Network Automation Engineer IV

Spectraforce
Redwood City, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Redwood City, United States of America

Tech stack

Automation of Tests
Border Gateway Protocol
Continuous Integration
Data Centers
Software Debugging
Linux
R
Networking Hardware
Python
Networking Basics
Routing
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Performance Testing
Open Network Automation Platform
Software Version Control

Job description

  • Datacenter Product Introductions team is looking to scale its test automation and CI/CD coverage to keep pace with NPIs. We are hiring contractors to expand test and automation for solutions involving BGP++, Open/R, Fabrics, Switches and Optics., * Test and automate end-to-end network test cases (control-plane, data-plane, performance, stress/soak) using the inhouse test framework used by DNE team.
  • Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
  • Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
  • Triage test failures for flakiness vs. legitimate regressions; file and track issues to the appropriate oncall.
  • Maintain and improve existing automation, test configs, and lab tooling; Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infra), Routing, and FBOSS XFN partners to unblock coverage.

Requirements

  • 3+ years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
  • Strong Python (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
  • Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
  • Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).
  • CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.

Preferred

  • Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
  • Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
  • Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.

Must Have HARD Skills

  • 5-8+ years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
  • Strong Python (test frameworks, scripting, debugging).
  • Hands-on networking fundamentals: BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
  • CI/CD pipeline experience and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
  • Experience with traffic generators (Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent).

Nice-to-have Skills

  • Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale DC fabric topologies.
  • Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS (e.g., Arista EOS).
  • Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.

Years of Experience: 5-7 years in software/network test automation or QA engineering.

Degrees/Certifications Required: Bachelors of Science or network engineering

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