Test Engineer

Red River is seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Test Engineer with a strong background in U.S. Navy test and evaluation, including requirements analysis, procedure development, defect reporting, and system validation. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience testing enterprise virtualization and data center technologies such as Cisco ACI, VMware vCenter, ESXi, virtual machines, Cisco Intersight, and related infrastructure components. This role supports end-to-end test planning, execution, documentation, and reporting for complex IaaS environments., Test Planning & Requirements

• Analyze system requirements, interface control documents, and engineering specifications to develop comprehensive test plans and traceability matrices.
• Translate high-level Navy or DoD requirements into actionable, measurable testobjectives.
• Identifytest gaps, risks, and dependencies across multi-vendor IaaS architectures.

Test Procedure Development

• Create detailed test procedures for functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing of IaaS components.
• Develop repeatable test workflows for provisioning, scaling, failover, and lifecycle operations across ACI, vCenter,ESXi, and VM environments.
• Ensure procedures align with Navy T&E standards, configuration management practices, and cybersecurity requirements.

Test Execution & Validation

• Execute test events in lab or operational environments, documenting results with precision and clarity.
• Validate system behavior, configuration baselines, and interoperability acrosscompute, network, and storage layers.
• Perform root-cause analysis and collaborate with engineering teams to reproduce, isolate, and verify defects.

Trouble Reporting & Tracking

• Generate detailed trouble reports (TRs) consistent with Navy or DoD reporting standards.
• Track defects through their lifecycle, ensuring proper categorization, prioritization, and closure.
• Validate fixes, perform regression testing, andmaintainaccuratetest artifacts.

Infrastructure & Virtualization Testing

• Test andvalidate:
• Cisco ACIfabric policies, contracts, EPGs, and spine/leaf configurations
• VMware vCenteroperations, cluster management, DRS/HA behavior, and resource pools
• ESXihostsincluding installation, patching, networking, and storage configurations
• Virtual machinesprovisioning, templates, snapshots, and performance baselines
• CiscoIntersightmonitoring, orchestration, and hardware lifecycle management
• Support testing ofadditionalIaaS components such as storage arrays, hyperconverged platforms, and automation/orchestration tools.

Documentation & Reporting

• Produce high-quality test reports, data packages, and readiness assessments for leadership and stakeholders.
• Maintain configuration-controlled test artifacts, including procedures, results, andtraceabilitydocumentation.
• Support formal test events, readiness reviews, and certification milestones.

• Experience supportingU.S. Navy T&E, operational test, developmental test, or data analysis.
• Strong understanding of DoD test processes, documentation standards, and configuration management.
• Proficiencyin writing test plans, test procedures, and trouble reports.
• Ability to analyze logs, system behavior, and performance metrics toidentifyissues.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (VLANs, VXLAN, routing, switching).
• Ability to work in secure environments and follow Navy cybersecurity and accreditation processes., * Experience with cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with:Cisco ACI, VMware vCenter, ESXihypervisors, and virtual machine provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Experience with CiscoIntersightor similar infrastructure management platforms.
• Knowledge of automation tools (PowerCLI, Ansible, Python) for test efficiency.
• Experience with storage platforms.
• Active Secret clearance., * U.S. Citizenship Required

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