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American Operations

Delivers national defense technology solutions

Independent Test Lead

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Montgomery, AL, USA
In Person
QA & TestingManual & Functional QA

About the job

Requirements
  • Must possess a Department of Defense Secret clearance.
  • Have 8 or more years of software testing experience.
  • Have experience supporting enterprise release validation.
Responsibilities
  • Lead independent testing, integration validation, regression testing, operational readiness assessment, release certification, and deployment validation activities across the BMx FoS.
  • Govern testing activities independently of the development teams producing associated code changes, ensuring compliance with PWS separation-of-duties requirements.
  • Coordinate with the DevSecOps Platform Lead, Cybersecurity Lead, System Architect, Product Owners, Enterprise Integration personnel, and Functional SMEs to validate modernization activities, release candidates, interface synchronization behavior, rollback readiness, and operational workflow stability prior to deployment authorization.
  • Support release stabilization monitoring, production validation activities, and operational readiness reviews.
Desired Qualifications
  • ISTQB certification.
  • Agile Testing certifications.
  • Integration testing.
  • Regression testing.
  • Automated testing.
  • Selenium or UFT.
  • Release validation.
  • Test strategy development.

About the company

American Operations focuses on national defense and security by delivering mission-critical technology solutions for federal partners. It runs two SB JV units with Tetra Tech Federal IT to expand capacity and capabilities (AAS and ATS). Its offerings include enterprise technology modernization, battlespace interoperability, aviation systems engineering and operations, facility and workspace management, and global logistics, delivered by TS-cleared, scalable teams and a multinational footprint. The goal is to help federal partners meet mission-critical requirements worldwide with end-to-end, scalable technology, interoperability, aviation, facilities, and logistics solutions.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Chantilly, Virginia

Founded

1983

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • American Ops won OASIS+ prime status in 2026, expanding federal access.
  • The company can chase task orders through 2034, extending sales runway.
  • Current DoD repeat-business signals, including 23 awards, support sticky customer relationships.

What critics are saying

  • NAVSEA facilities support contract N0002422F3001 expires 2027-04-05, exposing renewal risk.
  • American Ops shows only $8.2 million current obligated awards, concentrating revenue with DoD.
  • A lost recompete on the $17.9 million incumbent contract would hit 2027 revenue.

What makes American Operations unique

  • American Ops targets federal defense work with TS-cleared teams and mission solutions.
  • It holds prime OASIS+ domains through 2034, including Intelligence and Technical Engineering.
  • Leadership boasts over $1.5 billion pipeline across AI/ML, interoperability, logistics, and facilities.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Disability Insurance