Technical Support Engineer - Kk1013087 jobs at Juniper in United States, Westford

About the Role

• Responsible for the design and development of routing features such as BGP, OSPF, Multicast, etc.
• Innovate and develop next-gen home-grown SD-WAN routing protocol
• Solve complex customer related networking problems

Responsibilities

• Drive development from technology selection to product delivery, collaborating with product managers and product designers to give our users the best possible experience
• Identify and improve the efficiency, scalability, operability of the product
• Lead and participate in design and code reviews
• Guiding on technical designs

Qualifications

• B.S or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of experience in software development and testing
• Thorough understanding of IP networking and socket-based programming
• Excellent C++ developer and debugging skills
• Knowledge of routing concepts and protocols (BGP, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, PIM)
• Familiarity with FRR (Free Range Routing) or Quagga routing stacks
• Working experience with C++11/14 or python
• Thorough knowledge of multi-threaded and distributed systems
• Strong background in developing networking software applications on Linux/Unix
• Ability to deliver clean, modular code quickly and efficiently
• Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
• Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Experience developing on Linux operating systems
• Strong communication skills, both in written and verbal, to effectively understand and convey issues and solutions to peers and end users.
• Experience with Agile development process
• Experience with Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration

Minimum Salary: $171,072.00

Maximum Salary:$245,916.00

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $171,072.00 and $245,916.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK AND E-VERIFY

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Juniper Networks participates in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

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anywhere in the U.S

Summary:

• This position is for the ARC (Accelerated Response Care earlier known as CFTS) to up skill on JUNOS based platforms and understand the support process when solving customer issues on Juniper products.
• This is an Individual Contributor Role
• Troubleshoot issues related to configuration, hardware and software, replicate customer environments and network problems in the lab.
• Be a customer advocate for timely resolution of the problems reported, understand the environment/network and influence business.
• Take ownership for problem resolution, problem reproduction.
• Be a fast learner and keep pace with newer technologies
• Participate in initiatives such as create Knowledge Base and Whitepapers.
• Interface internally with Lead Engineers, Engineering, and Advance Services teams on any critical customer escalations.
• Available to work in shifts and cover weekend rotations.

Basic Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent in Electrical/Electronics/Computer/Telecommunication Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in IP Network Routing and/or Switching domain - Troubleshooting, implementation, design etc.
• Excellent Customer handling and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• In depth knowledge of IP Packet flow

To be proficient in any 2 of the following technologies:

• Layer 3 Technologies (OSPF, ISIS, BGP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, QoS, VRRP,)
• Layer 2 Technologies (Ethernet, VLAN, STP, ARP, LACP, stacking/virtual chassis)
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) & MPLS based Services: Design, implement, and troubleshoot MPLS, MPLS traffic engineering, Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN), Layer 2 VPN, Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), and Easy VPN (EVPN).
• Other Networking Protocols & Features: Design, implement, and troubleshoot Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Class of Service (CoS), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), L2Circuit, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MC-LAG), Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), and MX Virtual Chassis (MX-VC).
• Role of Switching Platforms in AI/ML based Data-Canters.

Prefer to have platform Knowledge (Routers/Switches/Firewalls) in one or more: -

• Juniper, Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista, and others.
• Exposure to AI/ML
• Traffic generators (Ixia, Agilent)/ traffic simulators, protocol analysers, testers etc.

Basic Requirements

• Certifications – JNCIE/CCIE

Minimum Salary: $76,800.00

Maximum Salary:$110,040.00

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $76800.00 and $110,040.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK AND E-VERIFY

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Juniper Networks participates in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

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Escalation Engineer Role & Responsibilities

Technical Expertise

Cross-Functional Environment

Develop workshops, deliver software quality and supportability reviews, risk assessments. Train and support JTAC Engineers and help them resolve service requests (SRs'). Inspired others by setting an example, coaching, and leadership skills. Willing and eager to learn from each other’s.

Detailed Responsibilities for Software and Hardware Escalation Engineers:

• Act as the escalation point of contact for level 1 and 2 Technical Support teams.
• Engage in live debugging sessions
• Technical lead in driving resolution/workaround on escalated issues.
• Collaborate with our Engineering team on bug fixes.
• Recreate customer network issues in our lab environment for problem characterization and isolate root cause.
• Verify software fixes to confirm the customers' technical issues are resolved and without regressions.
• Coordinate with JRM on software release delivery.
• Publish TSBs/KBs to alert internal/external customers of product issues with wide exposure and impact.
• Leverage lessons learned to drive product improvements/debuggability (BTB).
• Review Functional Specs to ensure debugging/resiliency features are incorporated.
• Provide technical trainings/papers on product architecture, packet-flow, troubleshooting guides to JTAC engineers. Work with JTAC engineers on one-on-one sessions.
• Chair and participate in the weekly escalation meeting with PLM/Engineering/Field personnels/JTAC.
• Hardware: Perform Failure Analysis for field returned hardware.
• Hardware: Solutions for hardware issues could be addressed by software change, firmware update, or new hardware. Evaluate and recommend a solution that is easy to implement and least impactful to customers and Juniper.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of working experience in an advanced network support role, 2-3 of these years would be spent supporting large IP networks
• Strong operating and troubleshooting knowledge across the following routing and switching technologies: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, MPLS (L2 & L3 VPN), Multicast protocols (IGMP, PIM), Switching technologies (VLAN/Trunking)
• Working experience with Junos - Operating System architectures (Linux/FreeBSD), Scripting languages (Python/TCL/Perl/Ansible/Puppet/C/C++/others), Virtualization, Service daemons (DHCP/DNS/TACACS/Radius), DevOps
• Extensive and deep knowledge in IP networking in layers 2-4 (TCP/IP, Ethernet, VLANs, VLAN stacking, QoS, Spanning Tree (STP,RSTP), RIP, VRRP, IGMP)
• Strong communication skills, including influencing and collaboration skills, are a must
• Strong customer management and customer service skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Juniper Certifications are a strong plus

