Network Engineer
Spectraforce
Santa Clara, California
an hour ago
Job Description
Job Title: Network Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Duration: 5 Months
Work Type: Onsite/Hybrid
Job Description/Responsibilities:
• 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.
• Execute high-touch validation of enterprise networking technologies including switching, routing, wireless, SD-WAN, firewalling, and network automation platforms.
• Deliver complete validation packages including:
• Logical and physical topology diagrams
• Device configurations (sanitized and version-controlled)
• Step-by-step test procedures and results
• Pass/fail summaries with root cause analysis for failures
• Go/No-Go recommendations with supporting evidence
• Perform rack and stack of lab equipment when required cable management, power sequencing, console access setup, and physical layer verification.
• Produce clear, detailed lab reports that can be handed directly to production engineering teams for deployment
• Maintain up-to-date physical and logical topology documentation for all active lab topologies
• Document configurations using version control (Git) so all tested configs are traceable and reusable
• Build and maintain a library of validated reference architectures and design patterns.
• Partner with network vendors (Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto, Aruba, etc.) to conduct joint proof-of-concept testing and feature validation.
• Drive vendor-supported test engagements including bug reproduction, feature requests, and interoperability testing
• Evaluate new hardware and software releases against defined acceptance criteria before recommending adoption
• Manage loaner equipment logistics and coordinate lab access for vendor engineers
• Write scripts (Python, Bash, Ansible) to automate repetitive lab tasks device provisioning, configuration push, test execution, and results collection.
• Build or maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) for automated configuration validation and regression testing.
• Develop test automation frameworks using tools such as pyATS, Robot Framework, Batfish, or NAPALM.
• Integrate lab test results into reporting dashboards or ticketing systems to provide traceability from test run to design decision.
Required Skills:
• 10+ years of experience
• 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 infrastructure-as-code concepts as applied to networking.
• Experience in a dedicated network validation or solutions engineering lab environment.
• CCNP / CCIE (Enterprise or Data Center), JNCIP, ACE, or equivalent professional level certification will help.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 69.02/hr.
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Duration: 5 Months
Work Type: Onsite/Hybrid
Job Description/Responsibilities:
• 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.
• Execute high-touch validation of enterprise networking technologies including switching, routing, wireless, SD-WAN, firewalling, and network automation platforms.
• Deliver complete validation packages including:
• Logical and physical topology diagrams
• Device configurations (sanitized and version-controlled)
• Step-by-step test procedures and results
• Pass/fail summaries with root cause analysis for failures
• Go/No-Go recommendations with supporting evidence
• Perform rack and stack of lab equipment when required cable management, power sequencing, console access setup, and physical layer verification.
• Produce clear, detailed lab reports that can be handed directly to production engineering teams for deployment
• Maintain up-to-date physical and logical topology documentation for all active lab topologies
• Document configurations using version control (Git) so all tested configs are traceable and reusable
• Build and maintain a library of validated reference architectures and design patterns.
• Partner with network vendors (Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto, Aruba, etc.) to conduct joint proof-of-concept testing and feature validation.
• Drive vendor-supported test engagements including bug reproduction, feature requests, and interoperability testing
• Evaluate new hardware and software releases against defined acceptance criteria before recommending adoption
• Manage loaner equipment logistics and coordinate lab access for vendor engineers
• Write scripts (Python, Bash, Ansible) to automate repetitive lab tasks device provisioning, configuration push, test execution, and results collection.
• Build or maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) for automated configuration validation and regression testing.
• Develop test automation frameworks using tools such as pyATS, Robot Framework, Batfish, or NAPALM.
• Integrate lab test results into reporting dashboards or ticketing systems to provide traceability from test run to design decision.
Required Skills:
• 10+ years of experience
• 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 infrastructure-as-code concepts as applied to networking.
• Experience in a dedicated network validation or solutions engineering lab environment.
• CCNP / CCIE (Enterprise or Data Center), JNCIP, ACE, or equivalent professional level certification will help.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 69.02/hr.