Specialist Transport IP Operation - Islamabad
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What is Specialist Transport IP Operation?
Main tasks include day to day IP planning, traffic engineering, network dimensioning, WO creations, Operation & Maintenance of nationwide IP network backbone, Customer requirements interpretation and complaints handling (corporate & commercial), configuration management WO creation and execution, troubleshooting, interaction with vendor for new technologies & support teams for ongoing issues, project management, capex handling, utilization and capitalization, audits and upgrades.
The role reports directly to theManager Transport Network Operationswith an extended team of 9 team members.
What does Specialist Transport IP Operation do?
Ensuring smooth Operation and Maintenance of IP-MPLS-MPBN, IXP, Jazz and Ex-Warid 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 Jazz and Ex-Warid Franchisee for new and existing VPN connections.
Maintaining hardware spares onsite and at warehouses.
Ensuring network visibility on NMS tools including U2000-IP, MRTG, Solar Winds and UFM.
Preparing MOPs and SOPs to facilitate the team in handling issues and defining new flows.
Ensuring inter-VRF routing as per requirements and demands.
Troubleshooting 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, analyzing and executing planning team work-orders for definition of new flows and expansions.
Ensure Network support to nation-wide Jazz Sales and Zonal offices.
Ensure level 1 and level 2 support to other teams.
Providing Wi-Fi support to nation-wide Jazz offices.
Ensure smooth running of Call Center Network Operations for both Voice and Data.
Providing Network support to Jazz Nation-wide Data center and MSC locations.
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.
Must be willing to perform duties in schedules as per operations practice.
Requirements
Solid understanding of IP-MPLS (Service Provider) & Enterprise networks with hands-on experience of minimum 4 years.
Solid understanding of IXP network infrastructure with hands-on experience.
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.
Hands-on experience of Huawei U2000 NMS systems and associated software tools (MRTG, Solarwinds, UFM), database, architecture.
Exposure to electrical & optical cables and knows associated installation standards and best practices.
Communication and presentation 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr
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