Minimum Salary: $141,600.00

Maximum Salary:$203,550.00

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $141,600.00 and $203,550.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK AND E-VERIFY

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Juniper Networks participates in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

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Account Management:

• Post-Sales Customer Advocacy deliverables
• Single point of contact / owner for assigned customer post-sales issues
• Weekly status calls with customer including account team going over open Incidents, projects, trends
• Periodic calls with account team to share towards understanding account strategy / increase mindshare for $
• Quarterly Technical Review -- deployment, Value adds, trends, metrics
• Lab setup to replicate issues, test out prior to customer deployments - configs / s/w, create MOP's
• Gap analysis with understanding of current architecture / topology
• Capture and present Customer Uses cases / value adds
• Give back as TOI's, knowledge base articles
• Be able to speak to assigned account configuration
• Hold knowledge transfer sessions specific to their deployment -- with customer

Case Management:

• Become the key technical support contact and handle high priority incidents opened by customers, on specific Juniper Networks campus & branch networking products (example: Session Smart Router)
• Acquire in-depth knowledge of the Juniper infrastructure and technologies that are present in our customer’s network profile; including their network topology, features, configurations, and service history, which results in faster resolution
• Take ownership of high priority or critical customer issues, isolate Juniper product issues at network/hardware/software level, ensure timely service restoration and resolution by using a systematic problem-solving approach
• Replicate customer environments and issues in the lab and collaborate with Juniper Engineering teams in providing bug fixes on software issues reported by a customer
• Collaborate and communicate for high profile technical critical issues, involvement in conference calls.
• Develop and maintain skills in their core products and technologies and highlight any need for training as the customers' networks evolve
• Work closely with other CS teams to ensure knowledge share of the customer’s networks, issues, and solutions. Keep Customer Success management informed of all sensitive issues.
• Work with various technical teams within Juniper Networks regarding new products and feature improvements for reliability, availability, and serviceability

Knowledge Base Management:

• Contribute to technical documentation (White Papers, FAQs, Solutions, Knowledge Base) for internal and/or external use
• Sound documentation of technical support issues using the available tools is an essential element of the role

Continual Improvements:

• Suggest ways to improve the team performance and increase customers’ happiness.
• Work with various technical teams within Juniper Networks regarding new products and feature improvements for reliability, availability, and serviceability
• Develop a “Can-Do” demeanor and suggest ways to improve the team performance and increase customer’s satisfaction

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
• At least 8+ years of experience in supporting large, complex IP-based networks.
• Demonstrable experience in most of the following :
• IP Networking basics: TCP/IP, Subnetting, IP Packet flow, OSI layers
• Routing technologies: SVR, STEP, OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MPLS (L2 & L3 VPN), RSVP, LDP, Multicast protocols (IGMP, PIM)
• Switching and Data Center technologies: VLAN/Trunking, STP, RSTP, VSTP, VXLAN/EVPN, IP-Fabric
• DevOps experience: Containers, Cloud, Virtualization, CI/CD stack, API’s, orchestration
• Experience with traffic generators and network protocols analysis tools
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong customer management and customer service skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Candidates with JNCIE/CCIE lab certifications or extensive Juniper product experience such as MX, PTX, QFX, EX, SRX will be given distinct preference
• Working experience with Operating System architectures (Linux, FreeBSD), Scripting languages (TCL, Perl, API, Ansible, Puppet, C, C++), Virtualiz

Minimum Salary: $103,488.00

Maximum Salary:$148,764.00

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $103,488.00 and $148,764.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK AND E-VERIFY

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Juniper Networks participates in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

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About the Role

• A Linux-based networking platform using DPDK for the dataplane which ingests and forwards traffic from some of the largest companies in the world.
• Network software running on a hardware appliance that provides zero touch connectivity to the Mist-managed network and SD-WAN functions
• Control plane systems which allow customers to simply express complex network configurations

Responsibilities

• Drive development from technology selection to product delivery, collaborating with product managers and product designers all along the way to give our users the best possible experience
• Identify and improve the efficiency, scalability, operability of the product
• Participate in design and code reviews
• guiding on technical design
• Remain deeply connected with our customers - work with field engineers to understand, triage, and help with issues always with a mind toward product improvement

Qualifications

• B.S or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 12+ years experience developing large-scale software systems
• 3+ years of experience building and leading technical teams
• Solid C/ C++ developer and debugging skills
• Ability to deliver clean, modular code quickly and efficiently
• Experience building and shipping large-scale, reliable, highly distributed systems
• Expertise in L2, L3, and/or L4 networking protocols
• Excellent debugging and optimization skills
• Attention to detail and ability to solve complex customer problems
• Own solutions end-to-end and driving the design, development, and deployment process
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Through understanding of IP networking and socket-based programming
• High degree of competency working with multi-threaded development
• Experience developing on Linux operating systems
• Strong communication skills, both in written and verbal, to effectively understand and convey issues and solutions to peers and end users.
• Familiarity with Robot framework
• Experience with Agile development process
• Experience with Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration

Minimum Salary: $171,072.00

Maximum Salary:$245,916.00

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $171,072.00 and $245,916.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK AND E-VERIFY

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Juniper Networks participates in the E-Verify program. E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security Numbers.

● Information for applicants about E-Verify / E-Verify Información en español:

● Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) -

E-Verify® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.