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Juniper Training for Network Teams: Junos, Data Center, and Automation

Certify your network engineers on Juniper from JNCIA through JNCIP. Covers enterprise routing, data center, service provider, and automation with Ansible.

11
Courses
1,732
Videos
214h
Total

Capability ladder

Juniper Certifications by Level

The most popular Juniper courses at each certification level — from first credentials for new team members through expert and specialty tracks.

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Certification tier

Tier 1 — Associate Certifications

Core role credentials — the level most teams standardize on for day-to-day operations.

Associate

JN0-105

This JNCIA-Junos (JN0-105) training gives network administrators a working foundation in networking essentials and Junos OS. It covers the CLI and J-Web interfaces, configuration management, the control and forwarding planes, routing fundamentals including IPv4 and IPv6 subnetting, static routes, longest-match routing, and class of service (CoS), and how to build routing policies and firewall filters. Device monitoring, troubleshooting tools, software upgrades, and password recovery round out a course that follows the official exam objectives. For an IT Director running Juniper in the network, this is the documented standard administrators are held to for configuring and maintaining Junos devices. Juniper retired the JN0-105 exam on 5 April 2026 and now offers JN0-106 for the same JNCIA-Junos credential, so check the current objectives before anyone books a seat.

Knox Hutchinson, Kelvin Tran

Videos: 128Duration: 15hPreview a free skill
Associate

JNCIA-DC

Start your data center networking career with the JNCIA-DC. This Juniper course builds on foundational networking knowledge and introduces you to the core technologies and architectures of modern data centers. You’ll explore how data centers operate, why they’re critical to IT infrastructure, and how the pieces (from EVPN-VXLAN fabrics to high availability protocols) fit together. Whether you’re an early-career network professional or simply expanding your networking horizons, this course sets you up for roles such as Data Center Engineer, Network Engineer or IT Infrastructure Specialist, and serves as the first step toward the JNCIA-DC certification exam.

Knox Hutchinson

Associate

JNCIA-DevOps

Get ready to earn your associate-level DevOps certification and become a professional network automation engineer. This JNCIA-DevOps training teaches you how automation works in Juniper networks, how DevOps principles apply to network operations, and what it takes to pass the JN0-224 exam. You’ll learn the core tools and concepts behind automating Junos devices, including APIs, scripting workflows, and the DevOps practices that help teams manage network infrastructure. Along the way, you’ll learn data formats like YAML and JSON, automation tools like Python and Juniper PyEZ, and common approaches to automation.

Knox Hutchinson

Videos: 55Duration: 7hPreview a free skill
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Certification tier

Tier 2 — Professional Certifications

Advanced credentials for the engineers who own design, escalation, and complex environments.

Professional

Juniper JNCIP-DC

This JNCIP-DC course prepares you to design, implement, and troubleshoot modern Juniper data center fabrics. Dive into all the concepts you'll find on the JN0-683 certification exam, including EVPN-VXLAN DCI models, VXLAN stitching, Group Based Policy microsegmentation, and symmetric vs asymmetric inter-VNI routing. This JNCIP-DC course also teaches you how to architect scalable IP fabrics, connect data centers, enforce tenant isolation, and support real-world operational demands.

Knox Hutchinson, Kelvin Tran

Videos: 316Duration: 37hPreview a free skill
Professional

JNCIP-SP

This JNCIP-SP: Service Provider Routing and Switching, Professional (JN0-664) course covers how to deploy and troubleshoot service provider networks using Layer 2 and 3 VPNs, IS-IS, IP Multicast, BGP and OSPF. Use this Juniper JNCIP-SP exam prep to pass the JN0-664 exam, which is the one required exam to earn the Juniper Networks Certified Professional: Service Provider (JNCIP-SP) certification.

Knox Hutchinson

Videos: 268Duration: 32hPreview a free skill
Professional

JNCIP-ENT

This JNCIP-ENT (JN0-650) training covers how to use IP telephony features, L2 authentication and access controls, ethernet switching, IP multicast, and other objectives in the JN0-650 exam, which is the one required exam to earn the Juniper Certified Professional: Enterprise Routing and Switching (JNCIP-ENT) certification. For Networking pros working with Juniper products, this JNCIP-ENT training can be used for JN0-650 exam prep, or as part of a team training plan.

Knox Hutchinson

Videos: 259Duration: 31hPreview a free skill
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Certification tier

Tier 3 — Expert & Specialty Certifications

Expert tracks and specialty credentials for architects and niche platform owners.

