Grade Level: L1
Location: Islamabad
Last date to apply: 22nd November 2024
What is Specialist IP Operations?
The role reports directly to the Manager Transport operations IP with an extended team of 8 team members
What does Specialist IP Operations do?
- High Level Design (HLD) and Low level Design (LLD) for USF Projects, Network Roll out and Expansions
- Support role in Technical Bid submissions for USF Projects
- IP routing and DCN Plans for MW, optical and IP
- End to IP route design for MW, Optical and IP
- Mobile Backhaul routing of IP traffic over MW, optical and IP
- Database Design & Development for Transport Network
- Database Management for Transport Network
- MW, optical. IP Network Optimization
- Proactive Analysis and necessary upgrades for MW, optical and IP Networks
- Ensuring network visibility on NMS tools including NCE and EMS.
- Preparing MOPs and SOPs to facilitate team in handling issues and defining new flows.
- Ensuring inter-VRF routing as per requirements and demands.
- Trouble shooting issues related to L-2 and L-3 routing protocol including OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, BGP, VRRP and STP.
- Configuring and implementing firewall flows for Inter-zone communication and NATing for Internet connectivity and publishing.
- Receiving, analysing and executing planning team work-orders for definition of new flows and expansions
- Highlighting and Identifying network optimization needs and discussing plans for implementation of network optimization solutions with planning and L-2 TXN team.
- Performing network audits and redundancy tests on regular basis to identify network Operational issues.
- Receiving, Mounting and installation of Google, Facebook, Akamai Cache Server for capacity upgrades and providing on-site support for technical issues.
- Performing on-site MPBN Network Expansion.
- Must be willing to perform duties in schedules as per operations practice.
- Ensuring smooth Operation and Maintenance of IP-MPLS-MPBN, IXP,Enterprise Data Network.
- Defining new and maintaining existing VPN tunnels both Site-to Site (IPSec) and Remote Access to facilitate corporate customers, vendors and employees.
- Providing support to nation-wide Franchisee for new and existing VPN connections.
- Maintaining hardware spares onsite and at Warehouse’s.
- Providing Wi-Fi support to nation-wide Jazz offices for both JazzIT and Guest Internet. .
- Providing Network support to Jazz Nation-wide Data centre and MSC locations.
- Installation & Commissioning of Google, Facebook, Akamai Cache Server for capacity upgrades and providing on-site support for technical issues.
- Performing on-site MPBN Network Support.
Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering (preferably Telecom/Electronics/ Computer Science)
- Minimum 1-3 years of experience in relevant fields
- Solid understanding of IP-MPLS (Service Provider) & Enterprise networks with hands on experience of minimum 4 years.
- Hands on experience on Huawei , Juniper CISCO and Ericsson MW, optical and IP Equipment.
- Solid understanding of IXP network infrastructure with hands on experience.
- Good expertise in Software Designing (preferably GUI based), IP Basics, Power BI, Dashboard Automations,
- Hands on experience on Database Design n Development (SQL/Oracle), Software Programming, Pathloss5, Mapinfo, Google Earth, MS Office, Good Communications and inter personnel skills
- Good understanding of MPLS protocol and know-how of network topologies and their inter-working
- Familiarity with CLI of Huawei, CISCO, Juniper and ZTE IP devices.
- Excellent command over BGP (iBGP & eBGP) protocols.
- Excellent command over MPLS, RSVP, LDP, OSPF, IS-IS, RIP and static routing protocols.
- Deep understanding to engage vendor for timely restoration of services.
- Exposure to electrical & optical cables and knows associated installation standards and best practices.
- Communication and presentations skills to make solutions/ideas understandable for respective audience segments
- Should not have any concerns working in shifts round the clock and if required on holidays (including public holidays) as an emergency resource.
Benefits
Why Join Jazz?
As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.
Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.
As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 70 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.
