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Standardize your network team on Juniper
Juniper Certification Training & Courses for IT Teams
From JNCIA-Junos through JNCIP-level professional architecture, every Juniper certification path comes with structured training, virtual lab access, and team admin reporting. Build a Juniper-fluent network team across enterprise routing, data center, and service provider environments.
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Juniper-credentialed team
Built for teams running production Junos OS networks.
CertificationsJuniper9 certs · Entry to Specialist
Spotlight
Most popular Juniper certifications
6 certificationsThe Juniper certifications IT directors most often standardize their teams on. Each one builds on the JNCIA-Junos baseline; specialization tracks branch into enterprise, data center, or service provider depth.
JNCIA-Junos
AssociateLabsPracticeJN0-105
Junos OS fundamentalsRouting and switchingBasic networking concepts
The Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Junos (JNCIA-Junos) certification validates a candidate's understanding of the Junos operating system and their ability to configure and troubleshoot Junos devices. This certification is ideal for networking professionals who want to demonstrate their skills in configuring and managing Juniper Networks devices.
Exam investment: 200 USD
JNCIS-ENT: Enterprise Routing and Switching Specialist
SpecialistLabsPracticeJN0-351
Routing protocolsSwitchingJuniper Networks Junos OS
The JNCIS-ENT certification validates an individual's knowledge and skills in configuring and troubleshooting Juniper Networks enterprise routing and switching platforms, and is recommended for network engineers, network architects, and network managers.
Exam investment: USD 300
JNCIP-ENT: Enterprise Routing and Switching Professional
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-649
Advanced routingSwitching technologiesOSPF
The JNCIP-ENT certification validates an individual's knowledge and skills in configuring and troubleshooting Juniper Networks enterprise routing and switching platforms, and is ideal for network engineers, network architects, and network administrators who want to demonstrate their expertise in Juniper Networks enterprise routing and switching technologies.
Exam investment: USD 400
JNCIA-DC: Data Center Associate
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-281
Data Center ArchitectureJuniper Networks ProductsNetworking Fundamentals
The JNCIA-DC: Data Center Associate certification validates a candidate's understanding of data center technologies, including Juniper Networks' data center architecture, products, and solutions. It is ideal for networking professionals who are beginning their journey in data center networking and want to demonstrate their foundational knowledge in this area.
Exam investment: $200
JNCIP-DC: Data Center Professional
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-683
Data center technologiesJuniper Networks technologyNetwork design and implementation
The Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Data Center (JNCIP-DC) certification validates a candidate's advanced knowledge and skills in data center networking, including design, implementation, and troubleshooting of data center fabrics, and is ideal for network engineers and architects working in data center environments.
Exam investment: USD 400
JNCIA-DevOps: Automation and DevOps Associate
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-224
AutomationDevOpsJuniper Networks
The JNCIA-DevOps certification validates a candidate's understanding of foundational DevOps concepts and tools as they relate to Juniper Networks technologies. It is ideal for IT professionals who are beginning their journey in automation and DevOps, particularly those working with Juniper solutions.
Exam investment: $200 USD
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3 certificationsJNCIP-SP: Service Provider Routing and Switching Professional
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-664
Advanced routingSwitching technologiesMPLS
The Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Service Provider Routing and Switching (JNCIP-SP) certification validates an individual's ability to configure, troubleshoot, and implement routing and switching technologies in a service provider networks. This certification is ideal for network engineers, architects, and operators who design, deploy, and manage service provider networks.
Exam investment: USD 400
JNCIS-DC: Data Center Specialist
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-481
Data Center TechnologiesJuniper NetworksNetwork Design
The JNCIS-DC: Data Center Specialist certification validates an individual's advanced knowledge and skills in data center technologies, particularly with Juniper Networks' solutions. It is ideal for networking professionals who design, implement, and manage data center networks and want to demonstrate their expertise in Juniper's data center technologies.
Exam investment: 300 USD
JNCIS-SP: Service Provider Routing and Switching Specialist
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-364
OSPFIS-ISBGP
The Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist - Service Provider (JNCIS-SP) certification validates an individual's understanding of service provider routing and switching technologies, including MPLS, BGP, and IS-IS, and their ability to configure and troubleshoot Juniper Networks devices in a service provider network. This certification is ideal for network engineers, designers, and architects who work in a service provider environment.
Exam investment: USD 300
Customer outcome
Juniper capability your team can prove on the job
Mid-market IT leaders measure Juniper training value in operational terms — faster troubleshooting on MX and QFX deployments, defensible network architecture documentation, and a shared Junos vocabulary across enterprise, data center, and SP teams. Those are the outcomes leadership cares about, not seat-time or completion percentages.
Role-based paths
Juniper certifications by IT job role
Match Juniper certs to the actual roles your team holds. Each path bundles the right certs plus the operational depth engineers need day-to-day.
Juniper certs for Enterprise Network Engineers
3 certificationsJNCIA-Junos establishes the team's baseline Junos fluency; JNCIS-ENT and JNCIP-ENT prove the routing/switching depth your enterprise network teams need across MX, EX, and SRX deployments.
