Resident Network Engineer (Juniper / MPLS) Remote – New York

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Resident Network Engineer to provide operational, engineering, and escalation support for a large-scale service provider network.

The consultant will work closely with Network Engineering and Operations teams to maintain network stability, support customer service delivery, drive network optimization, and assist with 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 production experience with Juniper routing platforms.
• Strong experience with Juniper MX and ACX routers, EX switches, SRX firewalls, and Route Reflectors.
• Expertise in MPLS, BNG, BGP, IS-IS, and OSPF.
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services, including L2Circuit (Martini), Pseudowire (PWHT), EVPN, and L3VPN.
• Experience with eBGP, iBGP, Route Reflectors, and traffic engineering.
• Knowledge of IPv6, Ethernet transport services, Class of Service, and Junos OS.
• Experience with RSVP and SR-MPLS.
• Strong network troubleshooting and packet analysis skills.
• Experience supporting high-availability network architectures.
• Demonstrated experience in 24x7 operational environments.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and presentation skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational and engineering support for the client's MPLS backbone and customer-facing services.
• Maintain and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services.
• Support BGP deployments, including eBGP, iBGP, and Route Reflectors.
• Assist with service turn-ups, testing, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot and optimize BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, MPLS, and related routing protocols.
• Analyze routing convergence, network stability, and service-impacting events.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts during major network incidents and escalations.
• Develop and maintain network standards, operational procedures, design documentation, and troubleshooting guides.
• Mentor network operations personnel and conduct technical knowledge-transfer sessions.
• Support network optimization initiatives and future technology migrations.

Desired Skills

• EVPN/MPLS design and implementation.
• Network automation and scripting.
• Python and Ansible.
• Service Provider operational environments.
• Carrier Ethernet services.

Preferred Certifications

• JNCIP-SP
• JNCIE-SP
• CCNP Service Provider
• CCIE Service Provider
• Equivalent advanced routing certifications

Critical Requirements

• Strong hands-on Juniper routing experience.
• Mandatory MPLS and Service Provider networking knowledge.
• 7+ years of network engineering experience.
• 3+ years of Juniper production support experience.
• 12-month contract.