Specialist

JNCIS-SP

This JNCIS-SP training is designed to get you certified and supporting real-world service provider networks using Junos. This course will prepare you for the JN0-364 certification exam, and strengthen your grasp of OSPF, BGP, and IS-IS. You’ll also build confidence with MPLS, IPv6, Layer 2 services, and high availability mechanisms. This JNCIS-SP training focuses on how these technologies actually work together in carrier environments, helping you configure, monitor, and troubleshoot complex routing domains.

Knox Hutchinson, Kelvin Tran

Videos: 171Duration: 21hPreview a free skill
Specialist

JNCIS-DC

This JNCIS-DC training teaches you to manage modern data center networks using intent-based automation. You’ll learn how Juniper Apstra simplifies the full data center lifecycle, from design and deployment to operations and troubleshooting. You’ll also prepare for your JNCIS-DC certification by learning how EVPN-VXLAN spine-leaf fabrics are built, and how Apstra abstracts their complexity through blueprints, templates, and analytics. When you’ve finished this JNCIS-DC training, you’ll be able to design scalable fabrics, deploy changes safely, and troubleshoot issues using intent-based visibility.

Knox Hutchinson

Videos: 63Duration: 6hPreview a free skill
Specialist

JNCIS-DevOps

This JNCIS-DevOps: Automation and DevOps training helps experienced network engineers scale their Junos environments, and gain the automation skills needed to pass the JN0-423 exam and earn the JNCIS-DevOps certification. This JNCIS-DevOps course is built for professionals who need to make enterprise environments easier to manage with tools like Ansible, telemetry, inventory management, and repeatable automation workflows. You’ll build practical experience with Ansible, Nornir, PyEZ, Python, gRPC telemetry, and YANG-based configuration, while learning how experienced engineers automate deployments, validate changes, and support day-to-day Junos operations at scale.

Knox Hutchinson

Videos: 43Duration: 5hPreview a free skill

Domain crossover

Juniper Training by Domain

Where Juniper training overlaps the domains your team hires for — each domain page shows the full picture.

Networking

Juniper courses for Networking

11 shared courses
Associate
Associate

JNCIA-DevOps

Videos: 55Duration: 7hPreview a free skill
Associate

JN0-105

Videos: 128Duration: 15hPreview a free skill
Professional

Juniper JNCIP-DC

Videos: 316Duration: 37hPreview a free skill
Professional

JNCIP-ENT

Videos: 259Duration: 31hPreview a free skill
Professional

JNCIP-SP

Videos: 268Duration: 32hPreview a free skill

Taught by IT professionals

Juniper training your team learns from

Built and taught by engineers with decades of experience running real-world IT infrastructure — not crowdsourced contributors.

Kelvin Tran

Networking & Network Security

Keith Barker

Networking & Network Security

Jeff Kish

Data Center & Network Design

Team outcome

Operational readiness for critical roles

Structured networking and infrastructure paths give teams a shared baseline before outages, migrations, and escalations test them.

What the team gets: Reduce single points of failure across network, cloud, security, and systems administration responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions about Juniper training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating Juniper training for their team.

Which Juniper certification should our team start with?

Start with JNCIA-Junos for the shared operating baseline. From there, split by role: JNCIS-ENT/JNCIP-ENT for enterprise teams, JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP-DC for data center teams, JNCIS-SP/JNCIP-SP for service provider teams, and JNCIA-DevOps for automation engineers.

How does Juniper training compare to Cisco training for a team?

Juniper and Cisco training are complementary in multi-vendor network teams. Cisco often anchors CCNA/CCNP coverage; Juniper adds Junos, JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP paths, service provider depth, and automation practices for teams operating Juniper gear or multi-vendor networks.

Does Juniper training cover automation?

Yes. The catalog includes JNCIA-DevOps, Juniper Automation and DevOps, and Python/Ansible automation for Juniper Networks. That gives NetDevOps teams a path beyond manual CLI work.

How should managers organize Juniper training by role?

Map assignments to ownership. New Juniper engineers take JNCIA-Junos and Junos fundamentals. Enterprise engineers take routing/switching tracks. Data center engineers take JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP-DC. Provider engineers take MPLS, multicast, VPN, IS-IS, and SP cert paths. Automation engineers take JNCIA-DevOps plus Python/Ansible.

How do you measure ROI on Juniper training?

Measure capability coverage: who can configure Junos safely, who owns enterprise routing, who owns data center fabrics, who can support service-provider protocols, and who can automate repeatable changes. CBT Nuggets team reporting helps managers document that coverage.

Can CBT Nuggets support Juniper training for teams?

Yes. Managers can assign paths by role, track completion, and document readiness across Junos operations, enterprise networking, data center, service provider, and automation teams.

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