Test Engineer (Network Testing)

Location: 100% onsite in Lexington, MA, United States; must live within 100 miles of Lexington. Must be a US citizen and hold an active Secret or higher clearance; Top Secret is highly preferred and may be required in the future.

Company

hirify.global provides technical services and supports defense research organizations through policy-compliant IT systems, testing, and security-focused engineering.

What you will do

• Integrate, test, and validate software components in advanced network testing environments.
• Support testbed development and evaluate system functionality, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot software issues and analyze network packets.
• Develop and execute test plans, regression tests, and automated test frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable system outcomes.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance or higher and US citizenship are required.
• 5 years of experience with version control systems, including Git; TCP/IP and routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF; scripting, including Python; and Linux operating systems.
• 3 years of experience with packet analysis tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.
• 1 year of experience with API testing and integration, including RESTful APIs, gRPC, or YANG models.
• 3 years of experience developing and executing regression tests and automated test frameworks.
• 3 years of experience developing, executing, and documenting test plans.

Nice to have

• Hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop testing.
• Network simulation or emulation tools.
• Network orchestration and automation frameworks.
• Software-defined networking.
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Ansible or other configuration management tools.
• Bash or shell scripting.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment.
• 15 paid vacation/sick days, 10 paid holidays, floating holidays, and 1.5 paid days for approved volunteer work.
• One week of paid maternity/paternity leave after one year of full-time employment.
• Eligible full-time employees may receive up to $5,000 annually in tuition reimbursement after six months of employment, subject to program conditions.
• 401(k) participation from the first day of employment with employer matching and 100% vesting.
• BYOD reimbursement of up to $1,500 every three years after six months of employment. Cell phone and internet reimbursement is available only to employees working remotely at least two days per week.

Hiring process

• First-round interview with the hiring manager via Zoom.
• Second-round interview via Zoom with additional team members as needed.