Job Requirements
Remote
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph not specified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$124,000 - $187,000
Job Description
****This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI)****
***Because an active DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required***
Senior Network Engineer (Juniper Service Provider Networks)
Location: 100% Remote (Preferred: MD, VA, DC, or CA)
Travel: Approximately 25% nationwide travel to customer sites
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract-to-Hire
Pay Rate: $60-$90/hour
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Poly preferred; strong TS-cleared candidates and highly qualified U.S. citizens may also be considered
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support large-scale service provider and mission-critical network environments. This role is ideal for a networking professional with deep expertise in Juniper technologies, advanced routing protocols, MPLS architectures, and WAN engineering.
As a trusted technical resource, you will help design, deploy, optimize, and troubleshoot complex network infrastructures while working closely with customer engineering teams, internal stakeholders, and technical support organizations. You will play a key role in ensuring network reliability, performance, and scalability across geographically distributed environments.
What You'll Do:
- Support and maintain large-scale service provider and enterprise network environments.
- Design, plan, and implement network deployments and upgrades.
- Develop implementation and test plans for new network solutions.
- Serve as a primary technical point of contact for operational incidents and escalations.
- Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, and transport network issues.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams and customer stakeholders on network initiatives.
- Open, manage, and coordinate technical support cases through resolution.
- Perform root cause analysis and communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Provide technical briefings, documentation, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Identify opportunities to improve network architecture, performance, and operational efficiency.
What You'll Bring-
Required Experience:
- 7+ years of hands-on network engineering experience.
- Strong background supporting medium-to-large-scale ISP, carrier, or service provider network environments.
- Expertise with Juniper routing platforms, particularly Juniper MX Series.
- Deep understanding of WAN technologies and transport architectures.
- Proven experience supporting mission-critical production networks.
Required Technical Skills:
- Juniper Networking
- BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
- OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
- MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)
- EVPN (Ethernet VPN)
- Multicast Networking
- L2VPN and L3VPN
- WAN Architecture and Operations
- ISP/Service Provider Networking
- Advanced Networking Knowledge
Experience with:
- Hierarchical IS-IS
- Segment Routing (SR-MPLS and SRv6)
- MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
- RSVP and LDP
- Routing Policies
- Pseudowires
- VXLAN
- GRE Tunneling
- Data Center Routing and Switching Architectures
- Automation & DevOps Skills
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Python
- Juniper PyEZ
- ncclient
- REST APIs
- NETCONF
- XML APIs
- gRPC
- Ansible
- Jinja2 Templates
- Network Automation Frameworks
- Operational and Event-Driven Scripting
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Juniper Routing Director.
- Juniper certifications (JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE) or equivalent vendor certifications.
- Data center design and architecture experience.
- Network automation and infrastructure-as-code expertise.
- Experience implementing Segment Routing solutions in production environments.
Work Environment
- Fully remote position.
- Approximately 25% travel to customer locations throughout the United States.
- Collaborative environment supporting highly complex networking infrastructures.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge networking technologies and architectures.
Why This Role?
- Support some of the industry's most advanced service provider and enterprise networks.
- Gain exposure to modern routing technologies including EVPN, Segment Routing, and MPLS.
- Work with industry-leading Juniper platforms and solutions.
- Significant opportunity for professional growth and technical development.
- Contract-to-hire pathway for long-term career advancement.
If you are passionate about large-scale networking, advanced routing technologies, and solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
**Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This job posting will end: 11/27/26
***Because an active DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required***
Senior Network Engineer (Juniper Service Provider Networks)
Location: 100% Remote (Preferred: MD, VA, DC, or CA)
Travel: Approximately 25% nationwide travel to customer sites
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract-to-Hire
Pay Rate: $60-$90/hour
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with CI Poly preferred; strong TS-cleared candidates and highly qualified U.S. citizens may also be considered
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to support large-scale service provider and mission-critical network environments. This role is ideal for a networking professional with deep expertise in Juniper technologies, advanced routing protocols, MPLS architectures, and WAN engineering.
As a trusted technical resource, you will help design, deploy, optimize, and troubleshoot complex network infrastructures while working closely with customer engineering teams, internal stakeholders, and technical support organizations. You will play a key role in ensuring network reliability, performance, and scalability across geographically distributed environments.
What You'll Do:
- Support and maintain large-scale service provider and enterprise network environments.
- Design, plan, and implement network deployments and upgrades.
- Develop implementation and test plans for new network solutions.
- Serve as a primary technical point of contact for operational incidents and escalations.
- Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, and transport network issues.
- Collaborate with internal engineering teams and customer stakeholders on network initiatives.
- Open, manage, and coordinate technical support cases through resolution.
- Perform root cause analysis and communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Provide technical briefings, documentation, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Identify opportunities to improve network architecture, performance, and operational efficiency.
What You'll Bring-
Required Experience:
- 7+ years of hands-on network engineering experience.
- Strong background supporting medium-to-large-scale ISP, carrier, or service provider network environments.
- Expertise with Juniper routing platforms, particularly Juniper MX Series.
- Deep understanding of WAN technologies and transport architectures.
- Proven experience supporting mission-critical production networks.
Required Technical Skills:
- Juniper Networking
- BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
- OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
- MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)
- EVPN (Ethernet VPN)
- Multicast Networking
- L2VPN and L3VPN
- WAN Architecture and Operations
- ISP/Service Provider Networking
- Advanced Networking Knowledge
Experience with:
- Hierarchical IS-IS
- Segment Routing (SR-MPLS and SRv6)
- MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE)
- RSVP and LDP
- Routing Policies
- Pseudowires
- VXLAN
- GRE Tunneling
- Data Center Routing and Switching Architectures
- Automation & DevOps Skills
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Python
- Juniper PyEZ
- ncclient
- REST APIs
- NETCONF
- XML APIs
- gRPC
- Ansible
- Jinja2 Templates
- Network Automation Frameworks
- Operational and Event-Driven Scripting
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Juniper Routing Director.
- Juniper certifications (JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE) or equivalent vendor certifications.
- Data center design and architecture experience.
- Network automation and infrastructure-as-code expertise.
- Experience implementing Segment Routing solutions in production environments.
Work Environment
- Fully remote position.
- Approximately 25% travel to customer locations throughout the United States.
- Collaborative environment supporting highly complex networking infrastructures.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge networking technologies and architectures.
Why This Role?
- Support some of the industry's most advanced service provider and enterprise networks.
- Gain exposure to modern routing technologies including EVPN, Segment Routing, and MPLS.
- Work with industry-leading Juniper platforms and solutions.
- Significant opportunity for professional growth and technical development.
- Contract-to-hire pathway for long-term career advancement.
If you are passionate about large-scale networking, advanced routing technologies, and solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
**Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This job posting will end: 11/27/26
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