TSSCI Network Test and Validation Engineer

Required Skills & Experience

-TSSCI Clearance -rack, stack, physical integration - assemble/mount/cable high density Dell Power Edge servers, high-perf. storage arrays and network appliances within standard data center racks -apply baseline firmware, out of band management settings (iDRAC, console) and configurations across CISCO, Arista switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and Dell storage systems -deploy, bootstrap, and validate baseline Kubernetes clusters across bare-metals and virtualized nodes

-Systems & Network Integration: Hands-on experience racking, stacking, cabling, and configuring enterprise infrastructure - specifically involving Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto hardware platforms.

• Server & High-Performance Storage: Practical proficiency provisioning enterprise compute (Dell PowerEdge) and enterprise storage fabrics (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, or NFS), including RAID configuration and out-of-band management (iDRAC) -Kubernetes & Container Fundamentals: Practical experience installing, configuring, and verifying Kubernetes environments, container runtimes (containerd), and basic container networking/storage plugins.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

-Cisco CCNP, Arista ACE, Palo Alto PCNSE, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA). -Experience deploying configurations using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash to accelerate repetitive staging workflows and validation suites. -Strong command of Linux internals, systemd services, kernel networking parameters, and driver/firmware upgrades

Job Description

A client in the Chantilly, VA area is seeking a Test and Validation Integration Engineer professional in support of a federal project.

Candidates will be onsite 5x a week in Chantilly, VA. Candidates must have a TS/SCI clearance - candidates will be submitted for additional security screening after a successful interview and must pass a customer BG check.

Candidates will be the bridge between staging and field deployment, ensuring enterprise-grade infrastructure operates seamlessly before reaching production sites. In this role, you will physically rack, stack, cable, and configure complex, multi-vendor compute, storage, and networking systems within a controlled lab environment. You will execute rigorous pre-deployment functionality tests, validate interoperability across network and container stacks, and fine-tune staging workflows to guarantee that onsite field teams can bring systems online rapidly with minimal friction.