Network Engineer (Onsite, Lahore, PKR Salary)

hr-pod-hiring-talent-globally; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,790,000 - 3,906,000; Full time

Job summary

A Lahore-based technology company is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, configure, operate, and troubleshoot routers, switches, and firewalls across multivendor environments.

The role emphasizes dynamic routing with BGP/OSPF, secure VPNs, VLANs, VXLAN/EVPN, and ongoing automation using Ansible and Python; CCNP/CCIE or equivalent certifications are highly preferred and experience in data center or service provider networks is valued.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of network engineering experience in data center, enterprise, or service provider environments.

Responsibilities

• Configure, operate, and troubleshoot routers, switches, and firewalls across multivendor environments.

Skills

BGP expertise

OSPF

VLANs

VRF

VXLAN/EVPN

Security fundamentals

Troubleshooting (OSI 1-7)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Cisco platforms

Arista platforms

Juniper platforms

NVIDIA Mellanox/Spectrum

InfiniBand

Job description

Requirements:

• 5+ years of network engineering experience in data center, enterprise, or service provider environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise in network switching and routing.
• Deep expertise in BGP, including peering, route policy, and complex troubleshooting.
• Solid knowledge of OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, and VRF.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Arista, Juniper, or NVIDIA Mellanox/Spectrum platforms.
• Working knowledge of firewalls, VPNs, QoS, and network security fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across OSI Layers 1 through 7.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, JNCIE, or an equivalent certification is strongly preferred.
• Experience with network automation and SDN using tools such as Ansible, Python, Nautobot, or NetBox.
• Experience with HPC and AI/GPU cluster networking is a strong plus but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with InfiniBand or RoCE (RoCEv2), including congestion control and NCCL tuning.
• Multi-site WAN and peering experience, including participation in Internet Exchanges (IX).
• Familiarity with NVIDIA Cumulus, SONiC, or other open networking stacks.
• Experience supporting SOC 2 or customer security audits.

Responsibilities:

• Configure, operate, and troubleshoot routers, switches, and firewalls across multivendor environments.
• Own dynamic routing using BGP and OSPF, including peering, route policy, and route redistribution.
• Design and maintain switching architectures, including VLANs, VRF, VXLAN, and EVPN.
• Implement secure connectivity using VPN, IPSec/GRE tunneling, ACLs, and QoS.
• Manage IP address space, DNS, DHCP, and network source-of-truth tooling.
• Automate configuration, provisioning, and compliance checks using Ansible and Python.
• Monitor network performance and lead troubleshooting across OSI Layers 1 through 7.
• Partner with the NOC on alerting, runbooks, and incident response within a 24/7 operation.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Support capacity planning, change management, and security and compliance reviews.

Working Hours:

8 PM - 4 AM