Network Support Engineer

Network Support Engineer

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

   

Do you ever use your smart phone, or cable TV, or WiFi, or NetFlix account, and wonder how the giants of telecom– Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Amazon, Google and more – possibly sustain the high-speed networks that power our daily lives?  Think you’ve got what it takes to keep up with their demands or – even better – get ahead of their next challenge? Be a true partner?  If so – read on.

These customers typically test the traditional bounds of what can be done and as such, they increasingly rely on Juniper experts from CFTS to effectively resolve their problems and provide extensive and reliable feedback on root cause and future prevention techniques.

This is where you will be able to apply your extensive experience supporting large-scale networks; as well as broad product knowledge in either routing, switching or security (firewalls).  Your ability to troubleshoot network issues; diagnose critical and complex network issues; and learn your customer’s infrastructure and technologies; are what bring you applause, success and thanks in the Support organization. 

Become part of a team that is well known for their technical expertise and ability to resolve customer problems in a highly effective and rewarding fashion. Customers expect and receive a “white glove” treatment and which is exemplified in the level of customer success seen in those customers supported by CFTS.

Responsibilities:

· Become the technical lead and handle high priority issues for small subset of top Juniper Networks customers on specific Juniper Networks products(s) (MX/PTX-Series routers, and EX/QFX-Series of Ethernet Switches)

· Build productive and collaborative trust-based relationships with the assigned accounts

· Take ownership of high priority or sensitive customer issues and ensure prompt network services restoration and issue resolution to the customer's satisfaction, by using a systematic problem solving approach

· Work closely with various technical teams to ensure knowledge transfer of the customer's networks, issues, teams, and solutions. Keep management informed of all sensitive issues.

· Work with various technical teams within Juniper Networks and provide input on new products and feature improvements for reliability, availability, and serviceability

· Work closely with the Service Managers to support them in gaining a good understanding of the technical issues and their resolution, and support them in driving high profile technical escalations

· Participate in customer conference calls and/or face to face customer meetings to discuss technical issues

· Develop and maintain skills in his/her core products and technologies, and highlight any need for training as the customers networks evolve

· Contribute to technical documentation (White Papers, KB, Troubleshooting Guides, ) for internal and external use

· Sound documentation of technical support issues using the available tools is an essential element of the role

· Develop a "Can-Do" attitude and suggest ways to improve the team performance and increase customer's satisfaction

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Typically 4+ years of experience in Network Support, Network Engineering, or related technical roles, including at least 2–3 years supporting large-scale IP networks.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers in complex networking environments.
• Advanced English proficiency, both written and verbal.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational expertise in routing and switching technologies, including:
  • TCP/IP
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • IS-IS
  • MPLS (L2 and L3 VPNs)
  • Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching Technologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues in large-scale environments.
• Proven customer service and customer management skills, with the ability to effectively support high-profile enterprise customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCIE are preferred.
• Juniper certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE) are considered a strong advantage.
• Experience using traffic generators and network protocol analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS operating systems.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, SLAX, Perl, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of network management technologies and concepts, including:
  • SNMP
  • Quality of Service (QoS)
  • NAT
  • MPLS and MPLS VPNs
• Excellent presentation and technical documentation skills.

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Security-First Mindset, User Experience (UX)

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_03

    

    

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