Torch Technologies
Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: “Lighting the Pathway of Freedom”. And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us!
Torch Technologies has an exciting opportunity for a General/Interdisciplinary Engineer, Principal located in Kettering, OH (Dayton, WPAFB) to support our EPASS GB contract. As part of the AFLCMC/GB Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Initiative (MRO) is a DOTMLPF-P transformation and standardization of both the business processes and enabling materiel solution which provides Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) with an integrated capability for planning, scheduling and executing organic depot maintenance to support agile planning, optimized workload assignment, resource allocation and integrated quality. The MRO materiel solution is a web-enabled system operating wholly within the .mil network. It implements a configured Oracle enterprise Business Suite (eBS) Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software product with 'complex MRO' being the core module for user interaction. This is supplemented with the integration of other necessary eBS suite modules plus Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Extensions (RICE) objects which are deemed necessary to provide the required functionality. MRO implementation is divided into four software releases with capabilities to plan, schedule and execute organic depot maintenance processes within the commodities, electronics, missile and propulsion maintenance groups. MRO replaces dissimilar legacy systems and processes used across numerous geographic locations with a common enterprise business system that optimizes resource and workload assignments, facilitates what- if planning and frees-up logistics capacities aimed at improving capabilities availability to the warfighter. MRO operates within a Defense Information System Agency (DISA) hosted environment and interfaces with various legacy systems to support continuous operations within the depot maintenance environment.
As a General/Interdisciplinary Engineer, Principal your duties include, but are not limited to:
Provide cross-cutting engineering technical and functional support across the MROi Integrated Program Office to inform the Chief Engineer and other Program Leaders regarding a wide range of engineering issues/efforts
Interact with internal and external stakeholders, along with Program Managers, Functional customers and industry counterparts
Engagement and collaboration with customers and service providers for ongoing and future capability development/sustainment and facilitating IT solution space analyses to optimize MROi execution.
Constructing briefings, reports, studies, analyses, recommendations, and other documentation.
Developing and maintaining relationships with a variety of MROi stakeholders including Cloud One, Oracle, Cloud Service Providers, Accenture, other Air Force ERP Programs and other key vendors.
Conducting reviews on program documentation to evaluate and recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering processes, manage program technical baselines, and execute system level tests to assure subsystems and system performance is achieved in accordance with approved requirements.
Supporting collaboration, knowledge, and resource sharing within/across the IPO.
Establishing processes and procedures to improve program technical baseline management.
Required Qualifications:
U.S. Citizenship
Master's Degree in a relevant field and 7 years of related experience OR
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 11 years of related experience
Must possess and demonstrate the advanced knowledge, experience and recognized ability to be considered an expert in the software and systems engineering field, possess the ability to perform tasks and oversee the efforts of junior and mid-level personnel.
Must possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures and practices in the software test field.
Extensive knowledge and proficiency with software and systems development of IT/Business Systems
Experience with the implementation of new IT/Business System technologies to include but not limited to Cloud Infrastructure and Enterprise Resource and Planning (ERP) systems
General working knowledge of Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) and the Air Force Systems Engineering Process (SEP)
General working knowledge of DoW Acquisition policy, specifically DoWI 5000.75 (knowledge and understanding of DoWI 5000.02 is also applicable)
Working knowledge of the Agile Development Methodology (Specifically SAFe)
Working knowledge of DevSecOps
Highly proficient with computers and software applications to include but not limited to: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Access and Project, Atlassian Jira and Confluence.
Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized and able to multi-task
Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
Must have and be able to maintain a T3/Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
AWS Certified Solutions Architect, (or associate)
AWS Cloud Practitioner or Microsoft Azure equivalent
Current certification in Oracle/OCI products and/or databases
CompTIA Security+CE
Agile Certifications
Schedule: (M-F; 8-5)
Work Location: Kettering, OH (Dayton/WPAFB)- Onsite
Travel: 0-10%
Relocation Assistance Available: No
Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: No
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Benefits:
Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including: ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, Health Saving Accounts and Health Reimbursement Accounts, EAP, education assistance, paid time off, and holidays.
Applying to Torch Technologies:
Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify.
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Skills Required
- U.S. Citizenship
- Master's degree and 7 years related experience OR Bachelor's degree and 11 years related experience
- Advanced knowledge and recognized ability in software and systems engineering; ability to oversee junior and mid-level personnel
- Comprehensive understanding and ability to apply standards, procedures and practices in software test
- Extensive knowledge and proficiency with software and systems development of IT/Business Systems
- Experience implementing IT/Business System technologies including Cloud Infrastructure and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- General working knowledge of Air Force Systems Engineering Assessment Model (AF SEAM) and Air Force Systems Engineering Process (SEP)
- General working knowledge of DoW Acquisition policy, specifically DoWI 5000.75 (and knowledge of DoWI 5000.02 applicable)
- Working knowledge of Agile Development Methodology (specifically SAFe)
- Working knowledge of DevSecOps
- Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Access, Project, Atlassian Jira and Confluence
- Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized and able to multi-task
- Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
- Must have and be able to maintain a T3/Secret security clearance
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect (or associate)
- AWS Cloud Practitioner or Microsoft Azure equivalent
- Current certification in Oracle/OCI products and/or databases
- CompTIA Security+ CE
- Agile certifications
What We Do
Founded in October 2002, Torch is a 100% employee-owned business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Our commitment to our employees results in a retention rate well over 90% and helps ensure our customers experience a stable work force. Our outstanding fringe benefits package helps recruit, retain and sustain our workforce. Torch has received national and local recognition for its business performance, workplace environment, and ethical business practices. In 2021, Torch was named one of the Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services for the sixth year by Great Place to Work. Torch was also recognized as the 2021 ESOP Company of the Year by the New South Chapter of The ESOP Association for a second time. Torch was a recipient of the 2021 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award by the DCSA. Bloomberg Government also listed Torch in its annual “Top 200” for the fifth year. In 2020, Torch became the only four-time recipient of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Business Ethics in the North Alabama region. Great Place to Work named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Parents, and Great Place to Work and Fortune named Torch one of the country’s Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2020. Torch was also ranked on the Inc. 5000 list for the fourteenth consecutive year in 2020. Washington Technology listed Torch in its “Top 100” Government Contractors ranking for the sixth consecutive year. Torch was also selected for a 2020 Colorado Springs Business Journal “Best in Business” award. In 2019, Torch was ranked on the Entrepreneur 360 list for the third consecutive year. In 2018, Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine named Torch a Best Medium Workplace for the third consecutive year. Torch was also named a winner of the 2018 Best Places to Work in Huntsville award for the fifth time. In 2016, Torch was named one of America’s Best Small Companies by Forbes.








