Network Engineering Tech Lead - Menlo Park, CA

Experis IT ManpowerGroup has partnered with a leading IT Company in the Menlo Park, CA (Onsite Role) for a Network Engineer role to assist their team. This is an on-site role.

Industry: IT Company
Title: Network Engineer
Location: Menlo Park, CA (Onsite Role)
Duration: 6 months
Shift: M-F 8am-5pm

Description
> Implement and Deploy end-to-end lab testbed based on provided requirements
> Vendor shall provide qualified network engineers to support installation and decommissioning of cabinets and network equipment.
> Verify/troubleshoot connectivity and device health of network devices.
> Build, maintain, and/or reconfigure lab equipment to support the requirements for the lab teams
> Develop Test Automation scripts, troubleshoot network protocols, testbeds and executing test campaigns
> Configure IPv4/IPv6/Ethernet networking of various elements that are parts of E2E testbeds such as mobile devices, switches, routers, wireless/cellular equipment, servers, including ports, firewall, ACL, NAT rule configuration
> Configure linux-based systems such as servers, compute, database systems that are part of E2E testbeds, and to inter-network the E2E lab test beds with enterprise systems, production systems and internet access
> Develop test scripts to extract networking related metrics from devices, protocols, database tables via for example API query/calls, WebSocket interfaces and Android/adb
> Assist in maintaining additional lab infrastructure such as compute and storage systems, monitoring systems, test equipment
> Synthesize and compare test results from test campaigns and prepare output reports in presentable format

Qualifications
> Subject matter expertise in IP Networking/Routing & Switching (TCP/IP, IPv4/v6,
> BGP, ISIS, OSPF, and/or MPLS): network certifications, such as CCNA/CCNP,
> JNCIA/JNCIS, RHCSA or equivalent experience.
> Experience with 100G/ 400G Ethernet and CWDM, DWDM and optical transport network technologies.
> Experience configuring and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, VRRP).
> Analyzing tactical situations, troubleshooting, root causing systems and tools, and problem solving via tasks or larger cross functional projects.
> Experience with field-based work in Data Centers, Colocation Facilities, Internet
> Exchanges, or Central Offices with working knowledge of physical network infrastructure, design power and cooling including structured cabling and fiber-optic cabling.
> Experience working in a multi-vendor environment with hands-on experience with networking hardware.
> Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
> Work experience in designing, deploying, and operating large-scale networks.
> Experience in deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting routing and switching protocols (BGP, IS-IS, MPLS, RSVP-TE, VRRP) and Optical Transport Networks (OTN).
> Familiarity with the Linux based systems and experience with scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Perl)