CAL Test Engineer

This role is hybrid, allowing for remote work, but requires the ability to work onsite in Tyson's Corner, VA.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, compatibility, and performance testing of enterprise IT/OT infrastructure components, including physical servers, network devices (routers, switches, firewalls), operating system images, and security devices. - Conduct integration testing across infrastructure layers (network segments, security platforms, and server/storage environments) to validate interoperability and configuration compliance against change requests and requirements. - Provide day-to-day operational support for the Client Access Lab (CAL), including coordination of physical and virtual test environments (DTE, SysTest, ITE) used for development, integration, and validation activities. - Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and test reports; document test results with clear traceability to requirements and change requests; track defects and coordinate retesting and resolution with engineering and operations teams. - Support break-fix and restoration of service activities; conduct performance and functional testing post-restoration to validate system integrity before returning to operation. - Ensure test activities comply with risk management, change control, and release management processes and agency security and configuration policies.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. Active Public Trust and/or DHS Suitability is preferred. U.S. citizenship or U.S. national status required. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent relevant experience. - 1+ years of hands-on IT infrastructure testing or systems support experience in an enterprise environment. - Demonstrated experience testing infrastructure components such as servers (physical/virtual), network devices, OS images, storage systems, or security devices. - Familiarity with performance and monitoring concepts for network and server infrastructure (e.g., bandwidth, latency, throughput, capacity utilization). - Experience with enterprise change management processes (e.g., ServiceNow or equivalent ITSM) and how testing integrates with change requests and production deployments. - Ability to work on-site in Tyson's Corner, Virginia as required. - Capability to support onsite lab coordination, including physical hardware, cabling, and test environment configuration - Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship.
• Minimum Education requirement: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field OR equivalent relevant experience. - Years of Required Work-Related Experience: 1–3 years of hands‑on IT testing or systems support experience in enterprise environments. - Required Certifications: None required

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Exposure to automated testing tools or scripting (e.g., basic test automation frameworks). - Experience working in federal government environments. ·Strong coordination and communication skills to work across QA, OA, engineering, and onsite support teams. #LI-Remote #techjobs #clearance #veteranspage