IP Product Specialist - L2

People; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 11,163,829 - 16,745,743; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & life insurance

Performance-based incentives

Overtime compensation

Leave and gratuity benefits

Job summary

People is hiring an IP Product Specialist in Islamabad, Pakistan. This role supports advanced routing and switching in service provider networks. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science and 4+ years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include mastering various networking technologies, protocols, and security measures. Benefits include health insurance, performance incentives, and opportunities for career growth in a large telecom network environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years experience in telecom or service provider networks.
• Knowledge of router architectures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Understand OSI model and TCP/IP protocols.
• Master Ethernet and routing principles.
• Understand firewall working principles.

Skills

TCP/IP protocols

Ethernet/VLAN principles

WAN link knowledge

OSPF/ISIS/BGP principles

MPLS L3VPN and VPLS

Network security knowledge

Analytic and troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Computer Science

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Fortinet

Nokia

Job description

About the job IP Product Specialist - L2

We are hiring for one of our telecom clients, a leading organisation operating large-scale service provider networks, seeking experienced IP professionals to support advanced routing, switching, and datacom environments.

Job Responsibilities

• To understand the OSI reference model and to master the basic principles of TCP/IP protocol.
• To master the Ethernet/layer2 switching/VLAN principle/Spanning Tree/Bridge Domain/VXLAN.
• To master the mainstream WAN link (PPP/POS and so on), the working mode and the application scene.
• To master the principle of OSPF/ISIS/BGP, the high-level characteristics and the complex application scene, to master the route import, the route policy principle and application scene.
• To understand MPLS L3VPN, VPLS/VLL/CCC L2VPN, MPLS TE/Multicast/QoS very well.
• Understand Datacenter technologies, MLAG/EVPN & SRv6 technologies.
• The understanding of basic protocol of network management, to master the basic principle of SNMP and the network management operating system and the common database commands.
• To understand the basic network security knowledge of the firewall working principle. IPSEC ACLs, firewall policies, and VPN configurations.
• To master the basic theory about the high availability (HA) designs, and to understand typical technologies (BFD/GR/FRR/FC) principles.
• Equipment characteristic, the essential performance index, the card type and common network of several typical Datacom equipment (Router/Switch/Firewall) /Cisco/Juniper/Fortinet/Nokia.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in telecom or service provider network operations.
• knowledge of P, PE, and RR router architectures.
• Good knowledge ofEthernet, VLANs, WAN links, and routing policies.
• Familiarity with HA, network security, and performance optimisation.
• Excellent analytic, communication, and troubleshooting skills.

Benefits

• Health & life insurance
• Performance-based incentives
• Overtime compensation (as applicable)
• Leave and gratuity benefits as per company policy
• Opportunity to work in a large-scale telecom network environment
• Long-term career growth and professional exposure

Location

Islamabad, Pakistan