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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Develop and design testing for
various network hardware, including routers, switches.
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Conduct Performance Tests:
Perform performance tests to evaluate the functionality, speed, and reliability
of network hardware.
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Identify Issues: Detect and
diagnose any hardware malfunctions, performance issues, or compatibility
problems during testing.
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Document and present
recommendations and finding to the wider teams, including testing results and
certifications.
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He/ She will
work on engineering standards and create best practice network documentation
utilizing knowledge of industry and technical trends.
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Providing
guidance to the wider teams related to platforms and designs
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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.
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Creating
and updating standards and configuration templates, tracking bugs and vulnerabilities and providing expert level support of the production
environment.
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Heavily engage with vendors to
research, understand and communicate industry trends and upcoming products
& features of interest and benefit to the BUs.
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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.
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The position is in NY, requires
on site presence 3 - 4 days weekly.
Experience:
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Senior
level, experienced, can lead projects and work independently.
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8+ years
of experience required with extive experience with LAN/WAN network design,
engineering, and code/ feature certification/ validation.
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Experience
with testing design and certification of products in LAB environments is highly
desirable.
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CCIE or at
a min CCNP level experience.
Skills Required:
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Demonstrate
knowledge of working with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, IGMP and PIM.
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Experience
with Cisco Platforms such as Catalyst and Nexus.
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Knowledge
of certification of new code, and bug Scrubs on IOS/ XE/ NXOS/ and limited XR.
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Good foundation
in Linux administration, networking, and automation.
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Cloud-native networking concepts, including
Kubernetes architecture, container networking (CNI), and operational tools such
as kubectl.
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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
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Good
knowledge of Python, Github.
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Ansible
playbooks authoring and how to integrate Ansible with ROBOT framework for
seamless automation is beneficial.
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Some proficiency
in the ROBOT Framework is a big plus
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Experience
with Arista Platforms such as 7280, 7504, 7060 etc.
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Experience
developing strategies with multiple vendors.
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Experienced
with creating design documents for each certification which includes
engineering guidelines.
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Experience
with Tools such as IXIA and / or Spirent to test and certify various designs
and troubleshoot networks issues.
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Excellent
knowledge of IP Routing, BGP, OSPF, and layer2 protocols like
Spanning-tree.
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Understanding
of network protocols, network platforms such as Cisco/Arista to design and
troubleshoot new implementations.
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Good
protocol level understanding/ Wireshark.
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Multicast:
IGMPv2/3, PIM-SM, Static RP, RP-Anycast, MSDP.
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IP Routing
Platforms, ISR4k, ASR1K, Catalyst.
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Cisco/
Arista Switching Platforms Catalyst switches.
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strong
knowledge of Switching and Switching mechanisms like CEF, TCAM.
Skills Desired:
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Experience
with MAB/ Port Security/ NAC/ 802.1x/ QoS/ IPSec is desirable.
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Understanding
of new protocols being deployed intra and inter Data Center.
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AWS (or
Azure cloud equivalent) is desirable.
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Data
Center power and cooling, cabling 10/ 25G/ 40G/ 50G/ 100G.
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Cloud
computing, Virtualization industry standard and trends, server technologies a
plus.
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Router
hardening technologies, DDoS mitigation, routing protocol encryption, SSH
implementation, out-of-band network design, 802.1x, NAC, IPSec.
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L2 and L3
QoS are a plus.
Other
Requirements:
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Manage
vendors, coordinate testing and evaluate PoC.
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Possess
ability to quickly and effectively interpret data.
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Possess
ability to perform very complex implementations with little or no guidance
and/or oversight from a project manager.
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Ability to
work independently and within a global testing team environment.
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Excellent
verbal and written communication skills are a strong must - candidate must
possess excellent business writing and presentation skills.
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Ability to
prioritize effectively with good time management skills.
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Excellent
interpersonal skills, strong logical and analytical skills
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Deep se of
ownership/accountability / must think as an owner and be proactive is a huge
must
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Ability to
move quickly and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
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Stakeholder
management and providing reports and overviews to both technical and
non-technical senior management.