JNCIA-Junos
AssociateLabsPracticeJN0-105
Junos OS fundamentalsRouting and switchingBasic networking concepts
The Juniper Networks Certified Associate - Junos (JNCIA-Junos) certification validates a candidate's understanding of the Junos operating system and their ability to configure and troubleshoot Junos devices. This certification is ideal for networking professionals who want to demonstrate their skills in configuring and managing Juniper Networks devices.
Exam investment: 200 USD
JNCIS-ENT: Enterprise Routing and Switching Specialist
SpecialistLabsPracticeJN0-351
Routing protocolsSwitchingJuniper Networks Junos OS
The JNCIS-ENT certification validates an individual's knowledge and skills in configuring and troubleshooting Juniper Networks enterprise routing and switching platforms, and is recommended for network engineers, network architects, and network managers.
Exam investment: USD 300
JNCIP-ENT: Enterprise Routing and Switching Professional
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-649
Advanced routingSwitching technologiesOSPF
The JNCIP-ENT certification validates an individual's knowledge and skills in configuring and troubleshooting Juniper Networks enterprise routing and switching platforms, and is ideal for network engineers, network architects, and network administrators who want to demonstrate their expertise in Juniper Networks enterprise routing and switching technologies.
Exam investment: USD 400
Juniper certs for Data Center Engineers
3 certificationsJNCIA-DC and JNCIS-DC cover the QFX-stack data center fabric (EVPN-VXLAN, IP fabric architecture, Apstra automation). JNCIP-DC is the professional-level credential for senior data center engineers signing off on Juniper-fabric designs.
JNCIA-DC: Data Center Associate
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-281
Data Center ArchitectureJuniper Networks ProductsNetworking Fundamentals
The JNCIA-DC: Data Center Associate certification validates a candidate's understanding of data center technologies, including Juniper Networks' data center architecture, products, and solutions. It is ideal for networking professionals who are beginning their journey in data center networking and want to demonstrate their foundational knowledge in this area.
Exam investment: $200
JNCIS-DC: Data Center Specialist
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-481
Data Center TechnologiesJuniper NetworksNetwork Design
The JNCIS-DC: Data Center Specialist certification validates an individual's advanced knowledge and skills in data center technologies, particularly with Juniper Networks' solutions. It is ideal for networking professionals who design, implement, and manage data center networks and want to demonstrate their expertise in Juniper's data center technologies.
Exam investment: 300 USD
JNCIP-DC: Data Center Professional
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-683
Data center technologiesJuniper Networks technologyNetwork design and implementation
The Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Data Center (JNCIP-DC) certification validates a candidate's advanced knowledge and skills in data center networking, including design, implementation, and troubleshooting of data center fabrics, and is ideal for network engineers and architects working in data center environments.
Exam investment: USD 400
Juniper certs for Service Provider Network teams
2 certificationsFor teams operating Juniper MX-stack service provider networks — MPLS, segment routing, BGP route reflection, and the operational depth carrier-grade routing requires. JNCIS-SP through JNCIP-SP.
JNCIS-SP: Service Provider Routing and Switching Specialist
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-364
OSPFIS-ISBGP
The Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist - Service Provider (JNCIS-SP) certification validates an individual's understanding of service provider routing and switching technologies, including MPLS, BGP, and IS-IS, and their ability to configure and troubleshoot Juniper Networks devices in a service provider network. This certification is ideal for network engineers, designers, and architects who work in a service provider environment.
Exam investment: USD 300
JNCIP-SP: Service Provider Routing and Switching Professional
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-664
Advanced routingSwitching technologiesMPLS
The Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Service Provider Routing and Switching (JNCIP-SP) certification validates an individual's ability to configure, troubleshoot, and implement routing and switching technologies in a service provider networks. This certification is ideal for network engineers, architects, and operators who design, deploy, and manage service provider networks.
Exam investment: USD 400
Juniper certs for Automation & NetDevOps Engineers
1 certificationJNCIA-DevOps covers the automation framework Juniper teams use to operate Junos OS at scale — Ansible, PyEZ, NETCONF, and the broader Junos automation API surface.
JNCIA-DevOps: Automation and DevOps Associate
ProfessionalLabsPracticeJN0-224
AutomationDevOpsJuniper Networks
The JNCIA-DevOps certification validates a candidate's understanding of foundational DevOps concepts and tools as they relate to Juniper Networks technologies. It is ideal for IT professionals who are beginning their journey in automation and DevOps, particularly those working with Juniper solutions.
Exam investment: $200 USD
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How CBT Nuggets is different for Juniper teams
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Practitioner-led
Juniper training your team learns from
Built and taught by engineers who have spent decades running production Juniper infrastructure — not crowd-sourced contributors.
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Networking & Network Automation
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Networking & Network Security
Team outcome
Operational readiness for critical roles
Structured networking and infrastructure paths give teams a shared baseline before outages, migrations, and escalations test them.
Best fit for: leaders reducing 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.