Systems Integration and Test Engineer

Overview

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: www.criterion-sys.com. Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a mission-focused Systems Integration and Test Engineer to support and contribute to our government customer’s success in San Diego, California!

 

 

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Installing new releases, testing new and regression functionality of the NCL baseline.
• Working with  the integration team to provide assistance to both the Test Partition test events, such as IT, and IV&V, and to also provide factory support to the O&S engineering team when there are issues on the production level systems to ensure minimized down time.
• Debugging and trouble shooting software and system level problem.
• Implementing baseline changes and responding to change requests.

• Performing technical evaluations, analysis, and troubleshooting for all supported functionalities.

• Create and update automated test scripts utilizing scripting languages such as Python and Perl. 

Qualifications

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI Polygraph security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or similar discipline and three years of relevant experience. 
• Active Security+ certification
• Full time on-site work at a government or customer facility.
• A combination of the following: Linux+, Unix, Windows
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Perl to create and update automated test scripts.
• Ability to use verbal and written communication skills to present information to a diverse population (technical and non-technical).
• Ability to work well independently and as a member of a team.
• Knowledge of existing server technologies including principles and methods used in obtaining maximum utilization of server technologies.
• Knowledge of multiple specialties such as operating systems, email or database platforms, storage technologies, or hardware support, including knowledge of operating systems.
• Knowledge of Communications and Information Security policies and procedures.
• Ability to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Ability to arrange things or actions in an order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules.
• Experience with update services such as Yum (RHEL flavor).
• Experience with scripting using bash scripts and programming using Ansible.
• Demonstrated experience working on remote Systems via use of command line.
• Demonstrated experience configuring Linux firewall/routing/networking.
• Hands on experience integrating Linux servers in Active Directory (or using LDAP/Kerberose).
• Experience installing and configuring basic services including httpd/Apache, ftpd.

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• Willingness to learn Windows Systems Administration on a cross-function Agile Team.
• Ability to provide innovative solutions for routine issues and tasks.
• Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Knowledge of theory and practice underlying satellite and LAN/WAN network operations.
• Experience automating NCL Library install processes.
• Scripting experience using Perl, Python or similar advanced scripting languages.
• Willingness to learn and implement Scrum framework, Lean principles, Agile engineering and DevOps.

Security Clearance Level

• Must have a Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph security clearance.

Certification

• Active Security+ certification

Work Schedule

• Full-time on-site at a government or customer facility