Senior Network Test Engineer – Lab Certification & Automation

Universal Technology Solutions (UEBIZ); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Technology Solutions (UTS) is seeking a Senior Network Test Engineer in New York to join the global testing team. You will design, certify, and automate lab-tested network hardware and software for enterprise and cloud-native environments.

The role blends advanced routing/switching expertise, Linux, Python/Ansible automation, Kubernetes/CNI, and eBPF observability to enable safe, rapid certification across multiple vendors and platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of network engineering with LAN/WAN design, certification, and validation.
• Senior-level: lead projects with little PM oversight and work independently in a global testing team.
• Hands-on test design and product certification in a lab environment is highly desirable.
• CCIE or CCNP-level knowledge and experience.
• Experience in network lab testing for design, testing, and product evaluation is ideal but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute functional, performance, and interoperability tests for routers and switches in a lab.
• Certify code releases and patches across IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS; include bug scrubs and release-note review.
• Run rapid certifications in response to CVE/risk events to enable safe production patches.
• Test interoperability with firewalls/load balancers and MAB/802.1X access control.
• Use IXIA/Spirent and packet analysis tools to evaluate throughput, latency, and reliability.
• Document faults, regressions, and compatibility issues; publish design guides and guidelines.

Skills

BGP/OSPF routing

Spanning Tree

Multicast (IGMP)

CEF/TCAM

Wireshark/tcpdump

Cisco/Nexus/Arista

Linux admin

Python/Ansible

Git/GitHub

Kubernetes/CNI

eBPF observability

Robot Framework

MAB/802.1X

Firewall/LB

SSH/routing encryption

Cloud/virtualization

Education

CCNP/CCIE knowledge

Tools

IXIA/Spirent

tcpdump/Wireshark

Robot Framework

Git/GitHub

Ansible

Kubernetes

Job description

Universal Technology Solutions (UTS) is seeking a Senior Network Test Engineer in New York to join the global testing team. You will design, certify, and automate lab-tested network hardware and software for enterprise and cloud-native environments.

The role blends advanced routing/switching expertise, Linux, Python/Ansible automation, Kubernetes/CNI, and eBPF observability to enable safe, rapid certification across multiple vendors and platforms.