10) year of relative experience, Five (5) of which must be in the DoD.\nPossesses the advanced knowledge, experience to be recognized as an expert in their technical/professional field.\nDemonstrate advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline as well as possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise.\nTest management background with a proven history of success (8-10 years)\nExperience writing, reviewing, and executing test plans\nKnowledge of Specification based on Black Box, Structured based White Box, and/or experience-based testing techniques\nKnowledge of the project life-cycle\nStrong understanding of test management processes, design techniques, and best practice\nExperience in designing and implementing test frameworks on large scale programs and enhancing existing test processes\nPreferred Qualifications:\nKnowledgeable of Cheyenne Mountain an ITW/AA network\nKnowledge of Ground Based Radar systems\nKnowledge of Missile Warning and Missile Defense operations\nKnowledge of Space Mission Operations\nPosition Type/Expected Hours of Work:\nThis is a full-time position requiring 40 hours per week and offers a flexible work schedule Monday through Friday during core business hours. 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