Senior Staff Network Engineer, Product Software

Equinix

Senior Network Integration & Service Validation Engineer for service-provider networking at Equinix. Leading end-to-end validation of network overlay services with strong QA and automation focus.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $136,000 - $245,000 per yearWebsite

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Hard Skills

PythonRobot FrameworkAI toolsREST API testingJSON validationYAML validationL2VPN servicesL3VPN servicesMPLSBGP

Soft Skills

troubleshootingdesign QA strategytest planstest casestraceability matrixautomation scoperegression suitedefect severityexit criteriarelease sign-off

Tools & Technologies

observability platformstelemetrySNMPgNMIflow datasynthetic probesobservability dashboardsservice inventory reconciliationpacket captureCLI

Industry Keywords

network validationservice-providercloud networkingdata centerCiscoNokiaJuniperAristaroute reflectorsEVPN

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

E2E validation strategy for network services across multi-metro and observability platforms.
Create test architecture covering portal inputs, orchestration workflows, service models, template rendering, device configuration, route propagation, label stack behavior and service health visibility.
Validate orchestrator translation: service model, device templates, config rendering, pre-checks, approvals, rollback plan, and idempotency.
Validate network device configuration: PE, CE-facing handoff, spine/core reachability, RR control-planes state, labels, route policies, and observability hooks.
Automate Test Cases for end-to-end network validation by developing reusable Python & Robot Framework based test suites across portal, orchestrator, observability platforms, and network devices.
Adopt and implement AI based tools to expedite and optimize test cycles and test integrity.
Validate control-plane correctness: RR-client relationships, route reflection behavior, RD/RT policy, EVPN route types, ISIS metrics, LSP flooding, loopback/SID advertisement, and ECMP path selection.
Validate data-plane correctness: CE-to-CE traffic flow, MAC/IP learning, VLAN handoff, root/leaf restrictions, VRF isolation, overlapping IPs, label stack behavior, and egress PE service delivery.
Lead observability validation using telemetry, logs, SNMP/gNMI, flow data, synthetic probes, graphs/data, SLA metrics, alarms, and service inventory reconciliation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in service-provider, cloud networking, data center or large enterprise network validation roles, preferably on Cisco, Nokia, Juniper, Arista, or equivalent service-provider routers/switches.
Strong hands-on understanding of ISIS, ISIS-SR, BGP, MP-BGP, EVPN, MPLS/SR label forwarding, route reflectors, RD/RT policy, and route convergence.
Deep experience validating L2VPN/L3VPN services such as EPL, EVPL, EPLAN, EPTREE, EACCESS, IPWAN, and L3VRF.
Strong hands-on experience with Python automation, AI tools and inference, REST API testing, JSON/YAML payload validation, and integrating automated test results into QA regression workflows.
Strong troubleshooting skills using CLI, packet capture, route/label tables, telemetry, and observability dashboards.
Ability to design QA strategy: test plans, test cases, traceability matrix, automation scope, regression suite, defect severity, exit criteria, and release sign-off.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.
Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future.
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge.
Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.