Resident Engineer (Juniper / MPLS)
Job Title: Resident Engineer
Location: Remote – New York
Work Model: Remote
Visa: H1B, s
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Resident Engineer to provide operational, engineering, and escalation support for a large-scale service provider network environment.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Juniper routing platforms, MPLS, BGP, Layer 2/Layer 3 VPN services, and network troubleshooting. This role will work closely with Network Engineering and Operations teams to maintain network stability, optimize services, and support future technology migrations.
Required Skills and Experience
7+ years of network engineering experience in a Service Provider, Carrier, ISP, or large-scale enterprise environment.
3+ years of hands-on experience supporting Juniper routing platforms in production networks.
Strong experience with Juniper MX and ACX routers, EX switches, and SRX firewalls.
Expertise in MPLS, BGP, BNG, IS-IS, and OSPF.
Strong knowledge of eBGP, iBGP, route reflectors, and traffic engineering.
Experience supporting Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services.
Hands-on experience with L2Circuit (Martini), Pseudowire services (PWHT), EVPN, and L3VPN.
Strong understanding of IPv6, Ethernet transport services, and Class of Service (CoS).
Experience with Junos OS and high-availability network architectures.
Strong network troubleshooting and packet analysis skills.
Experience working in a 24x7 operational environment.
Excellent customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
Ability to lead troubleshooting during major service-impacting incidents.
Key Responsibilities
MPLS and Service Delivery
Support the client's MPLS backbone and customer-facing network services.
Maintain and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services.
Support L2Circuit (Martini), Pseudowire (PWHT), EVPN, L3VPN, and BNG services.
Assist with service turn-ups, testing, validation, and troubleshooting.
Routing and Network Engineering
Support BGP deployments, including eBGP, iBGP, and route reflectors.
Troubleshoot and optimize BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, and RSVP/SR-MPLS where applicable.
Analyze routing convergence, network stability, and service-impacting events.
Drive network optimization and improve operational efficiency.
Documentation and Knowledge Transfer
Develop and maintain network standards, operational procedures, design documentation, and troubleshooting guides.
Mentor network operations personnel and support knowledge transfer activities.
Conduct technical workshops and training sessions as required.
Collaborate with Network Engineering and Operations teams on network improvements and technology migrations.
Preferred Skills
EVPN/MPLS design and implementation experience.
Network automation and scripting experience.
Python and Ansible.
Service Provider operational environment experience.
Carrier Ethernet services.
Advanced Juniper or Service Provider networking certifications.
Preferred Certifications
