Automation Engineer IV (Network Test Automation)

Creospan is a growing tech collective of makers, shakers, and problem solvers, offering solutions today that will propel businesses into a better tomorrow. “Tomorrow’s ideas, built today!” In addition to being able to work alongside equally brilliant and motivated developers, our consultants appreciate the opportunity to learn and apply new skills and methodologies to different clients and industries.

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Automation Engineer IV (Network Test Automation)

Menlo Park, CA (Onsite)

Team is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to expand network test automation and CI/CD coverage for next-generation datacenter networking technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and automate end-to-end network test cases for routing, switching, optics, and datacenter fabric solutions.
• Build and execute traffic-generation tests using Ixia/Keysight in lab environments.
• Convert manual test plans into automated CI/CD validation pipelines.
• Troubleshoot test failures, perform root cause analysis, and support release qualification.
• Collaborate with network engineering teams to improve automation, test coverage, and lab infrastructure.

Required Skills:

• 5–8 years of experience in Network Test Automation, QA Engineering, or Network Validation.
• Strong Python scripting and automation experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of BGP, Routing, Switching, L2/L3 networking, Data Plane and Control Plane concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Linux environments, and source control systems.
• Experience with Ixia, Keysight, or similar traffic generators.

Preferred Skills:

• Exposure to Open/R, ECMP/UCMP, Datacenter Fabrics, or large-scale networking environments.
• Experience validating network hardware, optics, or vendor NOS platforms (Arista EOS, etc.).
• Knowledge of lab automation, device provisioning, and performance/scale testing.