Network Engineer (Onsite, Lahore, PKR Salary)

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