People Operations Specialist

Second Front Systems is seeking a detail-oriented, mission-driven People Operations Specialist to bolster their quality assurance operations.

Operating at the intersection of software validation and defense accreditation requirements, this role involves designing and executing test plans to verify system performance against specifications. Responsibilities include:

• Building test cases and executing test suites to document results in tracking systems.
• Ensuring defects are identified before deployment and accreditation criteria are met.
• Interpreting technical requirements and translating them into measurable test scenarios.
• Managing test data, environments, and automation tools across multiple concurrent builds.
• Communicating test status and blockers clearly to development and program leadership.

As a key partner to engineering and compliance teams, this position accelerates the delivery of secure, validated software to warfighters, bridging the gap between code and operational readiness.

Note: Candidates must reside in one of the approved hiring hubs:

• DC/Maryland/Virginia
• Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
• Denver/Colorado Springs, CO
• Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

What You'll Do:

• Manage onboarding, offboarding, and employment status changes with accuracy and confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate employee records in HRIS platforms (Justworks, Lattice, Ashby) and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment law.
• Orchestrate benefits enrollments, terminations, open enrollment, and leave of absence tracking (FMLA, ADA, parental leave).
• Serve as the primary point of contact for employee inquiries related to benefits, payroll, policies, and employment verifications.
• Partner with IT and Security teams to coordinate access provisioning and deprovisioning, ensuring compliance alignment.
• Contribute to HR process documentation, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Bring:

• 3–5 years of experience in People Operations, HR Specialist, or similar HR support roles.
• Demonstrated proficiency in HRIS or PEO platforms (Justworks, Lattice, Ashby, Rippling) and comfort working with data.
• Hands-on experience managing onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration, and leave of absence workflows.
• Knowledge of employment law, multi-state compliance, and leave administration (FMLA, ADA).
• Experience supporting a remote or hybrid workforce in a fast-paced, distributed environment.
• U.S. citizenship required due to government contract requirements; residency in approved hiring hub.

Preferred: Additional qualifications may include familiarity with advanced HRIS features or experience in a national security or defense-related environment.