Job Vacancies @ Airtel Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria Posted 2 years ago Posted on Information Technology / ICT, Telecommunications

Airtel Nigeria is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) PS Core Planning Engineer
2.) PS Core Operation & Maintenance Engineer
3.) Transmission Engineer (Fibre)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) PS Core Planning Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Level: Mid-Senior

Job Purpose

This role is expected to act as the representative for business, technical and other functional requirements in Packet Core solutions to support Mobile Data services.
The function will define the optimal topology of the packet core network to meet premium service level agreements and industry architecture for next generation Packet switched networks
Also expected to evaluate network design and define best criteria and guidelines with partners for capacity management and dimensioning of the PS core network
In addition would ensure delivery of PS projects to agreed SLAs whilst exploring the most efficient ways to realize new business requirements placed upon the 2G/3G/4G Mobile Core Network which includes but not limited to voice and data.

Key Accountabilities
PS Core Planning and Architecture:

Analyze business requirements and processes before converting ideas into a solution design; where required, research into new technology/features in Telecommunication industry with regards to Mobile Data services.
Liaise with partner teams, Airtel HQ and other departments to assure optimal data network architecture adapted to local traffic profile, implementation and deployment of key networks systems through the full delivery life cycle from initial design to full operational handover.
Ensure projects are aligned with the Annual Operating Program (AOP) specifications
Ensure that all nodes within the Packet core network are functioning as per the business and network requirements.
Provide a pathway towards evolving PS Core network in line with 3GPP Roadmap

Detailed and Effective Documentation:

Ensure that the project related documentation reflects a fit-for-purpose design and complies with the contractual vendor requirements.
Coordinate and review Vendor documentation in the form of SD, HLD and LLD designs prepared to include technical functionality, platform design and platform integration with relevant network elements.
Prepare and update network designs to reflect most recent changes in Network architecture/capacity.

Capacity Planning and Optimization:

Perform adequate dimensioning, of all interfaces of EPC related Nodes and add-on solutions - in accordance with network growth and business projections.
Continuously monitor network traffic, licenses, trends and various parameters to ensure the Network elements are operating as expected. Where required, take corrective action with input from Operations and performance teams.
Effective understanding of Operational and Business support systems (OSS/BSS) for performance reporting, Key performance indicator (KPI) monitoring and tuning for effective end to end planning of data services.
Periodical audit and optimization of Product-related configurations on the Deep Packet inspection (DPI) node to avoid data fraud and over/undercharging of data services
Periodically revise and optimize signaling traffic towards charging system and other peer nodes.

Expand & Evolve Core Network:

Understand the business requirements and impact on data network infrastructure.
Responsible for planning all expansion of nodes well in advance.
Plan evolution of PS core network to best industry practices.

Employee Engagement:

Provide consultation services to relevant business units including Liaising with Marketing and IT for better understanding of proposed services.
Hold necessary Kick off meetings with stakeholders where/when required.
Always maintain high Team Harmony and Engagement with both internal and external teams and stakeholders.

Vendor / Partner Management:

Ensuring that Internal Operations and Vendor Team deliver projects to the high quality expected first time right.
Hold recurrent

New Initiatives:

Explore new initiatives which meet business requirements by developing and delivering cost efficient delivery plans of proposed solutions.
Technology assessments and POC trials (RFI/RFP/RFQ). Verification of solutions before roll-out.

Time Management:

Prioritize self-workload as required to meet the fluctuating demands of business and requirements from other stakeholders.

