Network Engineer, Product Software
About The Position
We are seeking a highly skilled & motivated Staff Engineer to join our Network Platform Engineering (NPE) team. In this role, you will support the certification and validation of Network Operating Systems (NOS), Fabric interconnection/IX features & new product features before production deployment. You will build and maintain staging topologies, execute structured test plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure network reliability and performance. This is an individual contributor role at the intersection of Network infrastructure & software engineering. You will work closely with Senior Staff and Principal Engineers, as well as Product, Engineering, Operations, and Observability teams, to contribute to the velocity and quality of network certification and deployment pipelines. This role requires solid networking fundamentals, hands-on lab experience, willingness to own technical problems end-to-end, and a continuous drive to develop in depth network technologies and automation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering and Automation
- Solid understanding of OSI layers; hands-on experience with routing and switching in multi-vendor environments (Required)
- Proficiency in service provider and data center networking protocols
- Routing: BGP (iBGP/eBGP, route policies, communities), OSPF, IS-IS
- MPLS: LDP, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing (SR-MPLS, SRv6)
- Overlay/Underlay: VXLAN, EVPN, L3VPN, L2VPN
- Network virtualization: CNF, VNF, SR-IOV, DPDK
- Networking Vendors: Nokia, Juniper, Cisco, Arrcus
- Familiarity with network test equipment and traffic generators (e.g., Spirent, Keysight/Ixia, IPerf, TRex)
- Good programming proficiency in network automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Netmiko, REST API) and programmatic interfaces (NETCONF, RESTCONF, gNMI)
- Familiarity with deploying, testing, and troubleshooting network features within Docker container and Kubernetes (K8s) clusters
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins) and DevOps best practices
Nice To Haves
- Basic familiarity with hybrid cloud architecture and AWS networking services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect) is a plus
- Exposure to AI/ML tools and LLMs for test automation, log analysis, or anomaly detection is a plus
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Juniper JNCIP, AWS SA) are a plus
Responsibilities
- NOS & Feature Certification: Execute and document test plans to certify new NOS releases, Fabric interconnection & new product features before production deployment under the guidance of senior engineers
- Lab Environment Management: Build and maintain staging environments that replicate service provider and data center topologies for testing purposes
- Regression & Scale/Performance Testing: Conduct interoperability, scalability, and high-availability testing across multi-vendor environments
- Vendor Liaison: Collaborate with network vendors to track and validate software bug fixes, validate hotfixes, escalating complex issues to senior team members
- Production Readiness: Contribute to deployment playbooks and rollback strategies alongside production engineering teams
- Feature Research & Evaluation: Assist in evaluating emerging network technologies and vendor features ahead of production integration
- Network Engineering & Automation: Contribute to the design and implementation of network infrastructure solutions spanning Layers 1–3, in a scalable and reliable manner
- Develop and execute test plans to validate architectural designs, NOS features, and customer use cases in lab environment
- Demonstrate solid understanding of service provider and DC networking technologies including BGP (iBGP/eBGP, policies, RR), MPLS, EVPN, IS-IS, OSPF, and Segment Routing, QoS in multi-vendor environments
- Working knowledge of technologies such as VXLAN, EPL, EVPL, EPLAN, EVPLAN, ETREE in multi-vendor environments
- Configure, operate, and troubleshoot hardware and NOS platforms including Nokia, Juniper, Cisco, and Arrcus
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to improve efficiency of certification and test workflows
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Voluntary plans
- Retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
