Expert-level Certification Lab Exams are delivered remotely and in-person globally at select Juniper Networks Education Centers, customer sites, and other offsite locations. Please note the events below are for JNCIE lab exams only. Written exams are delivered through Pearson VUE Testing Centers worldwide. Click here for JNCP written exam options available through Pearson VUE.


Important Note: Remote lab exams require the use of a PC running Windows 7 or higher. Other operating systems are not supported.
Key Preparation Resources: The JNCIE Self-Study Bundles will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the written and lab exam. All JNCIE Self-Study Bundles are included with the purchase of an All-Access Training Pass. You may also purchase them individually if desired.

At the pinnacle of the Enterprise Routing and Switching certification track is the JNCIE-ENT practical exam. This exam is designed to validate the networking professionals’ ability to deploy, configure, manage and troubleshoot Junos-based enterprise routing and switching platforms. Throughout this 6-hour practical exam, candidates will build an enterprise network infrastructure consisting of multiple routers and switching devices. Successful candidates will perform system configuration on all devices and configure protocols and features, such as IGPs, BGP, EVPN, Layer 2 features, routing policies, and class of service. The JNCIE-ENT certification is valid for three years. To view the recertification options, go to the Recertification webpage. Learn more about this exam.

Preparation Resource: the JNCIE-ENT Self-Study Bundle will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the lab exam.

At the pinnacle of the Service Provider Routing and Switching certification track is the JNCIE-SP Lab Exam. This exam is designed to validate the networking professionals’ ability to implement, troubleshoot, and maintain Juniper Networks service provider networks. Throughout this 6-hour practical exam, candidates will build a service provider network consisting of multiple MX series routers. Successful candidates will perform system configuration on all devices, implement various protocols, routing policies,VPNs, HA capabilities, and Class of Services. The JNCIE-SP certification is valid for three years. To view the recertification options, go to the Recertification webpage. Learn more about this exam.

Preparation Resource: the JNCIE-SP Self-Study Bundle will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the lab exam.

The Data Center track enables you to demonstrate competence with advanced data center technologies and related configuration and troubleshooting skills. JNCIE-DC is at the pinnacle of the data center certification track. The 1-day JNCIE-DC practical exam is designed to validate your ability to deploy, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Junos-based platforms using both Juniper Apstra and the Junos CLI. Throughout the 6-hour practical exam, you will build a data center network consisting of Juniper Apstra and multiple Junos devices. You will perform system configuration on all devices including management capabilities, a Clos IP fabric, EVPN/VXVLAN, DCI, and CoS features. The JNCIE-DC certification is valid for three years. To view the recertification options, go to the Recertification webpage. Learn more about this exam.

Preparation Resource: the JNCIE-DC Self-Study Bundle will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the lab exam.

At the pinnacle of the Junos Security certification track is the 1-day JNCIE-SEC practical exam. This exam is designed to validate the networking professionals’ ability to deploy, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Junos-based security platforms. Throughout this 6-hour practical exam, candidates will build a secure enterprise network consisting of multiple interconnected sites and services using firewall devices. Successful candidates will perform system configuration on all devices, configure secure management capabilities, implement advanced security features, define complex policies and attack prevention features, HA capabilities, and IPS features. The JNCIE-SEC certification is valid for three years. To view the recertification options, go to the Recertification webpage. Learn more about this exam.

Preparation Resource: the JNCIE-SEC Self-Study Bundle will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the lab exam.

Expert-level Certification Lab Exams are delivered remotely and in-person globally at select Juniper Networks Education Centers, customer sites, and other offsite locations. Please note the events below are for JNCIE lab exams only. Written exams are delivered through Pearson VUE Testing Centers worldwide. Click here for JNCP written exam options available through Pearson VUE.


Important Note: Remote lab exams require the use of a PC running Windows 7 or higher. Other operating systems are not supported.
Key Preparation Resources: The JNCIE Self-Study Bundles will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the written and lab exam. All JNCIE Self-Study Bundles are included with the purchase of an All-Access Training Pass. You may also purchase them individually if desired.

At the pinnacle of the Enterprise Routing and Switching certification track is the JNCIE-ENT practical exam. This exam is designed to validate the networking professionals’ ability to deploy, configure, manage and troubleshoot Junos-based enterprise routing and switching platforms. Throughout this 6-hour practical exam, candidates will build an enterprise network infrastructure consisting of multiple routers and switching devices. Successful candidates will perform system configuration on all devices and configure protocols and features, such as IGPs, BGP, EVPN, Layer 2 features, routing policies, and class of service. The JNCIE-ENT certification is valid for three years. To view the recertification options, go to the Recertification webpage. Learn more about this exam.

Preparation Resource: the JNCIE-ENT Self-Study Bundle will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the lab exam.

At the pinnacle of the Service Provider Routing and Switching certification track is the JNCIE-SP Lab Exam. This exam is designed to validate the networking professionals’ ability to implement, troubleshoot, and maintain Juniper Networks service provider networks. Throughout this 6-hour practical exam, candidates will build a service provider network consisting of multiple MX series routers. Successful candidates will perform system configuration on all devices, implement various protocols, routing policies,VPNs, HA capabilities, and Class of Services. The JNCIE-SP certification is valid for three years. To view the recertification options, go to the Recertification webpage. Learn more about this exam.

Preparation Resource: the JNCIE-SP Self-Study Bundle will prove highly valuable as you prepare for the lab exam.

This four-day, intermediate-level course provides students with the knowledge required to work with Juniper Connected Security devices. This course uses Junos CLI, Junos Space® Security Director. The course provides further instruction on how Juniper Networks approaches a complete security solution for current and future security problems, called Juniper Connected Security. Key topics include tasks for intrusion detection and prevention (IDP) rules and custom attack objects, IPSec VPNs, Security Director management, Juniper® Advanced Threat Prevention management (ATP) Cloud management, Policy Enforcer management, Identity aware security policies, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Proxy configuration, and Juniper Networks® SRX Series Firewalls high availability configuration and troubleshooting.

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the Junos OS and monitoring basic device operations. This course is based on Junos OS Release 24.2R1, Junos Space 23.1R1, Security Director 23.1R1, and JIMS 1.7.0R2. This course is also available On-Demand.

This five-day, advanced-level course provides students with the tools and methods required for implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting Layer 3 components in an enterprise network. This course covers OSPF, BGP, multicast, and enterprise architecture. This course also covers Ethernet VPN–Virtual Extensible LAN (EVPN-VXLAN) in depth. The course exposes students to common troubleshooting commands and tools used to diagnose various intermediate to advanced issues. Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience with features of each of these devices, Juniper Networks® vSRX Virtual Firewalls and Juniper Networks® vEX Virtual Switches. This course also includes a virtual nested environment for demonstrating EVPN-VXLAN operations. The course is based on Junos OS Release 25.2R1.9. This course is also available On-Demand.

This introductory three-day course provides students with the foundational knowledge required to automate Junos using NetDevOps automation tools, protocols, and technologies. Students receive hands-on experience with tools and languages relevant to automating the Junos OS platform in a NetDevOps environment. The course includes an introduction to the basic NetDevOps practices, Junos APIs, and Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF). It also focuses on using Python, Junos PyEZ, Representational State Transfer (REST) API methods, and the Junos REST API to automate Junos. This course introduces XML, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), and YAML, as these languages facilitate Junos automation. This course also introduces Juniper platform automation using REST API. Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience with automating the Junos operating system. This course uses Junos OS Release 24.2R1, Junos PyEZ 2.6.3, and Python 3.8.10. This course is also available On-Demand.