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Telecommunication / Electronic Engineering / Computer Science
Comprehensive understanding of Mobile Packet Core from a design, optimization, and evolutional perspective.
Strong Analytical and Presentation skills
Knowledge of 3GPP/GSMA standards
Detailed knowledge of Diameter Routing and Data Analytics platform
Understanding of NFV and Native Cloud Operations

Relevant Experience:

6 - 8 years of work experience in large Mobile Network Operator within the PS core domain
Multivendor experience HUAWEI, ERICSSON platforms is preferred
Hands-on Experience with Ericsson PS core nodes will be an added advantage.
Good Experience with Project deployment of key network systems from initial design to full operational handover
A thorough understanding of Network KPIs and their use

Other Requirements:

Personal Integrity and good interpersonal relationship
Personal tenacity to succeed
Must have excellent organizational and communication skills.
Highly organized and good at implementation
Time management skills with commitment to project timelines.
Self-motivational skills
Good analytical and problem solving skills.
Good practical skills in troubleshooting and fault resolution for supporting operations teams as an escalation point
Professionalism in delivering daily services
Innovative and Entrepreneurial in managing challenging situations.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We therefore do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of; among others, their race, disability, religion or gender.
All employment opportunities are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

2.) PS Core Operation & Maintenance Engineer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time

Key Accountabilities
PS Core, Operations to ensure Uninterrupted Voice and Data Service Delivery:

Perform day to day operations & management, fix alarms and resolve incidents, prepare daily health check status and report to TL
Perform Change Management, performance & optimization through O&M and Performance Management processes 2
Ensure all Faults, Trouble Tickets & Incidents are recorded and addressed within SLAs. Documentation of all such events are prepared with RFO, RCA and RCF. Weekly and monthly report of such incidents are prepared to do analytic study on them by TL and reduce incidents
Implement all BISP related tasks and perform duties within BISP framework.
Perform NOC integration for alarm reporting & escalation.
Execute patches and support update/upgrade process
Perform ATP, UAT on services and nodes
Support TSG team in resolving customer complaints

Update Documentation:

Update Solution document, HLD, DLD, LLD along with Network Diagram
Keep document management updated

Capacity Optimization, Availability & Performance Management:

Perform adequate day to day capacity optimization, of all nodes, interfaces MPC/EPC & AAPCN related Nodes - in accordance with network growth and projections.
Continuously being the loop of the network traffic, licenses, trends and various parameters to ensure the Network elements are operating as expected. Where required, take corrective action with input from TL and Group Planning team

Support in Expansion & Evolution of Core Network:

Understand the business requirements and impact on the IP backbone and data network infrastructure.
Support expansion of nodes well in advance. .
Support evolution of AAPCN to best industry practices.

Employee Engagement:

Maintain high Team Harmony and Engagement at all times with both internal and external teams and stakeholders

Vendor/Partner Engagement:

Ensure that the Vendor Customer Support and supplier vendors are engaged at all times to deliver high quality output expected first time right.

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Telecommunication / Electronic Engineering / Computer Science
Detailed working Telecommunications Knowledge
Analytical and Presentation skills
Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS and its role in the Telecommunications industry.
A basic understanding of 3GPP /ITU-T and ETSI standards is required.

Relevant Experience:

2-5 years hands-on working experience in large Mobile Network Operator with the MPC or EPC domains.
Multivendor experience - Including experience with Charging nodes interaction in data networks.
Good understanding of the commercial deployment of EPC/LTE, which could includes hands-on operations, test and/or deployment. Understanding of the evolution of 3G networks moving towards 4G.
Detailed understanding of IP technology
Tracing and analysis acumen and experience on end to end E2E service flow.
Experience on Sy, ESy, Pre-Sy, PCRF interactions with Charging System
Experience of deployment of key network systems through the delivery life cycle from initial design to full operational handover
Experience in measuring and analyzing network KPI ‘key performance indicators’.

Other requirements:

Personal Integrity and good interpersonal relationship
Highly organized and good at implementation
Self-motivational skills
Good analytical and problem solving skills.
Good practical skills in troubleshooting and fault resolution for supporting operations teams as an escalation point.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We therefore do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of, among others, their race, disability, their race, disability, religion or gender.
All employment opportunities are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business needs.

