Sr. Engineer - IP Planning

eMinds; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

eMinds is seeking a Sr. Engineer – IP Planning to join the network engineering team in Abu Dhabi. You will lead IP network capacity planning, architecture, optimization, and long-term infrastructure planning to ensure reliability and scalability.

You should have strong IP/MPLS planning experience, CCIE certification, and a background in telecom/service provider or large-scale enterprise environments. The role emphasizes collaboration with Design, Operations, and vendors to deliver projects.

Qualifications

• CCIE Certification – Mandatory.
• CCIE Service Provider (SP) preferred.
• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (EI) also considered.
• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of IP Network Planning/Architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform IP network capacity planning and architecture activities to improve KPIs, service performance, and customer experience.
• Analyze network utilization, traffic trends, capacity requirements, and bottlenecks to mitigate failures.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term network development and expansion plans.
• Coordinate with Design, Operations, Vendors, and internal teams for optimal utilization.
• Review architecture and recommend enhancements, upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
• Support CAPEX planning and maintain financial control of network projects.
• Prepare technical reports, HLD/LLD, capacity reports, and management presentations.
• Evaluate new technologies to improve scalability, resiliency, and service availability.

Skills

IP Network Planning

IP/MPLS

BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

MPLS

QoS

IPv4/IPv6

Network Optimization

Cisco

CCIE Certification

CCIE SP

CCIE EI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Computer Engineering

Tools

Cisco IP networking

Juniper

Nokia

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Engineer – IP Planning to join our network engineering team. The role will be responsible for IP network capacity planning, architecture, optimization, network development, and long-term infrastructure planning to ensure network reliability, scalability, and enhanced customer experience.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in IP/MPLS network planning and architecture, with a proven background in telecom/service provider or large-scale enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform IP network capacity planning and architecture activities to improve network KPIs, service performance, and customer experience.
• Analyze network utilization, traffic trends, capacity requirements, and potential bottlenecks to proactively mitigate network failures.
• Develop and implement short-term and long-term network development and expansion plans.
• Coordinate with Design, Operations, Vendors, and internal technical teams to ensure optimal network and equipment utilization.
• Review existing network architecture and recommend enhancements, upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
• Support the implementation of network projects in line with engineering standards, objectives, priorities, and procedures.
• Conduct network audits, capacity assessments, and infrastructure performance reviews.
• Prepare annual CWP (Capital Work Program) proposals, capacity forecasts, project requirements, and business justifications.
• Support CAPEX planning and maintain financial control of network development projects.
• Prepare technical reports, network planning documents, HLD/LLD, capacity reports, and management presentations.
• Evaluate new technologies and solutions to improve network scalability, resiliency, efficiency, and service availability.
• Work closely with vendors and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and successful implementation of network initiatives.

Technical Requirements

• Strong expertise in IP/MPLS network planning and architecture.
• Excellent knowledge of BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, VPN, QoS, IPv4/IPv6.
• Experience in network capacity planning, traffic engineering, utilization analysis, and network optimization.
• Knowledge of Cisco IP networking platforms; experience with Juniper/Nokia is an advantage.
• Experience in network expansion, migration, technology upgrades, and large-scale network projects.
• Strong understanding of network KPIs, service availability, resilience, and performance management.
• Experience with network audit, CAPEX planning, budgeting, and CWP processes.

Mandatory Qualification

• CCIE Certification – Mandatory
• CCIE Service Provider (SP) preferred
• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure (EI) also considered
• Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant IP Network Planning/Architecture experience.

Preferred Experience

• Large-scale IP/MPLS backbone or business network.
• Network capacity forecasting and long-term planning.
• Vendor management and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.
• Experience with EVPN/VXLAN, Segment Routing, SD-WAN is an advantage.

Key Skills

IP Network Planning | Network Capacity Planning | IP/MPLS | Network Architecture | BGP | OSPF | IS-IS | MPLS | QoS | IPv4/IPv6 | Network Optimization | Network Audit | CWP | CAPEX | Traffic Engineering | Cisco | Juniper | Nokia | CCIE