Manager Optical Transport Network Planning

Grade Level: L3

Location:  Islamabad

Last date to apply: 31st July 2025

What is Manager Optical Transport Network Planning?

The Manager Transport Optical Fiber Network Planning is responsible for the end-to-end planning and design of the optical transport network, encompassing OTN, IPRAN, FTTS, and passive optical fiber infrastructure. This role involves high-level and low-level design preparation, solution validation, vendor coordination documentation.

The ideal candidate is self-driven, able to work under pressure in demanding conditions, and proactive in identifying and implementing network optimization opportunities.

This position reports directly to the Head Transport Networks.

What does Manager Optical Transport Network Planning do?   

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and deploy optical transport systems across new and existing networks.
• Evaluate and validate vendor-proposed technical solutions to ensure alignment with network standards.
• Conduct high-level design (HLD), low-level design (LLD), link budget analysis, and signal protection planning for transmission infrastructure.
• Develop strategies for seamless integration of new optical platforms into the existing network.
• Deliver detailed implementation and migration plans, ensuring optimal service provisioning and restoration capabilities.
• Facilitate integration between the optical transport domain and upper-layer service domains.
• Prepare and evaluate RFPs for Optical platforms, including the Specification, Equipment, and professional services.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation including wavelength plans, restoration maps, SOPs, MOPs, link inventories, and fiber route layouts.
• Develop and maintain MOPs and SOPs for field engineers and technical support teams.
• Engage continuously with network operations teams to address and optimize ongoing operational challenges.
• Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate project inputs.
• Oversee FTTH network architecture, including GPON/XGS-PON, splitter planning, and customer-side provisioning
• Deliver link budget calculations, optical loss analysis, and fiber route optimization
• Able to Work on cutting-edge projects including nationwide FTTH rollouts, metro ring upgrades, and submarine landing expansions
• Collaborate with international carriers, hyperscalers, and Tier-1 vendors
•  Be part of a future-focused team delivering Gigabit-scale optical access and transport solutions

Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements

What are we looking for and what does it require to be Manager Optical Transport Network Planning?

Required Qualifications & Skills

Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience: Min 12 years of relevant experience in optical network planning and transport technologies.

Technical Expertise:

• In-depth knowledge of optical transport (OTN/DWDM), IP/MPLS, IPRAN, and FTTS technologies.
• Proficiency in HLD/LLD preparation, link budget calculation, and network integration.
• Familiarity with industry standards, protocols, and vendor equipment.
•  Lead the end-to-end design and review of high-capacity optical systems (e.g., long-haul, metro, or submarine)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (planning, field ops, vendors) to ensure feasibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability
•  Strong command on optical simulation tools (e.g., OptiSystem, VPIphotonics)
• Experience in fiber type selection, attenuation analysis, and amplifier planning (EDFA/Raman)

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, communication, and vendor management skills
• Presentation Skills , Proven leadership in technical design delivery
• Effective presentation and incident reporting capabilities.
• Solid project management abilities with attention to detail and timelines.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently and within teams.

Preferred Tools & Technologies:

• OptiSystem, VPItransmissionMaker, MATLAB, RSoft, NetDesign tools
• DWDM/ROADM systems (Huawei, Nokia, Infinera, Ciena)
• Submarine cable system exposure (bonus)
• OTDR, PMD/CD test equipment understanding

Benefits

Why Join Jazz?

As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.

Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer obsession.

As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 70 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.