Resident Engineer Enterprise Network Wireless Remote

Job Description: Resident Engineer (Enterprise Network & Wireless) Position Overview

• Job Title: Resident Engineer

• Work Location: Remote

We are seeking an experienced Resident Engineer to serve as a technical subject matter expert and advisor for enterprise data center, campus, and transport networks. In this role, you will lead the architecture, design, deployment, and optimization of complex enterprise network infrastructures, with a strong focus on Juniper Mist AI, enterprise switching, routing, and SD-WAN solutions.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical hands-on expertise in Juniper hardware and cloud platforms, combined with the communication skills required to interface effectively with cross-functional engineering teams, business unit leaders, and external development partners.

• Architecture & Strategy: Define and develop organization-wide architectures, standards, and methodologies for complex network platforms, hardware systems, and software across multiple engineering disciplines and global business units.

• Technology Evaluation & Roadmapping: Identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging network technologies and outsourced development partner relationships to align with corporate roadmaps and maximize business value.

• Design Reviews & Governance: Lead technical design reviews and project milestone assessments to ensure strict compliance with architectural guidelines, reliability criteria, and security standards.

• Executive & Stakeholder Influence: Translate complex network architectures and technical trade-offs into actionable proposals for senior executive leadership, partner organizations, and industry standards groups.

• Operational Excellence & Mentorship: Act as the senior escalation point for critical network anomalies, conduct root-cause packet-level analysis, and mentor engineering staff in design innovation and best practices.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Industry Experience: 10+ years of progressive hands-on experience designing, deploying, testing, and troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi, campus switching, and SD-WAN networks.

• Juniper Ecosystem Mastery:

  • Direct hands-on expertise with Juniper Mist AI / Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA), including Wireless Assurance, Wired Assurance, and WAN Assurance.

  • Configuration, lifecycle management, and deployment of Mist Access Points (APs).

  • In-depth engineering knowledge of Juniper EX Series (e.g., EX2300, EX3400, EX4300, EX4400) and QFX Series switches.

  • Security policy implementation, deployment, and edge gateway routing using Juniper SRX Series Firewalls.

• Core Networking & Protocols: Solid mastery of core IP networking, routing, and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, TCP/IP, VLANs, VXLAN, EVPN, transport networking).

• RF & Wireless Engineering: Proven track record conducting RF site surveys, RF modeling, capacity planning, and wireless propagation analysis.

• Packet Capture & Diagnostics: Advanced troubleshooting skills using deep packet analysis tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.

• Systems Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of Linux operating system environments and host-level networking.

• Communication Skills: Professional fluency in written and spoken English, with proven ability to present architecture proposals and negotiate design options at executive levels.

• Certifications: Juniper professional/expert level certifications (JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE) or recognized industry equivalents.

• Professional Services Background: Prior tenure in Resident Engineering (RE), Professional Services (PS), or Solutions Architecture supporting large enterprise accounts.

• Location Services & IoT: Practical knowledge of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), indoor location services, and asset tracking deployments.

• Automation & Scripting: Experience automating network workflows and configuration auditing using Python, Ansible, Ruby, JavaScript, or REST APIs.

• AI Telemetry: Understanding of modern AI-driven network telemetry, automated root-cause analysis, and predictive network operations.