Resident Network Engineer – Service Provider Design – freelance – onsite – Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA

Comgent; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Comgent is seeking a Resident Network Engineer for a freelance, onsite assignment in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, to support service-provider routing and switching. You will design, validate, and implement network solutions across MX/PTX/QFX platforms, bridging lab validation with production changes.

You will run workshops, test new designs and features, troubleshoot issues, and produce comprehensive project reports while transferring knowledge to design and support teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Junos CLI and networking concepts including MPLS, OSPF/IS-IS/BGP.
• Experience with MX/PTX/QFX platforms and lab-to-prod transitions.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan Juniper MX/PTX/QFX solutions from customer requirements.
• Lead workshops to capture existing network and service requirements.
• Test designs, features, and Junos releases in lab; develop pre-prod and live deployment plans.
• Troubleshoot network issues, coordinate vendor support, track resolutions.
• Develop configuration standards and fault-diagnosis guidance; produce status reports.
• Train design and support teams; share upgrade lessons and best practices.

Skills

Junos CLI

TCP/IP

MPLS

OSPF

IS-IS

BGP

MPLS-TE

RSVP

LDP

IPv6

routing policy

L3VPN

VPLS

MVPN

Ethernet/802.1Q

QoS

CoS

Ansible

YAML

PyEZ

Python

communication skills

Tools

MX

PTX

QFX

Ansible

YAML

PyEZ

Python

Job description

Resident Network Engineer – Service Provider Design – freelance – onsite – Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA

Contract | Comgent | United States

Posted On 10/17/2026

Job Information

Standard Business working Hours Yes

IT Services

Work Experience 10+ years

City Mount Laurel

State/Province New Jersey

08054

Special Considerations

Start Date: Immediately (pending offer and onboarding)
Duration: 12 months initially
Work Location: onsite
Customer Site Address: TBC

Job Description

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

Comgent is seeking a Resident Network Engineer for a technical consulting assignment covering service-provider routing and switching. You will support network design, certification and implementation planning, developing expertise in the platforms deployed across the customer network. The role connects laboratory validation with controlled changes in production.

Assignment

• Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
  
• Engagement: freelance / contract
  
• Work arrangement: Onsite
  
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
  

Responsibilities

• Support the design and planning of Juniper MX, PTX and QFX solutions, translating customer requirements into practical network designs.
  
• Run information-gathering and design workshops to understand the existing network, support processes and requirements for new services.
  
• Test new designs, features, Junos releases, patches and fixes in the laboratory; develop implementation and verification plans for pre-production and live networks.
  
• Troubleshoot network and equipment problems, open and track vendor support cases, and explain progress, workarounds and resolutions.
  
• Develop configuration standards, operating procedures and fault-diagnosis guidance, and produce regular written project and network-status reports.
  
• Train design, implementation and support teams, share lessons from major upgrades and maintenance windows, and advise on platform best practices.
  

Requirements

• Relevant experience: 5+ years.
  
• Junos CLI; TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS-TE, RSVP, LDP, IPv6, routing policy, L3VPN, VPLS, MVPN, Ethernet/802.1Q, QoS/CoS; Ansible, YAML, PyEZ and Python.
  
• Technology environment: MX, PTX, QFX; required routing-device experience with MX, PTX, ACX.
  
• JNCIS/JNCIP/JNCIE/CCNP/CCIE; strong communication across technical and executive teams.
  

You will need strong customer-facing and presentation skills, the ability to translate complex requirements into solutions, and clear communication during incidents with both technical and executive audiences.

Travel and support

Travel to customer office; frequency not specified