1768 - Test Engineer

Sigma Defense Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental and Vision Insurance

Medical Insurance with HSA/FSA/DFSA

Life and AD&D coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) Plan with Company Matching

PTO 160 Hours

12 Holidays (Floating)

Educational Assistance

Competitive Salary

Job summary

Sigma Defense Systems in San Diego, CA seeks a Test Engineer to join our mission-critical network security team. You will develop test strategies, execute plans, and validate hardware/software in DoD environments while collaborating with cyber, systems, and software engineers.

Responsibilities include shipboard testing, root-cause analysis, and documenting results; a U.S. citizenship and security clearance are required, with sponsorship possible for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of test engineering experience.
• Experience creating test strategies and plans for networks.
• Experience with regression testing and defect documentation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain/hold a security clearance.
• Security+ or CISSP and OS certification(s) required.

Responsibilities

• Configure, install, and maintain network equipment and services.
• Develop and execute test plans for VLANs, routing, and WANs.
• Collaborate with system, software, and cybersecurity engineers.
• Conduct diagnostics, root-cause analysis, and shipboard testing.
• Document results with steps, logs, and telemetry.

Skills

Test strategies

Test plans

HA network architectures

Regression testing

Defect documentation

Root-cause analysis

Network devices

Hyper-converged infra

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/JS)

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Security clearance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Ansible

CI/CD tools

Job description

Sigma Defense is seeking a Test Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled: Sigma Defense Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Requirements

• 3+ Years of experience.
• Experience with developing test strategies and test plans for HA network architectures.
• Experience with creating functional, integration, system, regression, and performance test cases.
• Experience performing regression testing after network software, firmware, configuration, or topology changes.
• Experience documenting defects with reproducible steps, logs, packet captures, and relevant telemetry.
• Experience analyzing failures and participate in root-cause analysis (RCA).
• Experience with Network Devices such as Switches, Routers, Wireless Controllers/APs, Proxy Servers, VOIP, and NTP services
• Experience with hyper-converged infrastructures.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Mandatory Certifications:

• Security+ or CISSP and at least one Operating System certification (i.e. Windows, Linux, VMware, Cisco IOS).

Computer Programs/Software:

• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Git, Ansible, CI/CD tools.
• Experience with scripting languages: Python, JavaScript, PowerShell.
• Experience with Cloud, including AWS and Azure.

Personnel Clearance Level:

• Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active Secret security clearance or higher.
• Clearance may be sponsored for the right candidate.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering or related field of study.

Essential Job Duties (not all-inclusive):

• Configure, install, and maintain network equipment, software and services across Navy Enterprise Network architecture to include switching, routing, firewall, proxy, wireless, call managers, network access control, voice over IP and network time services.
• Implement, test, evaluate, and troubleshoot VLANs, routing protocols, IP addressing plans, and WAN connectivity.
• Integrate external services including a wide variety of connected systems.
• Apply and validate network-related STIGs in coordination with cybersecurity personnel to ensure compliance with DoD security standards.
• Create, Maintain, and update installation documentation, network diagrams, IP schemas, port mappings, and script/configurations for automated installations.
• Conduct diagnostics and fault isolation during official and unofficial test events and production installations.
• Collaborate with systems, software, and cybersecurity engineers to deliver secure and resilient network operations.
• Participate in shipboard testing, validation, and documentation.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000 annually.

Benefits

• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Medical Insurance to Include HSA, FSA, and DFSA Plans
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan with Company Matching Contributions
• 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 (Floating) Holidays
• Educational Assistance
• Highly Competitive Salary