Hybrid WAN Test Engineer – Acceptance & Automation

System One, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

System One, Inc. is seeking a WAN Test Engineer for a contract role in Fairfax, VA. The position combines onsite and remote work in a hybrid model, focusing on acceptance testing for a government-contracted WAN deployment.

You will own the test program from planning to customer review and develop procedures to validate system requirements. Responsibilities include hands-on testing with packet capture and traffic analysis, drafting test plans, and delivering contract-ready test documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of network or test engineering experience.
• Experience with WAN testing, FAT/SAT procedures, and acceptance testing.
• Strong packet capture and traffic analysis skills (Wireshark or similar).
• Experience creating test plans, procedures, reports, and compliance documentation.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, and network troubleshooting.
• Customer-facing experience supporting formal test events and reviews.
• Government, DoD, or defense contractor experience preferred.
• Test automation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hands‑on with packet capture, traffic analysis and tool based network testing
• Own the WAN acceptance test plan and respond to customer comments through approval
• Develop Factory and Site test procedures covering all test and demonstration requirements, take them through peer review and revision, and deliver as contract deliverables
• Run draft procedures on factory equipment, then conduct dry runs and runs for record with QA and customer witness
• Own verification by Inspection and Analysis: review program documents and supplier data, document compliance, and produce analysis reports
• Write test reports, route them through internal review, submit to the customer, and address comments
• Contribute to functional configuration development and implement test automation where it can be leveraged

Skills

Network test engineering

Test planning

Customer-facing

Tools

Wireshark

Job description

System One, Inc. is seeking a WAN Test Engineer for a contract role in Fairfax, VA. The position combines onsite and remote work in a hybrid model, focusing on acceptance testing for a government-contracted WAN deployment.

You will own the test program from planning to customer review and develop procedures to validate system requirements. Responsibilities include hands-on testing with packet capture and traffic analysis, drafting test plans, and delivering contract-ready test documentation.