Systems Integration and Test Lead with Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Integrated Product and Product Management teams to adjust test coverage and align to customer user cases
• Develop comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, performance, and interoperability testing.
• Ensure alignment with product requirements and industry standards (e.g., IEEE, RFCs).
• Lead and mentor a team of system and software test engineers across multiple projects.
• Assign tasks, review test cases, and ensure timely execution of test cycles.
• Oversee execution of system and automated test cases.
• Validate end-to-end system functionality including Layer 2/3 protocols.
• Perform regression, robustness, and stress testing.
• Actively participate in the debugging process, performing deep-level root cause analysis for complex defects.
• Work alongside development teams to resolve issues and prevent future recurrences.
• Maintain detailed records of test results, defects, and coverage metrics.
• Generate test reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Define and own system-level test strategies for networking products and systems
• Complete various tests, analyze data, and detail the results.
• Using Python to automate both the execution of tests as well as the test procedure and test report documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related subject area
• 13+ years in system testing, with 3+ years in a leadership role
• 2+ years of experience in scripting language to develop automation. C/C++, C#, or Python.
• Experience ensuring that testing activities align with the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and manage testing-related budget/costs.
• Experience creating verification cross reference matrixes in an enterprise requirements management system (DOORS, JAMA, etc).
• Experience in authoring and maintaining automated test procedures, technical reports, and supporting documentation in alignment with acceptance, qualification, certification, and functional testing standards.
• Experience with networking protocols and systems, e.g., TCP/IP, SNMP, DHCP, DNS, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), Wireshark, etc.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• This is an on-site position located in Carlsbad, CA.