Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. They are seeking a Network Engineer with hands-on experience in Mist access points, Marvis AI, and Juniper routing and switching to drive network reliability and performance.
Responsibilities
- Conduct network information-gathering workshops to understand existing designs and new requirements
- Learn customer organization, processes, and procedures to support a sustainable network
- Test new designs, features, and functionality in lab environments and develop implementation and verification plans for production
- Validate software patches and fixes in pre-production and deploy to production per plan
- Troubleshoot equipment and network issues and manage JTAC cases for resolution
- Process and track RMAs through problem resolution
- Produce regular written status reports on design projects, equipment, and network issues
- Lead technology workshops and provide case status updates, workarounds, and solutions
- Train customer design, implementation, and support teams to configure and operate Juniper products
- Assist in developing network and equipment operating procedures
- Support production environments for Juniper products and define best practices for customer use cases
- Peer with other resident engineers to share lessons learned and minimize upgrade risk
- Develop secondary skills across the Juniper product portfolio
Skills
- Must be authorised to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Mist design and deployment experience, including wireless assurance
- Proficiency with Mist API and Web UI; hands-on with Mist APs, Marvis AI, and edge devices
- Experience in Juniper Campus Fabric designs using Mist; Apstra experience
- 5+ years in design, implementation, and operations of large-scale IP networks
- JUNOS CLI proficiency; large-scale experience with QFX, EX, and PTX platforms
- EVPN/VXLAN expertise in enterprise or data center environments
- Strong routing knowledge: BGP (eBGP, iBGP) and OSPF
- Automation background with Ansible, YAML, Juniper PyEZ, and Python scripting
- Clear communication in crisis and executive-facing presentation skills
- Ability to translate complex requirements into best-practice solutions and support major upgrades and maintenance windows
- Technical certifications: JNCIS-MistAI (Wireless) and JNCIP-MistAI, supported by practical operational experience with Mist and the web UI
- Experience preparing and validating Juniper configurations for installs, changes, and upgrades
- Development of fault diagnosis and operational procedures for Juniper products
- Network health assessments, integration and migration planning, and upgrade validation testing
- Troubleshooting of complex network issues and ongoing knowledge transfer
- Working knowledge of JSON templates and continued use of Mist API/Web UI
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Opportunities for growth with global clients.
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
- Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects
Company Overview
BCforward is an information technology consulting and staffing firm. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.bcforward.com.