Grade: L1
Location: Islamabad
Last Date to Apply: 14 May 2026
Role Overview
To design, plan, and optimize Transport (Optical/OTN) and IP/MPLS/IPRAN network to support mobile (RAN), enterprise (ES), and 5G services. The role ensures scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient network expansion while leveraging automation and data-driven planning techniques.
Key Responsibilities
- Optical Network Planning & Design
- Plan and design OTN/DWDM networks including ROADM-based architectures (C+L band, Flex Grid, CDC where applicable)
- Capacity planning for backbone, metro, and access fiber networks
- Design protection schemes (1+1, ring, mesh) ensuring high availability
- Optimize fiber routes, ring design, and wavelength utilization
- Develop IP network topology and capacity plans for aggregation, core, and service edge (BRAS/BNG, PE routers).
- Design and scale IP/MPLS networks (IPRAN, FTTS, aggregation/core layers)
- Plan and support services such as:
- L2VPN / L3VPN
- EVPN-based services
- Internet and enterprise P2P connectivity
- Evaluate and approve feasibility for Enterprise Sales (ES) requirements (FTTH, P2P, EVPN)
- Ensure optimal utilization of shared transport infrastructure (RAN + Enterprise traffic)
- Prepare transport and IP network for 5G (high capacity, low latency, slicing readiness)
- Optimize bandwidth allocation across FTTS and IPRAN rings
- Identify congestion points and proactively upgrade network capacity
- Develop and use automation tools (Python, scripting, APIs) for:
- Network planning and design validation
- Capacity tracking and reporting
- Integrate planning tools with OSS/BSS systems where applicable
- Apply data analytics techniques for traffic forecasting and network optimization
- Leverage AI/ML-based models (where applicable) for:
- Demand prediction
- Capacity optimization
- Anomaly detection in transport/IP networks
- Drive intelligent planning decisions based on network data insights
- Work closely with:
- Enterprise Sales (ES) for customer solutions
- Operations teams for implementation and optimization
- Vendors for design validation and new technology introduction
- Prepare and validate configurational scripts for L2/L3 networks (e.g., VLANs, routing, MPLS) and OTN service trails.
- Evaluate new optical and IP technologies, vendors, and architectures for network modernization.
- Prepare detailed network plans, BOQs, and integration guidelines for rollout teams.
- Support troubleshooting, acceptance testing, and optimization post-deployment.
- Maintain up-to-date network diagrams, inventory, and capacity databases.
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
- Fresh or 0-5+ years of relevant experience in transport optical and/or IP/MPLS network planning (telecom operator or vendor environment).
- Strong understanding of:
- DWDM, OTN, ROADM, GMPLS, and optical protection schemes.
- IPRAN, IP/MPLS, Segment Routing, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, QoS, and TE principles.
- Network synchronization and clock distribution methods.
- Familiarity with major vendor platforms would be a plus (Nokia, Huawei, Ciena, Cisco, Juniper, etc.).
Benefits
Why join JazzWorld?
As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld reflects workplace standards benchmarked against leading global organizations, demonstrating our commitment to creating an environment where people can thrive and perform at their best. Our teams are driven by the belief that every JazzWorld employee should be inspired to live better every day, enabled by forward-looking leadership, an open culture, meaningful work, and continuous opportunities to learn and grow.
Our core values - Customer Obsession, Truthful, Innovation, Collaboration, and Entrepreneurial shape how we think, decide, and lead. They encourage us to challenge convention, act with accountability, work as one team, and create solutions that truly matter for our customers and communities.
As Pakistan's largest digital operator, JazzWorld serves over 100 million through connectivity, digital services, financial inclusion, entertainment, and insurance. Joining us means being part of transformation at a national scale; expanding access, unlocking opportunity, and building a more connected digital future.
At JazzWorld, everything we do is rooted in one shared ambition. This purpose defines how we work, the progress we enable, and the difference we strive to make every day a Better Life For All.
