Network Engineer - Only W2

Position: Network Engineer IDuration: 12 months contract - only W2Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite)Day-to-day, you will:Use existing procedures and tools to test new hardware/ optics/ protocols/ software. However, may have to develop new procedures from time to time.Develop scripts to automate routine tasks for team and business units.Coordinate with networking automation services for the development and integration of support tooling.Coordinate with network monitoring to gather telemetry and create alerts rules using them.Build dashboards to represent data at various network layers and device roles that help identify network issues, anomalies.Collaborate with network vendor technical account team and internal qualification and test team to drive bug resolution and assist in the qualification of new firmware and/or operating systems.Collaborate with program/project managers to develop milestones and deliverables.Qualifications displayed in the job postingBachelor's degree in CS or related engineering field with 3+ years of Network Engineering experienceExperience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment.Experience working in a network operations role.Knowledge of protocols such as MPLS, BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, and DHCP. Also, VxLAN and EVPN will be an added advantage.Experience with scripting or automation and data center design - Python preferredExperience with network monitoring and telemetry solutions.Experience with network modeling and programming - YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF.Ability to use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Capable of working under limited supervision.Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.Excellent judgment in influencing product roadmap direction, features, and priorities.The first project for these contractors will be an optics-related project testing and certifying Layer1 aspects of our network. Namely onboarding new cables and optics and testing their interop across the networking fleet