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I am looking hard for a new job, as you might expect, and this is the "job specification" that one of the knob jockeys, err, agency staff sent me.


Job Purpose & Accountability:

This will involve the oversight and direction of a group of Trials Engineers in extracting suitable Validation criteria from the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP) and the Integrated Test, Evaluation and Acceptance Plan (ITEAP), to define Trial Plans for each of the DII (F) Releases, including the preparation and agreement (with the client) of ¡¥use cases¡¦ to evaluate the DII Services from an end-user perspective.

For solution validation Trials (FAT, Pilot, etc.), responsibilities will extend to the execution of Trial Plans in association with MoD personnel, the logging of results/exceptions, the analysis of Trial Logs, and the preparation of Trial Reports.

As a Trial Manager, there will be a requirement to attend and lead Trial Readiness Reviews, Trial take-on Reviews, and Trial Wash-up Reviews with the Client. Much of this effort will be concentrated within the ATLAS Integration and Test Facility at the ATLAS HQ building in Reading?, but there will be some requirement for travel to MoD sites for Pilot Trial and EAT support.

As the DII (F) contract is Service-based, there is no Acceptance¡ in the classical sense, as ATLAS only receive Revenue when the Services are delivered to the client at agreed levels of performance. The Trials are therefore essential to provide the requisite assurance to the MoD that the Services (when delivered) will satisfy the original user (Customer 1) requirement, and expectations, and is a vital component in the ATLAS Revenue stream.

Key Deliverables:

Trial Plans (defining the Trial), incorporating:
Trial Specifications
Trial Procedures
Trial Scripts
Trial Logs (records of Trial activities)
Trial Reports (formal analysis of a Trial)

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Skills - Mandatory:
Trial/Acceptance Test Planning
Trial/Acceptance Test Execution
Trial/Acceptance Test Analysis

Skills - Useful:
Defence knowledge

Skills - on the Job:


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So, you don't need any skill whatsoever, but a bit of defence is useful. Great. I know a bit of Judo. Do I get an interview now please?


Anyway, I replied, somewhat bluntly, that's not a spec - what IT systems are they testing.