Senior Fixed Access & GPON Network Engineer

edara; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Edara in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Telecom Network Senior Engineer to act as SME for Fixed Access, GPON, and MPLS networks. You will lead troubleshooting, capacity planning, and disaster recovery collaboration with Nokia, Cisco, and Huawei teams.

You will coordinate with planning and assurance groups, review vendor documentation, and ensure SLAs are met. CCNA/CCIE preferred; 8+ years in telecom, strong routing/switching and firewall knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Electronics, or Telecommunication Engineering.
• Leadership and management certifications.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Telecom Domain.
• CCIE is preferred.
• More than 5-7 years of experience in Routing and Switching.
• Experience relationship management inside and outside organization.
• Exposure to Virtualization and Related Operational Techniques.

Responsibilities

• Acting as Subject Matter Expert for Fixed Access and GPON Setup.
• Resolving Network and Customer TTs for GOPN, P2P enterprise and Consumer setup.
• Handle and interact with Customer Assurance teams for Enterprise and Fixed TTs.
• Perform optimization of traffic for best customer experience.
• Daily/weekly health checks for owned nodes and domains.
• Provide on-time support and troubleshooting for Fixed Access and IIB domains.
• Review vendor performance and manage vendor relationships.
• Develop technical reports and documentation.
• Support DR runbooks and service restoration planning.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Initiative

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Leadership and management certifications

Tools

N7K

N5K

7600

6500

3750

2960

Juniper

Cisco

Huawei

Fortinet

Job description

Edara in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Telecom Network Senior Engineer to act as SME for Fixed Access, GPON, and MPLS networks. You will lead troubleshooting, capacity planning, and disaster recovery collaboration with Nokia, Cisco, and Huawei teams.

You will coordinate with planning and assurance groups, review vendor documentation, and ensure SLAs are met. CCNA/CCIE preferred; 8+ years in telecom, strong routing/switching and firewall knowledge are required.