Network QA Automation Engineer

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Network Automation Engineer for an Onsite Opportunity at Menlo Park, CA

Position Title: Network Automation Engineer

Location: Menlo Park, CA

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 05 months, possible extension based on business needs

Job Type: Onsite

Pay Range: $70/hr. - $75/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Summary:

The Datacenter Product Introductions team is looking to scale its test automation and CI/CD coverage to keep pace with NPIs. We are hiring contractors to expand testing and automation for solutions involving BGP , Open/R, Fabrics, Switches, and Optics.

Responsibilities

• Test and automate end-to-end network test cases, including control-plane, data-plane, performance, and stress/soak testing, using the in-house test framework used by the DNE team.
• Build and run traffic-generation tests with Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
• Convert qualification test plans into automated, repeatable test suites and onboard them as CI/CD conveyor nodes (DC/BB push pipelines) that gate releases.
• Triage test failures to distinguish flakiness from legitimate regressions; file and track issues with the appropriate on-call team.
• Maintain and improve existing automation, test configurations, and lab tooling.
• Collaborate with Netcastle (lab infrastructure), Routing, and FBOSS cross-functional partners to unblock test coverage.

Required Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in software/network test automation or QA engineering.
• Strong Python skills, including test frameworks, scripting, and debugging.
• Hands-on networking fundamentals, including BGP, routing/forwarding, L2/L3, and data-plane vs. control-plane concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and comfort working in a Linux environment with source control.
• Experience with traffic generators such as Ixia, Keysight, or equivalent.
• Bachelor of Science degree or background in network engineering.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Exposure to Open/R, BGP, ECMP/UCMP, or large-scale datacenter fabric topologies.
• Experience qualifying network hardware/optics or vendor NOS, such as Arista EOS.
• Familiarity with lab automation, device provisioning, or scale/performance testing.

What Makes This Role Interesting

• Exposure to datacenter products at scale.
• Opportunity to work with new products in the datacenter space.
• Collaboration with some of the industry's best network engineers.
• Opportunity to gain experience in large-scale network test automation, CI/CD, datacenter networking, and network hardware/optics qualification.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.