Network Engineer

Responsibilities

This is a full-time position on-site at the customer's location and may require long work hours. On-site technical support to the Customer may require the:

• To hold design and information gathering workshops with the Customer to understand the Customer's existing network design and technical requirements of new network designs.
• To understand the Customer's organizational structure and become familiar with the Customer's network implementation and support processes and procedures to help in designing a network that is available and sustainable.
• To support customer's JIRA tickets related to design, testing and new feature releases. This also includes automation tickets w.r.t juniper products.
• To carry out testing of new designs, features, and functionality as required by the Customer in a laboratory environment and to help develop plans to implement and verify that they are operating correctly in the live network.
• To test patches and fixes to operating software and to ensure that they are implemented and functioning correctly in the pre-production test network and then live network as implementation plans dictate.
• To troubleshoot equipment and network problems, participate in critical maintenance windows, and to open and track JTAC cases through to problem resolution on pre and postproduction issues.
• To raise equipment, Return Material Authorizations (RMA's) and to track these through to problem resolution.
• To produce a written summary report of the status of Design projects, equipment and network problems on a regular basis to the Customer
• To hold technology workshops with the Customer to discuss equipment and network problems, and to provide case status updates, including the reasons for any problems encountered and the workarounds and/or solutions that are being tried.
• To train the Customer's design, implementation and support personnel to configure and operate the Juniper Networks products.
• To assist the Customer to develop Network Operating and Equipment Operating Procedures
• Support design and planning of Juniper networks products within the Customer infrastructure.
• Support ongoing efforts in defining best practice policies for Juniper product applications used by customer.
• The candidate is expected to peer with other employees performing similar resident engineering roles where lessons learned may help minimize risk associated with major network upgrades or changes in the network.
• The candidate will be expected to develop secondary skills in other products in the Juniper product portfolio.

Base Qualifications

Candidates for this role MUST have a minimum of 7 years' experience providing implementation and technical support of networking products in LAN, WAN, or Internet services environments. Candidates for this role must also have a minimum of 3 years' experience designing IP networks. Candidates for this role MUST be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Detailed technical experience in the installation and operation of IP routers. This includes hands-on operation of management tools and network analyzers.
• Understanding of Juniper hardware e.g., MX, EX, QFX, SRX, PTX
• A detailed understanding of the protocols surrounding IP service provider networks. These skills should include:
  • TCP/IP fundamentals
  • IP sub netting and super netting and hierarchical routing principles
  • Routing protocol (OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP-4) operation, migration, and scaling mechanisms.
  • Routing policies at BGP peering points.
  • MPLS (RSVP/LDP), VPLS, L2TP, L2VPN, L3VPN, COS, QOS
  • Multicast
  • Logical systems
  • Switching technologies and firewall technologies as determined by customer requirements.
  • Strong Automation/scripting background (Python/Slax)
  • Experience with Orchestration frameworks: Ansible, Chef, Puppet
  • Strong Interpersonal skills.
  • The ability to function in a team environment.
  • Hands-on configuration and operational knowledge of Juniper Networks Products.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and work calmly under pressure.
  • Self-starter attitude and willingness to learn new technologies and products.
  • The ability to document test plans, and record results.
  • The ability to communicate effectively with customer and internally to Juniper.
  • Experience using testing equipment (IXIA, Spirent, etc.)
  • JNCIP/CCNP or higher certification level

Focal Technologies

The ideal candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

• 7+ years' experience in managing large technical account activity revolving around network products from multiple vendors.
• JNCIE, CCIE a strong plus
• The ideal candidate will have prior experience with scripting or programming languages including Python, SLAX, and NETCONF, and experience with automation frameworks such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or others.
• Experience in working with multiple operating systems (Mac OS, Linux, Windows, etc.)

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