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This range is provided by Russell Tobin. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $80.00/hr - $83.00/hr Direct message the job poster from Russell Tobin "Elevate Your Career"Let’s connect and make it happen! JOB DESCRIPTION: Duration : 12 months contract with possibility of extension /Conversion 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. Develop lab testing frameworks and validate expected test performance on IPV6 and dual-stack networking in cloud-native and enterprise environments. Design test strategies and ensure compliance with IPV6 readiness standards across public clouds. Coordinate with other teams to gather certification requirements, translate them into detailed test plans, and execute tests in live lab environments. Troubleshoot, manage code/platform lifecycle, and provide solutions to complex hardware/software problems. Collaborate closely with BU technologists to translate network business requirements. Provide escalation support to network operations by validating bugs/vulnerabilities/workarounds in the lab, documenting impact, and presenting to the ENS forum for approval. Assist Operations in piloting solutions in production environments. Drive IPV6 validation across multi-cloud and hybrid cloud infrastructures. Develop sophisticated test automation frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation. Test network DMZ designs, certify hardware/software features, and enhance the network security posture. Identify communication scenarios, create and execute tests, perform data gathering and analytics, and prepare design/deployment templates. Maintain deep understanding and hands-on experience on Cisco Routing and Switching platforms, IPV6, on-prem and cloud infrastructures, including security/hardening aspects. Collaborate with infrastructure engineers and architects across verticals (cloud, compute, security, telemetry, desktop, security architects, etc.) and senior management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Qualifications: 8+ Years of experience with LAN/WAN network design, engineering, and feature testing/certification. CCIE/CCNP certified or equivalent 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 and cloud compute operating models. Must understand AWS constructs like VPC IPV6 addressing, Internet Gateway, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53. GCP: Cloud Routers, Google Access for IPv6, Cloud NAT64, Interconnect, VPC Flow Logs. 3+ years of IPV6 networking and validation experience. Experience building lab designs, certifying hardware/software products, performing PoCs. Strong knowledge of networking technologies: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPBGP, MPLS VPNs, VxLAN, Multicast. Well versed in DMVPN, IPSEC, encryption standards, network security. Experience with Cisco IOS-XE, Nexus devices. Python network programming knowledge is a plus. Knowledge of Agile processes is a plus. Experience with test tools like Ixia, Spirent, iperf, latency generators is a big plus. Network traffic analysis, able to read pcaps, Wireshark. Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills. Collaborate and coordinate with network/security teams and vendors. Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize tasks. Excellent spoken and written communication skills a MUST. Create test cases, develop config templates, and operational manuals. Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills with diverse audiences including IT professionals and senior management. Collaborate with technical teams to deliver product and solution-level support. Facilitate transition from PoC to certification, pilot, and production environments. 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 of cloud networking and security best practices (AWS, Azure, GCP). AWS Global infrastructure: VPC, S3, EC2, Route 53, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect. Knowledge of firewalls and NAT64/DNS64 configuration. Design and troubleshoot Cisco and Arista network platforms and protocols. Multicast: IGMPv2/v3, PIM, Static RP, RP-Anycast. Overlay technologies: IPSEC, DMVPN, VXLAN, MACSEC, SDWAN/SDA a plus. Cabling and optics: 10/25G/40G/50G/100G, breakout cables, breakout panels. Ansible knowledge a huge plus. Proficient in traffic generation tools: 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 is a plus. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Industries Computer and Network Security and IT System Testing and Evaluation Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Russell Tobin by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified about new Test Engineer jobs in Alpharetta, GA . 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