Sr. Network Test Engineer

This is a hybrid between NETWORKING and PROGRAMMING w/Linux skills. Tilting more on the linux side, rather than core networking side --- currently large gap on the team. This person will be doing staging, cyber security, etc. Must understand operating systems and ideally code. Also, understand the compute side

Role: Sr. Network Test Engineer

Location: New York, NY - 1 New York Plaza

Hybrid: 3x/week

Interview Process:

• 1st: Hackerank
• 2nd: Zoom
• 3rd: In-Person

Must:

• 8+ Years of Strong Network Engineer experience; specifically LAN/WAN network design, engineering, testing and certification/validation
• Strong hands-on routing & switching background OSPF and Layer 2 protocols/Spanning Tree.
• Strong experience with Cisco networking platforms, including Catalyst and Nexus; experience with IOS/NE/NCOS and code/features
• Strong Linux foundation - administration, networking and automation
• Strong hands-on python automation experience
• Hands-on Ansible experience, including creating/maintaining automation workflows and playbooks
• Strong troubleshooting exp w/ wireshark and/or TCPdump
• Exp designing and testing Network hardware including routers and switches
• Must understand network performance testing
• Independent worker with strong communication skills - written and verbal
• Must be able to document findings and present recommendations.
• Must have Lab experience
• In NYC they will be sitting in the lab

Plus:

• Network Lab  testing certifications
• CCIE or CCNO level knowledge
• AWS or Azure cloud Exp

D2D:

• Work within the Enterprise Network Services Engineering team with a primary focus on network lab testing and certification
• Test and clarify network hardware/software to ensure performance
• Perform testing across campBranch, WAN/MAN, Data Center and low latency network environments
• Perform rapid certification of patches, particularly when driven by CVEs, security vulnerabilities or high risk events
• Validate that patches/code can be safely deployed into production network devices
• Build and improve automated network testing solutions using python and ansible to increase coverage and operational efficiency.
• Develop and execute testing strategies for routers, switches and other network infrastructure
• Perform performance, interoperability and compatibility testing
• Document test results

Misc:

• The Ideal candidate is one that has prior worked on network engineering designs and testing plus evaluated products within a network lab
• This is NOT a simple production network engineer/NOC role. The strongest profiles will combine deep network engineering knowledge with testing, certification and automation.
• IDEAL background is someone who has designed networks AND tested/certified network products or code in a lab environment.
• BIG emphasis on LINUX, Python/Ansible automation, Kubernetes and modern cloud architecture