Test Engineer

ELYON International - Camp Pendleton, CA

Camp Pendleton, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The position involves providing planning and execution of test instrumentation, data collection, and analysis. The candidate will be responsible for authoring technical documents related to test instrumentation and data analysis as requested by customers. The role requires performing various tasks including deploying and operating instrumentation, troubleshooting technical issues, and contributing to the development of test plans. The candidate will also be involved in near real-time data monitoring and performance assessments of USMC networks, applications, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning to direct test instrumentation, data collection, and analysis.
• Author test instrumentation, data collection, and analysis technical documents as requested from customers.
• Perform test instrumentation, data collection, analysis, reduction, and reporting in accordance with established plans and requested deliverables such as creation of test result figures, graphs, charts, and authoring test documentation.
• Deploy, setup, and operate instrumentation, network, and data management and collection tools during test events.
• Maintain and operate Modeling and Simulation tools used during test events.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve technical issues discovered during testing.
• Contribute to the development of the test plan, identify resources, schedule, and test cases required to achieve the test objectives.
• Develop test cases and test scripts to support systems under test and simulation tools.
• Develop scenarios and supports mission thread development.
• Provide input to the test report, ensuring that all stated requirements and test objectives have been evaluated and the documented results adequately and accurately reflect the collected data and analysis conducted during the event.
• Perform near real-time data monitoring, data collection, data reduction, data analysis, data reporting, and C2 standards verification and validation.
• Perform performance assessments of USMC networks, applications, and systems.
• Perform TCP/IP analysis and troubleshooting with Wireshark.

Requirements

• Four years' experience applying test engineering expertise through technology processes, methodologies, standards, or frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in applying test engineering tools and applying test methodologies in an integrated test environment.
• Working knowledge of network administration and troubleshooting of Cisco routing and switching.
• Experience administering VMware ESXi, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Windows Server Operating Systems.
• Experience analyzing test objectives and system requirements to develop a process that would best test C2 systems.
• Experience working in a team environment providing technical expertise in all phases of a test event; planning, executing, analyzing, and reporting.
• Experience developing test cases that can be performed to achieve adequate test coverage.
• Ability to communicate technical content both orally and in writing.
• Develop test documentation that includes, but not limited to test plans, test reports, test procedures, problem reports, architecture diagrams, and topical briefings.
• Possess and maintain currency in respective field; understand emerging processes, methodologies, and technical advancements.
• Provide accurate and timely testing expertise in support of assigned tasking.
• Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• JKO Joint Multi-TDL Network (MTN) Operations JT101.
• Cisco Certified Associate Certifications of CCNA Routing and Switching.
• VMware certifications of VMware Certified Professional (VCP).
• Hands-on experience with data collection and analysis tools such as: Riverbed products, SolarWinds products, Message Analysis Data Reduction for the Integration of Links (MANDRIL), Combined Interoperability Validation and Evaluation Tool (CIVET), DEASIL, Wireshark, or Network System Integration and Test Environment (NSITE).
• Hands-on experience with M&S tools such as: BOSS (Battlefield Operations Support System), NGTS (Next Generation Threat System), ExCIS (Extensible Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Integrated (C4I) Instrumentation Suite), LEGS (Link-16 Environment Gateway Stimulator), TOES (Terminal Operational Environment Simulator), ARMS (Amalgamated Remote Management System), DFSTS (Digital Fires Support Training System), VTT (Variable Message Format Test Tool), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)-Large (L), -Medium (M), -Small (S), WASP - Wrap-Around Simulation Program, EXata Network Modeling and Emulator.
• Hands-on experience with Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) Software Developer's Kit (SDK).
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Hands-on experience with Advanced C++ programming language.
• Experience using tools to analyze Link 16 and VMF data collected during a test event to ensure messages conform to the MIL-STDs.

Benefits

• Paid sick leave
• Medical/Dental (optional)
• 401 (k) Retirement Plan (optional)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Optional Life Insurance