Position Title: Senior Network Certification & Implementation Engineer (Juniper Technologies)
Duration: 12+ Months Contract
Client Location: Middleton, NJ (5 Days Onsite)
Job Details:
- We are seeking a senior-level networking professional who combines deep Juniper technical expertise with strong communication and customer engagement skills. In this role, you will certify new technologies in a lab environment, create technical documentation, present findings to engineering teams, and deploy complex customer networks in production environments.
- The ideal candidate is equally comfortable validating Juniper routing, switching, security, and cloud-managed solutions in the lab and leading customer implementations in the field, serving as a trusted technical resource across engineering, operations, and customer teams.
Key Responsibilities
Laboratory Certification and Solution Validation
- Perform laboratory testing, certification, and validation of Juniper networking solutions and architectures.
- Develop, execute, and document test plans for new hardware, software releases, and customer network designs.
- Configure, troubleshoot, and validate advanced networking features using Junos OS.
- Conduct interoperability and performance testing using industry-standard test equipment.
- Create detailed technical reports, configuration guides, test results, and operational procedures.
- Deliver technical presentations and knowledge transfer sessions to engineering and operations teams.
Network Design and Customer Implementations
- Design, configure, and deploy customer network solutions utilizing Juniper routing, switching, security, and cloud-managed platforms.
- Support implementation teams and customer deployments across enterprise and service provider environments.
- Develop resilient WAN architectures leveraging Metro Ethernet, Internet, and LTE backup services.
- Provide technical leadership during customer onboarding, migration, and troubleshooting activities.
- Collaborate with carrier engineering teams and customers to ensure successful solution deployment and operational readiness.
Technical Documentation and Training
- Produce clear, concise, and comprehensive technical documentation.
- Create deployment guides, implementation standards, engineering procedures, and certification reports.
- Present technical findings, recommendations, and deployment strategies to internal engineering teams and customers.
Required Qualifications
Juniper Networking Expertise
Knowledge equivalent to JNCIP-level proficiency (certification not required), with hands-on configuration and troubleshooting experience in Multicast, GRE tunnels, IPSec VPNs, NAT, BGP, OSPF, IPv6, Class of Service (CoS), routing instances, J-Flow, Real-Time Performance Monitoring (RPM), VRRP, and SNMP.
Juniper Platforms
- SRX Security Platforms: SRX300 Series, SRX400 Series, and recently released mid-range SRX models.
- MX Routing Platforms: MX204, MX301, MX304, MX240, and MX480.
- EX Switching Platforms: EX3400, EX4000 Series, and EX4650.
- QFX Switching Platforms: QFX5120.
- Mist Cloud Management: working knowledge of Mist WAN Assurance and Mist Switch Assurance, including configuration, deployment, monitoring, and operational support of Mist-managed environments.
- Virtualization and Edge Platforms: Juniper NFX250, NFX350, and vSRX, plus Linux administration and KVM virtualization.
- Testing and Monitoring Tools: Spirent TestCenter and PRTG Network Monitor.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills in complex network environments.
- Ability to independently design, build, validate, and deploy networking solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong customer-facing consulting and presentation abilities.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to engineering, operations, and customer audiences.
- Experience working in cross-functional engineering and implementation teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Juniper routing, switching, and security technologies.
- Proven experience in both laboratory certification and testing and customer-facing network implementations.
- Must be based and legally authorized to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications
