Resident Engineer – KSA

Linnk Group; Riyadh; Remote; SAR 260,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Linnk Group in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced Resident Engineer to support large-scale Juniper networks for service providers. You will deliver customer-facing technical support, design guidance, upgrades, and automation for production and pre-production environments.

You will troubleshoot complex IP/MPLS networks, manage JTAC cases, participate in incidents and migrations, and mentor teams. Strong Python/PyEZ automation skills and deep knowledge of JUNOS and Juniper devices are essential for

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in large-scale service provider networks.
• Expertise in JUNOS CLI and Juniper MX/QFX/EX/ACX/PTX platforms.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, LDP, RSVP, MPLS-TE, SR/SRv6, IPv4/IPv6.
• Experience with L3VPN, VPLS, MVPN, EVPN, QoS/CoS, 802.1Q, BNG, and broadband services.
• Hands-on Python and Juniper PyEZ experience.
• Experience with network automation and integration with operational workflows.
• Strong customer-facing, communication, troubleshooting, and presentation skills.
• Certifications: JNCIP/JNCIE, CCNP/CCIE or equivalent expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational and post-sales support for Juniper network environments.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across large-scale IP/MPLS networks and manage JTAC cases through resolution.
• Support critical incidents, network upgrades, migrations, and maintenance activities.
• Provide guidance on network architecture, capacity planning, technology adoption, and best practices.
• Conduct technical workshops and train engineering and operations teams.
• Perform network health assessments, fault isolation, and root-cause analysis.
• Review and develop SOPs/MOPs and support release management, PBN, and SIRT activities.
• Perform lab testing, DVT, certification, and integration of new hardware/software releases.
• Develop Python/PyEZ automation for configuration validation, health checks, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency.
• Support traffic engineering and traffic steering using Paragon/JRD.
• Maintain strong communication with customer engineering, operations, and leadership teams.

Skills

5+ years experience

JUNOS CLI

Juniper MX/QFX/EX/ACX/PTX

TCP/IP MPLS BGP IS-IS OSPF

IP/MPLS networks

Python/PyEZ

Network automation

Customer-facing skills

JTAC case handling

Traffic engineering (Paragon/JRD)

Tools

Paragon/JRD

Job description

Location: KSA – Mainly Remote | Quarterly Onsite Customer Meetings

Contract: 12 Months

Segment: Enterprise / Service Provider

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Resident Engineer with strong Juniper Networks and large-scale Service Provider networking expertise. The role will provide customer-facing technical support, troubleshooting, network design guidance, upgrades, and automation support for production and pre-production network environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational and post-sales support for Juniper network environments.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across large-scale IP/MPLS networks and manage JTAC cases through resolution.
• Support critical incidents, network upgrades, migrations, and maintenance activities.
• Provide guidance on network architecture, capacity planning, technology adoption, and best practices.
• Conduct technical workshops and train engineering and operations teams.
• Perform network health assessments, fault isolation, and root-cause analysis.
• Review and develop SOPs/MOPs and support release management, PBN, and SIRT activities.
• Perform lab testing, DVT, certification, and integration of new hardware/software releases.
• Develop Python/PyEZ automation for configuration validation, health checks, troubleshooting, and operational efficiency.
• Support traffic engineering and traffic steering using Paragon/JRD.
• Maintain strong communication with customer engineering, operations, and leadership teams.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale Service Provider networks.
• Strong expertise in JUNOS CLI and Juniper MX, QFX, EX, ACX, and PTX platforms.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, LDP, RSVP, MPLS-TE, SR/SRv6, IPv4/IPv6.
• Experience with L3VPN, VPLS, MVPN, EVPN, QoS/CoS, 802.1Q, BNG, and broadband services.
• Hands-on experience with Python and Juniper PyEZ.
• Experience with network automation and integration with operational workflows.
• Strong customer-facing, communication, troubleshooting, and presentation skills.
• Certifications: JNCIP/JNCIE, CCNP/CCIE or equivalent expertise preferred.