Network Test Engineer: Layer 2 / Layer 3
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Remote, West Yorkshire, BD1 1HY |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4705265_1752071499 |
Summary
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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