Title: Senior Network Test & Certification Engineer
Location: NYC, NY Hybrid 3 days onsite.
Rate: $60- $65/hr. on C2C
(Local Candidate only)
Job Description:
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Network Test & Certification Engineer with strong enterprise networking, automation, Linux, and AI-assisted engineering experience. The engineer will be responsible for testing and certifying network hardware, software releases, patches, and new features before production deployment.
Key Responsibilities.
- Perform network lab testing, functional/regression testing, code and patch certification, performance and interoperability validation.
- Test and troubleshoot BGP, OSPF, L2/L3, routing, switching, failover and convergence scenarios.
- Work with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ASR/ISR and IOS-XE/NX-OS environments.
- Develop network test automation using Python, Ansible, APIs and Git/GitHub.
- Use AI/GenAI and Agentic AI to accelerate test-case generation, log/configuration analysis, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, CVE/patch assessment and certification reporting.
- Perform Linux-based network troubleshooting using tcpdump, Wireshark and related tools.
- Document test results, defects, risks and production-readiness recommendations.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of hands-on Network Engineering experience.
- Strong BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP and enterprise routing/switching.
- Hands-on Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/ASR/ISR experience.
- Experience with network testing, validation or certification.
- Good hands-on Python and Ansible automation.
- Strong Linux networking and troubleshooting knowledge.
- CCNP DevNet/DevCor or equivalent network automation expertise strongly preferred.
- Exposure to GenAI/LLMs, AI-assisted automation or Agentic AI workflows.
Preferred Skills
IXIA/Spirent, Arista, Kubernetes/CNI, Cilium/eBPF, Robot Framework, multicast (IGMP/PIM), CVE/security patch validation, CI/CD and cloud networking.
Ideal candidate: A strong Network Engineer who can combine network testing + Python/Ansible automation + AI-assisted engineering to make network certification faster, more automated and more reliable.