Lead Product Consultant - Network Automation + Devops

At Juniper, we believe the network is the single greatest vehicle for knowledge, understanding, and human advancement the world has ever known.

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.

Position: Lead Product Consultant : Network Automation + Devops

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 12+ years

Responsibilities:

• Work in a consultative manner with customers, system engineering, sales and customer services to scope the work and deliver Professional Service projects.
• Run requirements and scoping workshops with the customer, delivery partners, and sales.
• Involved in solution deployments, network Automation and implementations.
• Evaluate customer solutions for performance, scalability, and security and provide feedback.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth technical knowledge of the Juniper Networks products.Work with the internal Juniper Networks technical teams for placement of products and feature improvements for reliability, availability, and serviceability.
• Work closely with colleagues and customer personnel to help design, test, automate and plan for deployments of new products and features.
• Support Customer in the early stages of solution deployment.
• Provide appropriate training (Knowledge Transfer workshops) to Juniper Networks partners and customers.
• Reviewing customer provided (technical) information
• Providing input related to ‘best practices’ in solution design, implementation, deployment planning, and validation & verification testing
• Taking ownership of, or assisting with creating Assessment, High-Level Design, Low-Level Design. Test Plans and Implementation.
• Assisting with hand-over to Operations or to a Juniper Networks Operational RE
• Working with customers across the globe.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong solution design experience.
• Strong JUNOS skills and excellent hands-on planning capabilities.
• Excellent and deep hands-on experience in designing / architecting large scale software solutions.
• Hands on strong coding experience in Python.
• Hands on experience in Rest API, Docker, Kubernetes, Kaffka and Prometheus
• Sound knowledge in Networking concepts.
• Hands on experience in DevOps, GitHub, Code Coverage and Unit Testing.
• Sound knowledge in Ansible, Yang.
• Good Knowledge in Inventory tool such as NetBox.
• Good Knowledge in Postgres and Redis
• Hands-on experience with Linux servers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to delivering a remarkable customer experience.
• International travel is a job requirement based on customer ask.
• The mature “customer first” focus. 

  Experience/Background Desired:

• 12+ years’ overall experience, preferably from Networking background.
• Hands-on experience on Juniper devices will be a plus.

ABOUT JUNIPER NETWORKS

Juniper Networks challenges the inherent complexity that comes with networking and security in the multicloud era. We do this with products, solutions and services that transform the way people connect, work and live. We simplify the process of transitioning to a secure and automated multicloud environment to enable secure, AI-driven networks that connect the world. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

WHERE WILL YOU DO YOUR BEST WORK?

Wherever you are in the world, whether it's downtown Sunnyvale or London, Westford or Bangalore, Juniper is a place that was founded on disruptive thinking - where colleague innovation is not only valued, but expected. We believe that the great task of delivering a new network for the next decade is delivered through the creativity and commitment of our people. The Juniper Way is the commitment to all our colleagues that the culture and company inspire their best work-their life's work. At Juniper we believe this is more than a job - it's an opportunity to help change the world...

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At Juniper Networks, we are committed to elevating talent by creating a trust-based environment where we can all thrive together. We know from experience that people from underrepresented groups often do not apply for roles they do not feel they meet all the criteria for. If you think you have what it takes, but do not necessarily check every single box, please consider applying. We’d love to speak with you.

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