Description

The Development and Test Environment Lead is responsible for the design, engineering, administration, and validation of non-production environments that support application testing, infrastructure validation, cybersecurity assessments, and production release readiness for enterprise systems.

Location: Rockville, MD

Salary: 128,000-178,000

Clearance: Secret or L Clearance

Responsibilities:
• Engineer and maintain development and test environments supporting database platforms, Microsoft 365 integrations, network configurations, and security tooling to ensure stable and representative testing conditions prior to production deployment
• Coordinate environment provisioning, configuration baseline management, and system refresh activities to ensure development platforms accurately reflect production architecture while maintaining appropriate segmentation and security controls
• Support application and infrastructure testing activities including patch validation, vulnerability remediation testing, configuration change validation, and rollback testing prior to Change Advisory Board approval and production release
• Maintain environment documentation including architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and testing procedures to ensure audit readiness and repeatable testing processes
• Coordinate with program and release management leadership to ensure deployment packages are validated in non-production environments prior to approval for production release
• Monitor environment performance and resource utilization to ensure sufficient compute, storage, and network capacity to support concurrent testing efforts

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree; 8+ Years relevant experience; oversee engineering activities supporting enterprise information systems; design, integrate, and optimize hardware and software infrastructure; execute risk assessments; develop mitigation strategies; ensure systems meet stability, integrity, and performance requirements.
Masters + 6yrs, or Associates +10yrs of relevant experience may be substituted.
• Experience designing and maintaining development, staging, and test environments that mirror production enterprise infrastructure
• Knowledge of configuration baseline management and environment segmentation practices
• Familiarity with patch validation, rollback testing, and deployment readiness processes
• Experience integrating monitoring and SIEM validation into non-production environments
• Knowledge of ServiceNow change management workflows and release validation processes
• Experience supporting infrastructure testing for VMware, database, network, M365, and cloud environments
• Preferred Certifications: ITIL 4 Foundation; VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Clearance:

SECRET or L Clearance

Full-Time Employees are eligible to participate in our ActioNet's Benefits Program:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Education and Professional Training
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
• Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Holidays: 11 per year
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Disability Insurance

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