Senior Fixed Access & GPON Network Specialist

FMS.AE; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du) seeks an experienced Senior Network Engineer to act as SME for Fixed Access and GPON, with emphasis on GOPN, P2P enterprise and consumer setups. The role requires handling TTs, capacity planning, and cross-team coordination to ensure service levels.

Candidates should have 8+ years in telecom, CCNA as baseline with CCIE preferred, and hands-on knowledge of Cisco, Nokia, Huawei GPON and MPLS networks.

Qualifications

• BSc or higher in electrical/electronics/telecom engineering.
• Leadership certs are a plus.
• CCNA required; CCIE preferred.
• Strong experience in routing, switching, MPLS, and GPON.
• Exposure to Juniper/Cisco/Huawei Fortinet firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for Fixed Access and GPON setup.
• Resolve network TTs for GOPN, P2P enterprise and consumer setups.
• Coordinate with assurance teams for enterprise/fixed issues.
• Perform health checks and proactive capacity planning.
• Document network topology and maintain diagrams.
• Manage vendor relationships and DR/runbooks as needed.
• Review and approve network changes (MOP/CR).
• Provide on-time support and root-cause analyses.

Skills

Routing & Switching

GPON/Fixed Access

MPLS & BGP/OSPF

CCNA/CCIE

Firewall knowledge

Virtualization exposure

Customer relationship mgmt

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunications

Leadership & management certifications

Job description

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du) seeks an experienced Senior Network Engineer to act as SME for Fixed Access and GPON, with emphasis on GOPN, P2P enterprise and consumer setups. The role requires handling TTs, capacity planning, and cross-team coordination to ensure service levels.

Candidates should have 8+ years in telecom, CCNA as baseline with CCIE preferred, and hands-on knowledge of Cisco, Nokia, Huawei GPON and MPLS networks.