Network Integration & Implementation Engineer

JazzWorld, Pakistan’s fastest-growing digital ecosystem, is seeking a Network Integration & Implementation Engineer based in Islamabad. In this role, you will be responsible for building, integrating, and migrating customer networks involving firewalls, secure remote access, network access control, SD-WAN, enterprise wireless, routing, and switching. You will work closely with public-sector, financial services, and large enterprise clients to deliver secure, well-documented implementations across multi-vendor environments. This includes managing live production changes and nationwide deployments to ensure seamless network operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Deploy and configure multi-vendor next-generation firewalls, managing access policies, NAT, site-to-site and remote-access VPNs, IPS, and threat prevention features.
- Implement and upgrade network access control solutions such as Cisco ISE or equivalents, covering 802.1X, MAB, TACACS+, RADIUS, device administration, and MFA across diverse switching environments.
- Lead branch-scale SD-WAN rollouts including site onboarding, policy configuration, data center integration, and cutover activities.
- Deploy multi-site enterprise wireless networks with identity-based access and guest services, while refreshing routing and switching infrastructure focusing on VLAN segmentation, inter-VLAN routing, redundancy, and high availability.
- Integrate AWS and Azure cloud networking and security, including hybrid connectivity where necessary.
- Develop detailed implementation plans, methods of procedure, migration steps, and rollback plans aligned with statements of work and approved designs.
- Execute firewall migrations, platform upgrades, and technology refreshes in live production environments, ensuring defined fallbacks, validation criteria, and customer acceptance testing.
- Troubleshoot network and security incidents using firewall logs, VPN sessions, and authentication events; support root-cause analysis, vulnerability assessments, and audit remediation.
- Complete handovers to managed services teams with accurate as-built documentation, runbooks, monitoring details, and knowledge transfer; collaborate with OEMs, distributors, and partners on technical escalations and TAC cases.
- Mentor junior engineers on implementation and documentation standards and assist Solutions Engineering with effort estimates and bill-of-materials reviews when needed.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in network and network-security engineering, with at least 3 years delivering enterprise projects in systems integrator, service provider, or managed services environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
- Proven experience delivering SD-WAN rollouts across 100+ sites, Cisco ISE or equivalent NAC deployments/upgrades for banks or large enterprises, multi-site identity-based wireless deployments, and live-production firewall migrations.
- Hands-on expertise with Cisco ASA/FTD/FMC, Palo Alto NGFW/Panorama, FortiGate, or Huawei firewalls, including policy management, NAT, IPsec/SSL VPN, IPS, and threat prevention.
- Strong understanding of Cisco ISE, 802.1X, TACACS+, RADIUS, device administration, MFA, Cisco Meraki or Palo Alto SD-WAN, and wireless controllers such as Cisco Catalyst 9800, Aruba, or Huawei with guest access and RADIUS integration.
- Solid routing and switching knowledge with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR/ASR, 8000 series, Huawei or H3C switches; expertise in L2/L3 design, VLANs, routing protocols, redundancy, and high availability. AWS/Azure cloud networking experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like SolarWinds or equivalents, and ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow.
- Either hold or be pursuing CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security certifications; vendor security certifications like PCNSA/PCNSE or Fortinet NSE are advantageous. Progress toward CCIE is a plus.
- Experience working with Pakistani public-sector, banking, or large-enterprise customers, with strong knowledge of change control, audit requirements, documentation standards, customer communication, escalation processes, cross-team collaboration, and willingness to travel nationwide including outside office hours.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

JazzWorld offers an opportunity to contribute to Pakistan’s next-generation digital services platform, where innovation meets national scale. You will be part of a dynamic environment that encourages building new products and solutions rather than maintaining the status quo. The company fosters a culture of continuous learning, scaling, and innovation.

As a certified Top Employer, JazzWorld is committed to maintaining global workplace standards and an inclusive environment that supports diverse talent to thrive and excel. The company will also fund the exam fees for candidates who do not already hold a full CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security certification, with an expectation to complete it within six months of joining.

Applications are encouraged by 30th October 2026.