3.) Transmission Engineer (Fibre)

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time
Level: Mid-Senior

Job Summary

The Fibre Transmission Engineer Controls, Manages and Supports day to day transmission operations and management of the fiber network, Tellabs and OSN Dxx/DWDM network operations to ensure an optimum network availability, excellent customer experience, delivering Operational Excellence with most cost optimized model in the world.

Primary Responsibilities
Day to day management of all national and Metro fiber, Huawei ODN/DWDM and Tellabs Dxx/DWDM Network Operations & Maintenance with Strategic Partners(SPs) to deliver optimal availability and Perpetual quality ( Customer):

Resolution drive for Fiber cuts & Service rerouting in the event of failures
Operational Planning for Proper redundancy for links
Traffic planning & provisioning
Create n Review plan for service Provisioning then coordination with each MS Partner/POI partners.
Physical Cross connection coordination
Day-to-day Utilization monitoring and trigger to Upgrade/Rectify/Govern the partners to resolve issues
Uptime Monitoring & Troubleshooting with partners
Traffic cutover implementation on the newly created/Upgraded Transmission network
End-to end operational management of the National and Metro fiber in accordance to the set availability
Drafting, owning & implementing the Huawei and Tellabs SDH/DWD frequency and channel/traffic cross connection for robust diversity
Endure fiber cuts are attended to and restore within the set MTTR
Ensure preventive maintenance & Escalation procedures of fiber networks and the active nodes are implemented
Periodic audit of all ASON/DWDM and SDH channels and cross connections domains
Spares management to ensure availability of both critical and non-critical active spares
Ensure Huawei OSN/DWDM and Tellabs SDH Service Provider Service Level Agreement management are met
All Incidence management recommendation and follow up of both national and metro fiber incident including Huawei OSN/DWDM and Tellabs SDH
Support the Operational Interface to both internal and external stakeholders especially Commercial, Customer Service Delivery and IT teams
Ensure all regional Requirements and deliverables of Huawei OSN/DWDM and Tellabs SDH Operations and Maintenance are met.

Drive the end to end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP( Process Management):

Create and Ensure adherence to Governance Model.
Define service level agreements for internal processes and partners, monitor achievement of defined objectives to ensure an effective and efficient interface to all touch points
Ensure compliance to applicable policies, procedures and monitor availability of all relevant documentation, across relevant touch points to ensure synergy across all MS partners and OEM vendors
Institute service level agreement measurement methodology to ensure all Huawei OSN/DWDM and Tellabs SDH’s are accurately measured, rewarded and penalized accordingly

Regulatory Compliance:

Ensure that all activities of Operations and Maintenance in the central and Region adhere to corresponding regulatory requirements in daily operations.

Partner & Contract Management:

Ensure all processes for effective management of Partners.
Identify processes that will continually improve efficiency of delivery of Key Performance Indicators

Build a capable and motivated team at Airtel to create a high performance team environment:

Recruit the right talent in consultation with function head, as per defined recruitment guidelines
Develop and motivate team members through structured training and on the job coaching
Establish performance expectations and regularly review individual performance
Recommend appropriate rewards and recognition.

Educational Qualification and Functional / Technical Skills

Bachelor of Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or Telecoms Engineering (Masters Degree in Engineering a plus)
Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M
Analytical and Presentation skills
Strategic negotiation skills

Relevant Experience:

5 - 7 years of varied experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry
4 - 6 years of managerial experience in a GSM/mobile company
4 - 5 years of hands on experience in various Fibre network implementation and Huawei OSN/DWDM and Tellabs SDH.

Other Requirements:

Tactical disposition in decision making and managing resources
Logical decision making abilities
Flexible and dedicated
Ability to innovate and deliver value to business
Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements
Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners
Impeccable integrity and character
Go-getter
Communication Skills
Cost, process and automation Innovation.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We therefore do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of; among others, their race, disability, religion or gender.
All employment opportunities are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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