Network Test Engineer: Layer 2/Layer 3
Posted 1 day ago by Hays Specialist Recruitment
£435 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The Network Test Engineer role focuses on Layer 2 and Layer 3 testing, requiring a highly technical individual with hands-on experience in managing and executing test plans, defect management, and status reporting. The position starts with one day in Bradford for the first 12 weeks, transitioning to a fully remote setup. The contract is initially for 12 weeks but is expected to extend for over 12 months. The role is classified as inside IR35 and requires expertise in Cisco and SDWAN technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Test experience
- Test Strategy | Planning | Estimation | Execution
- Layer 3 network experience, Cisco
- Manual test + automation of Layer 2 and Layer 3
- Flexible resource to move between Layer 2 and Layer 3 projects
- Layer 2 only Switches on Cisco and Layer 3 with Cisco/Juniper/Nokia Routers
- Cisco and SDWAN
- Python or Bash
Key Skills:
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Test experience
- Test Strategy | Planning | Estimation | Execution
- Layer 3 network experience, Cisco
- Manual test + automation of Layer 2 and Layer 3
- Flexible resource to move between Layer 2 and Layer 3 projects
- Layer 2 only Switches on Cisco and Layer 3 with Cisco/Juniper/Nokia Routers
- Cisco and SDWAN
- Python or Bash
Salary: £435 per day
City: Bradford
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Network Test Engineer: Layer 2/Layer 3
Location: 1 day in Bradford for first 12 weeks then fully remote
Duration: Initial 12 week contract (Expected long term assignment - 12 months+)
Rate: £435 per day, in scope, umbrella
IR35: In scope
A highly technical, experienced hands on resource required with experience of managing, coordinating, facilitating & executing test plans, defect management and status reporting; primarily for Layer 2 & Layer 3 work, SDWAN features.
Role Specifics
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Test experience
- Test Strategy | Planning | Estimation | Execution
- Layer 3 network experience, Cisco
- Manual test + automation of Layer 2 and Layer 3.
S-Wan, Switches and some of the cable models..
Flexible resource to move between Layer 2 and Layer 3 projects on technical knowledge & experience of Layer 2 Metro Ethernet networks, Layer 3, preferably Cisco Kit, SDWAN - Layer 2 only Switches on Cisco and Layer 3 it's all Cisco/Juniper/Nokia Routers + all routing protocols going into layer 3.
- Cisco and SDWAN
- Python or Bash
NETWORK ENGINEER, ANALYST, TECHNICIAN, LAYER 2, LAYER 3, CISCO, PROTOCOL, CCNA, MANUAL TEST, AUTOMATION, AGILE, SPRINT, SDWAN
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