Senior Network Test Engineer

Business Unit and Network

Services ()

Business Unit delivers

and manages essential and innovative technology infrastructure solutions to Company's

businesses. BU is responsible for driving the production, operations, and

engineering of our data centers, voice and data networking solutions, mainframe

servers and databases, distributed computing, wireless technologies, and

associated end user capabilities. A

core pillar within BU is the (Network

Services) Engineering team. This global team is responsible for Design and deployment of Data

and Voice network infrastructure leveraging cutting edge technologies to

provide network connectivity with best possible user-experience. This includes Company

owned Private Data Center footprints across the globe, Campus & Branch

Network, Global WAN & Metro Core network, Public Cloud Connectivity,

Internet Plant, trade floor network etc.

Key

Responsibilities:
•Network Routing and Switching

Engineer is responsible for testing and certifying network hardware to ure

optimal performance, reliability, and compliance. This role is crucial for

maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the organization's network

infrastructure.
•The

successful candidate should have hands-on experience in functional testing,

with the ability to identify automation opportunities and develop automated

test solutions. Mid-level Python and Ansible skills are required to create,

maintain, and enhance test automation workflows, improve test coverage, and

increase operational efficiency.
•A

combination of networking expertise, Linux proficiency, automation skills,

Kubernetes operations, and eBPF observability to design, test, automate, and

operate modern enterprises and cloud-native network infrastructures at scale.
•Working

knowledge of cybersecurity principles, CVE analysis, and network risk

assessment. Ability to evaluate vulnerabilities, assess operational and

business risk, and support remediation, patch certification, and security

validation activities across enterprise network platforms.
•This

individual's focus will be on lab testing and certifications with particular

focus on the campus/ branch/ WAN-MAN/

Data Center/ Low latency/ limited interoperability with network appliances (firewalls/ load balancers)
• Rapid certification of patches/ SMU/ codes - with particular focus but not limited to - Risk/ CVE driven events and rapid need for

targeted & expedited certifications to ure the given patch/ SMU/ code can

be safely applied on production devices.
• Interoperability with IP appliances like F5/

A10/ Fortinet/ SRX Load balancers and firewalls (MAB/ 802.1x, firewall & load

balancers experience not necessary but a plus).
• Proficiency with tools such as tcpdump,

Wireshark, and Git, and the ability to develop automation using Python,

Ansible, APIs, and Infrastructure-as-Code techniques.
•Develop and design testing for

various network hardware, including routers, switches.
•Conduct Performance Tests:

Perform performance tests to evaluate the functionality, speed, and reliability

of network hardware.
•Identify Issues: Detect and

diagnose any hardware malfunctions, performance issues, or compatibility

problems during testing.
•Document and present

recommendations and finding to the wider teams, including testing results and

certifications.
•He/ She will

work on engineering standards and create best practice network documentation

utilizing knowledge of industry and technical trends.
•Providing

guidance to the wider teams related to platforms and designs
•This

includes but is not limited to evaluating vendor offerings, collaborating with

internal and external peers towards innovating, and becoming also responsible

for the software and hardware testing of all future code releases and drive

decisions about testing improvements.
•Creating

and updating standards and configuration templates, tracking bugs and vulnerabilities and providing expert level support of the production

environment.
•Heavily engage with vendors to

research, understand and communicate industry trends and upcoming products

& features of interest and benefit to the BUs.
•The Ideal candidate is one that

has prior worked on network engineering designs and testing plus evaluated

products within a network lab; but not a must.
•The position is in NY, requires

on site presence 3 - 4 days weekly.

Experience:
•Senior

level, experienced, can lead projects and work independently.
•8+ years

of experience required with extive experience with LAN/WAN network design,

engineering, and code/ feature certification/ validation.
•Experience

with testing design and certification of products in LAB environments is highly

desirable.
•CCIE or at

a min CCNP level experience.

Skills Required:
•Demonstrate

knowledge of working with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, IGMP and PIM.
•Experience

with Cisco Platforms such as Catalyst and Nexus.
•Knowledge

of certification of new code, and bug Scrubs on IOS/ XE/ NXOS/ and limited XR.
•Good foundation

in Linux administration, networking, and automation.
•Cloud-native networking concepts, including

Kubernetes architecture, container networking (CNI), and operational tools such

as kubectl.
•Familiarity with eBPF-based networking and

security, particularly platforms such as Cilium is major plus. This includes policy enforcement,

observability, service load balancing, BGP integration, and troubleshooting

using eBPF maps and kernel-level telemetry
•Good

knowledge of Python, Github.
•Ansible

playbooks authoring and how to integrate Ansible with ROBOT framework for

seamless automation is beneficial.
•Some proficiency

in the ROBOT Framework is a big plus
•Experience

with Arista Platforms such as 7280, 7504, 7060 etc.
•Experience

developing strategies with multiple vendors.
•Experienced

with creating design documents for each certification which includes

engineering guidelines.
•Experience

with Tools such as IXIA and / or Spirent to test and certify various designs

and troubleshoot networks issues.
•Excellent

knowledge of IP Routing, BGP, OSPF, and layer2 protocols like

Spanning-tree.
•Understanding

of network protocols, network platforms such as Cisco/Arista to design and

troubleshoot new implementations.
•Good

protocol level understanding/ Wireshark.
•Multicast:

IGMPv2/3, PIM-SM, Static RP, RP-Anycast, MSDP.
•IP Routing

Platforms, ISR4k, ASR1K, Catalyst.
•Cisco/

Arista Switching Platforms Catalyst switches.
•strong

knowledge of Switching and Switching mechanisms like CEF, TCAM.

Skills Desired:
•Experience

with MAB/ Port Security/ NAC/ 802.1x/ QoS/ IPSec is desirable.
•Understanding

of new protocols being deployed intra and inter Data Center.
•AWS (or

Azure cloud equivalent) is desirable.
•Data

Center power and cooling, cabling 10/ 25G/ 40G/ 50G/ 100G.
•Cloud

computing, Virtualization industry standard and trends, server technologies a

plus.
•Router

hardening technologies, DDoS mitigation, routing protocol encryption, SSH

implementation, out-of-band network design, 802.1x, NAC, IPSec.
•L2 and L3

QoS are a plus.

Other

Requirements:
•Manage

vendors, coordinate testing and evaluate PoC.
•Possess

ability to quickly and effectively interpret data.
•Possess

ability to perform very complex implementations with little or no guidance

and/or oversight from a project manager.
•Ability to

work independently and within a global testing team environment.
•Excellent

verbal and written communication skills are a strong must - candidate must

possess excellent business writing and presentation skills.
•Ability to

prioritize effectively with good time management skills.
•Excellent

interpersonal skills, strong logical and analytical skills
•Deep se of

ownership/accountability / must think as an owner and be proactive is a huge

must
•Ability to

move quickly and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
•Stakeholder

management and providing reports and overviews to both technical and

non-technical senior management.