Network Cloud Testing Engineer

Cloud Hybrid Technologies, LLC; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Hybrid Technologies, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Network Test Engineer to drive IPv6 validation across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. You will design test strategies, build lab frameworks, and automate tests using Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation to certify IPv6 readiness in AWS, Azure, and GCP.

The role requires coordinating with network, security, and operations teams, developing test plans, executing in live labs, and presenting findings to stakeholders for

Qualifications

• 8+ years in LAN/WAN design, engineering and test/certification.
• CCIE/CCNP or equivalent level of experience.
• 4+ years Cloud PaaS/IaaS (Azure, AWS) experience.
• Understanding: AWS VPC IPv6, Transit Gateway; Azure VNet IPv6, ExpressRoute; GCP IPv6 tools.
• 3+ years IPv6 networking and validation experience.
• Experience building lab designs and PoCs.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MP-BGP, MPLS VPNs, VXLAN.
• DMVPN, IPsec and encryption standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and drive IPv6 validation across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Develop lab test frameworks and automation with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.
• Coordinate with network and security teams to pilot solutions in production labs.
• Create test cases, config templates, and operational manuals.
• Perform PoCs and certify hardware and software in test environments.

Skills

IPv6 expertise

Cloud networking

Network troubleshooting

Python basics

BGP OSPF

Wireshark reading

Lab testing

Tools

Ixia/Spirent

iperf3

Wireshark

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Calico

Cilium

Job description

Position Description

This position is a highly skilled Cloud Network Test Engineer role with deep knowledge of IPV6 and hands‑on experience across Public Cloud Infrastructures, AWS, Azure and GCP. Candidates focus must be developing the lab testing frameworks, validating expected test performance on the IPV6 and dual‑stack networking in cloud‑native and enterprise environments. The ideal candidate will design test strategies and ensure compliance with IPV6 readiness standards across public clouds. The position requires coordination with other teams in gathering certification requirements, translating those requirements into a detailed test plan, executing them in coordination with other team members in a live lab environment. This entails troubleshooting, code/ platform lifecycle management, and providing solutions to complex hardware/software problems. The work involves close coordination across BU technologists in translating their network needs from business requirements, providing escalation support to network operations in validating bugs/vulnerabilities/work‑arounds in the lab, providing solutions, documenting the exposure/impact and presenting to the ENS forum for approval and assisting Operations in piloting those solutions in production environment.

This role will drive the IPV6 validation across multi cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructures, develop sophisticated test automation frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation tools. The responsibilities include testing network DMZ designs and certifying the underlying hardware, software features and enhancing overall security posture of the network. The candidate would be required to identity various communication scenarios and create & execute and/or oversee the testing, do the related data gathering and analytics capabilities and prepare related design and deployment templates.

Qualifications

• 8+ Years of experience with LAN/WAN network design, engineering, and feature testing/ certification.
• CCIE/CCNP certified or equivalent level of experience.
• AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer, or GCP cloud Network Engineer certifications are desired.
• 4+ years of experience with Cloud PaaS and/or IaaS (Azure, AWS). Well versed in cloud networking solutions, understanding of cloud compute and related cloud operating models.
• Must have understanding: AWS constructs like VPC IPv6 addressing, Internet Gateway, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53; Azure: VNet IPv6, Azure Load balancer, IPv6 Express Route, NSGs, Azure Network Watcher; GCP: Cloud Routers, Google Access for IPv6, Cloud NAT64, Interconnect, VPC Flow Logs.
• 3+ years of IPv6 networking and validation experience.
• Experience with building lab designs, and certification of hardware and software of products, performing PoCs.
• Strong knowledge of networking technologies: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPBGP, MPLS VPNs, VxLAN, Multicast.
• Well versed in DMVPN, IPSEC and encryption standards, network security.
• Experience on Cisco IOS‑XE, Nexus devices.
• Python network programming knowledge is a plus.
• Knowledge in Agile process is a plus.
• Work under minimal supervision.
• Experience in using test tools like Ixia/Spirent/iperf, latency generators a big plus.
• Network traffic analysis, able to read pcap files, Wireshark.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Collaborate and coordinate with network and security teams, and vendors.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and prioritize tasks.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills a must.
• Create all necessary test cases and develop config templates and operational manuals.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills while working with diverse audiences including highly skilled IT professionals and senior management.
• Collaborate with other technical teams at Brokerage to deliver product and solution level support.
• Facilitate the transition from PoC to certification to pilot to a fully established prod environment, with focus preparing test plans and incremental updates to stakeholders.
• Extensive liaising with Cisco and Arista.

Skills Required

• Excellent knowledge of network protocols BGP, OSPF, Spanning Tree protocol, Multicast.
• Strong understanding of IPv6 fundamentals, addressing, NDP, ICMPv6, DHCPv6, SLAAC, IPv6 + IPv4 implementation.
• Experience with routing protocols OSPFv3, BGPv6.
• Knowledge on cloud networking and security best practices (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• MS Azure VNet, VNet‑Peering, Private Link, vWAN, Express Route, firewall, load balancer.
• AWS global infrastructure, VPC, S3, EC2, Route 53, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect.
• Knowledge of firewalls and NAT64/DNS64 configuration.
• Design and troubleshoot Cisco, Arista network platforms and protocols.
• IP routing platforms: ISR, ASR1K, ASR9K, Catalyst 9K, Catalyst8Kv, Nexus9K.
• Multicast: IGMPv2/v3, PIM, static RP, RP‑Anycast.
• Overlay technologies like IPSEC, DMVPN, VXLAN, MACSEC and SDWAN/SDA a plus.
• Cabling and optics 10/25G/40G/50G/100G – break out cables, break out panels.
• Ansible knowledge a huge plus.
• Proficient in traffic generation tools like Ixia/Spirent, iPerf3, Wireshark.
• Test automation within CI/CD infrastructure, Robot framework a plus.
• Experience with Kubernetes and IPv6 enabled CNI plugins like Calico and Cilium a plus.

Cloud Hybrid is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. Cloud Hybrid will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will Cloud Hybrid require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.