Test and Validation Engineer Jobs

Test And Validation Integration EngineerDCI Job Requirement for: Test And Validation Integration Engineer Location: Chantilly, VA Job Description: Serve as a Test & Validation Integration Engineer Be the critical bridge between staging and field deployment Ensure enterprise-grade infrastructure operates seamlessly before reaching production Rack, Stack & Physical Integration: Physically assemble, mount, and cable High-density Dell PowerEdge servers High-performance storage arrays, and network appliances Execute rigorous pre-deployment functionality tests Validate interoperability across network and container stacks Fine-tune staging workflows to guarantee field teams can bring systems online rapidly When configuration defects, hardware anomalies, or deployment bottlenecks arise: Troubleshoot issues down to the component or protocol level Author prescriptive deployment runbooks Collaborate directly with systems and network architects Ensure repeatable, zero-defect rollouts Apply baseline firmware, out-of-band management settings, and initial configurations Across Cisco, Arista switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and Dell storage systems Execute End-to-End Functionality Testing Perform comprehensive pre-shipment validation Test network throughput, VLAN segmentation, routing protocols Ensure Firewall policy enforcement Storage volume availability prior to crating and shipping Provide Container & Platform Validation Deploy, bootstrap, and validate baseline Kubernetes clusters Verify container runtime health, CNI network plumbing, and storage integration Build & Optimize Deployment Runbooks Formulate and refine step-by-step staging and commissioning procedures Identify failure points in the lab Qualifications: Hands-on experience racking, stacking, cabling, configuring enterprise infrastructure Specifically involving Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto hardware platforms Proficiency provisioning enterprise compute storage fabrics, including: RAID configuration and out-of-band management (iDRAC) Dell PowerEdge SAN/NAS, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, or NFS Experience installing, configuring, and verifying: Kubernetes environments Container runtimes Basic container networking/storage plugins Demonstrated ability to isolate physical/logical faults across Layer1-4 using: CLI diagnostics, optics validation tools, and packet captures Experience writing SOPs, cabling diagrams, and site activation runbooks Must be able to lift up to 50lbs Preferred qualifications Intermediate to advanced networking, systems, or security certifications such as: Cisco CCNP, Arista ACE, Palo Alto PCNSE, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Experience deploying configurations using: Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash Spine-leaf architectures, BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, security inspection policy experience Linux Systems Administration experience Familiarity with power distribution units (ePDU)