Network Test Engineer(Python/Automation)

Job Title: Network Automation & Test Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite)

Duration: 6 Months -Contract to Hire

Pay Rate: $50-55/hr on W2

What You'll Do

• Perform system- and solution-level testing across data-center networking environments.

• Develop and maintain Python-based test automation.

• Automate test cases covering Layer 2, Layer 3, BGP, IP fabric, VXLAN, and EVPN scenarios.

• Support testing related to SONiC and potentially FBOSS.

• Review existing test code and understand the networking behavior it's meant to validate.

• Validate the correctness of AI-generated or team-generated automation code — using AI coding tools appropriately while independently verifying output.

• Troubleshoot test failures spanning automation, systems, and networking layers.

• Collaborate closely with engineering, test, and solution teams; participate in onsite technical discussions and debugging sessions.

Required Technical Background

Networking

• Strong Layer 2 and Layer 3 fundamentals

• BGP (critical — non-negotiable)

• Data-center fabrics and IP fabric concepts

• VXLAN and EVPN

• Routing and switching

• Ability to troubleshoot system- and solution-level networking issues

• CCNP-equivalent depth

• OSPF exposure is helpful but secondary to BGP

Automation

• Strong Python skills

• Experience developing or maintaining network test automation

• Ability to read and understand existing automation code

• Ability to evaluate whether generated or existing code is technically correct

• Experience automating system, solution, or network test cases

• Ability to translate a networking test scenario into an automation approach

• Not required: application development or algorithm-heavy software engineering background

Preferred (Strong Plus)

• SONiC experience

• FBOSS experience

• Experience automating tests in a SONiC environment

• Data-center network operating systems exposure

• Python-based network test frameworks, especially pyATS or similar

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Understands the networking behavior being tested, not just the automation syntax

• Knows what the automation is intended to validate

• Can review code (including AI-generated code) and judge whether the output is technically correct

• Comfortable troubleshooting both automation failures and underlying networking issues

• Thrives in a collaborative system/solution test environment

• Ramps quickly and operates with limited guidance

BayOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class. This job posting represents the general duties and requirements necessary to perform this position and is not an exhaustive statement of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise or alter this job description.