Network Engineer Only W2
Job Location:
Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
14 days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Role: Network Engineer
Location: Santa Clara CA (Onsite/Hybrid)
Job Type: W2 Contract
Location: Santa Clara CA (Onsite/Hybrid)
Job Type: W2 Contract
Skill Matrix:
| Infrastructure | Yes | 1 | | |
| BMC Network Automation | Yes | 1 | | |
| Data Center Profess-(JNCIP-DC) | Yes | 1 | | |
| Network Routing | Yes | 1 | | |
| Infra CI CD Pipelines | Yes | 1 |
Top skills required for this role
Experience with network automation tooling: Ansible Nornir NAPALM pyATS Batfish NetBox/Nautobot
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI GitHub Actions Jenkins) applied to network configuration workflows
Knowledge of infrastructureascode concepts as applied to networking
Experience in a dedicated network validation or solutions engineering lab environment
Certifications: CCNP / CCIE (Enterprise or Data Center) JNCIP ACE or equivalent professional level certification will help.
Job Description/ Responsibilities:
Lab Validation & Testing
o Receive network use cases from architecture engineering or business stakeholders and translate them into structured lab test plans covering functional performance resiliency and failure-scenario testing
o Execute high-touch validation of enterprise networking technologies including switching routing wireless SD-WAN firewalling and network automation platforms
o Deliver complete validation packages including:
o Logical and physical topology diagrams
o Device configurations (sanitized and version-controlled)
o Step-by-step test procedures and results
o Pass/fail summaries with root cause analysis for failures
o Go/No-Go recommendations with supporting evidence
o Perform rack and stack of lab equipment when required - cable management power sequencing console access setup and physical layer verification
Design & Documentation
o Produce clear detailed lab reports that can be handed directly to production engineering teams for deployment
o Maintain up-to-date physical and logical topology documentation for all active lab topologies
o Document configurations using version control (Git) so all tested configs are traceable and reusable
o Build and maintain a library of validated reference architectures and design patterns
Vendor Collaboration
o Partner with network vendors (Cisco Arista Juniper Palo Alto Aruba etc.) to conduct joint proof-of-concept testing and feature validation
o Drive vendor-supported test engagements including bug reproduction feature requests and interoperability testing
o Evaluate new hardware and software releases against defined acceptance criteria before recommending adoption
o Manage loaner equipment logistics and coordinate lab access for vendor engineers
Automation & CI/CD
o Write scripts (Python Bash Ansible) to automate repetitive lab tasks - device provisioning configuration push test execution and results collection
o Build or maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions) for automated configuration validation and regression testing
o Develop test automation frameworks using tools such as pyATS Robot Framework Batfish or NAPALM
o Integrate lab test results into reporting dashboards or ticketing systems to provide traceability from test run to design decision
Lab Validation & Testing
o Receive network use cases from architecture engineering or business stakeholders and translate them into structured lab test plans covering functional performance resiliency and failure-scenario testing
o Execute high-touch validation of enterprise networking technologies including switching routing wireless SD-WAN firewalling and network automation platforms
o Deliver complete validation packages including:
o Logical and physical topology diagrams
o Device configurations (sanitized and version-controlled)
o Step-by-step test procedures and results
o Pass/fail summaries with root cause analysis for failures
o Go/No-Go recommendations with supporting evidence
o Perform rack and stack of lab equipment when required - cable management power sequencing console access setup and physical layer verification
Design & Documentation
o Produce clear detailed lab reports that can be handed directly to production engineering teams for deployment
o Maintain up-to-date physical and logical topology documentation for all active lab topologies
o Document configurations using version control (Git) so all tested configs are traceable and reusable
o Build and maintain a library of validated reference architectures and design patterns
Vendor Collaboration
o Partner with network vendors (Cisco Arista Juniper Palo Alto Aruba etc.) to conduct joint proof-of-concept testing and feature validation
o Drive vendor-supported test engagements including bug reproduction feature requests and interoperability testing
o Evaluate new hardware and software releases against defined acceptance criteria before recommending adoption
o Manage loaner equipment logistics and coordinate lab access for vendor engineers
Automation & CI/CD
o Write scripts (Python Bash Ansible) to automate repetitive lab tasks - device provisioning configuration push test execution and results collection
o Build or maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions) for automated configuration validation and regression testing
o Develop test automation frameworks using tools such as pyATS Robot Framework Batfish or NAPALM
o Integrate lab test results into reporting dashboards or ticketing systems to provide traceability from test run to design decision
