Job description

To achieve real outcomes, we know that experience is the most important requirement for networking teams and the people they serve
Delivering an experience-first, AI-Native Network pivots on the creativity and commitment of our people
It requires a consistent and committed practice, something we call the Juniper Way
To achieve real outcomes, we know that experience is the most important requirement for networking teams and the people they serve
Delivering an experience-first, AI-Native Network pivots on the creativity and commitment of our people
It requires a consistent and committed practice, something we call the Juniper Way

Key objectives

The Advanced Services team provides exceptional outcomes and remarkable customer experience through forward-looking technical services to optimize network reliability and performance for designated customers
We are passionate about enabling our customers towards a fast, risk-free deployment of network services
We assist our customers in evaluating networks for performance, scalability, and security and provide recommendations on network configurations and topologies to improve operational performance and identify/ mitigate major risk areas
Partnering on short-term projects such as recommendation and implementation of new Juniper software and hardware features in the customer's network

Key responsibilities include the following, but are not limited to:

This role requires you to be a customer advocate within Juniper and be a single point of contact for the customer for all post-sales service needs
Stay in alignment with the customer and accounts team concerning the services sales and delivery
Help support cases resolved as per SLAs and expedite/escalate critical issues among Juniper technical support teams
Provide relevant technical inputs to facilitate and expedite escalated problem resolution
Proactively escalates and brings people with required expertise together to bring critical and important issues to closure
Act as an interlock between Customer and Juniper Professional Services, Advanced Services, and Education Services for the services to be delivered to the customer
Engages on the major projects for service requirements, risk management, and expectation setting with the account team, partners, and customers
Conduct Periodic reviews with the customer on Juniper service delivery metrics, SLA, and quality
Establish a customer-specific operational status and reporting framework (preferably using ITIL), and lead in the delivery and presentation of status reports
Uses technical knowledge to review and assess open software defects
Discovers potential risks associated with the deployment plans and partners with the customer to develop mitigation plans
Assist the customer in making use of proactive consulting services such as technical analysis and recommendations (Impact assessment and analysis, health check analysis, software upgrade analysis, config review, etc)
Partners with Customers in conducting periodic Juniper product health checks and Configuration/Design reviews to identify potential improvement areas
Based on the evaluation make a relevant recommendation to optimize operational performance concerning design/topology/configuration
Reviews and evaluates network change plans and assists in the planning of new feature implementation and product deployment
Allies with internal teams to resolve identified risks in software
Engages with Juniper engineering teams to improve potential quality issues with products
Document and maintain customer network solutions knowledge and educate other internal Juniper resources for a better support experience

Skill specifications

The candidate must have a deep understanding of core IP networking concepts (TCP/IP, QoS, VLAN, STP, IPSEC, NAT, IPv6)
Should possess reasonable expertise in Layer2, Layer3 protocols such as VRRP, OSPF, BGP, Multicast, MPLS VPN
Knowledge and experience of the newest technologies such as Segment Routing, Traffic engineering, DC switching, VxLAN, EVPN, SD-WAN & Wireless is a plus
Experience working in large enterprises, Network service providers have added advantage
ITIL Framework process knowledge will be an added advantage
Experience and desire to work on automation will be valuable in long run
Amiable communication, interpersonal, and social skills will make a difference!
Juniper product certifications (JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE) or industry equivalents are helpful

Qualification and Experience:

Experience With Customer Facing Roles Is Essential
We prefer candidates with bachelors degree in electrical/electronic Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
A Business degree such as MBA would be an advantage
8+ years experience in designing, implementing, and solving technical problems of the state-of-the-art Datacenter, IP/MPLSNetworks
High exposure to network operations environment
Ability to operate independently, including management of priorities in unstructured environment
The successful candidate will demonstrate and be a role model for the values of the Juniper Way Be Bold, Build Trust, Deliver Excellence
Juniper Networks is an equal-opportunity employer
We value diversity
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform important job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment

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