 Etisalat Nigeria is recruiting for the position of an Engineer - Fixed Transmission. Our vision is a world where people's reach is not limited by matter or distance; a world where people will effortlessly stay in touch with family and friends; a world where businesses of all sizes can reach new markets without the limitations of distance and travel
Etisalat Nigeria is recruiting for the following position:
Job Title: Engineer,.Fixed Transmission
Location: Abuja,NG
Job Summary - Provide necessary support towards proper integration of new backbone, access and leased transmission links including copper, microwave and OFC media
- Operate and maintain MUXes and ADMs in a multi-vendor environment including Huawei, Alcatel, Nokia-Siemens, Nera (SDH, DWDM, OTN, OADM and IP)
Principal Functions - Provide high level technical support for Regional Field Support Engineers in the resolution of transmission faults; minimize network downtime
- Proffer solutions to repetitive transmission network faults affecting network quality and availability
- Liaise with the Regional Field Support Engineers towards the resolution of prolonged and repetitive transmission faults
- Ensure that all preventive, corrective and configuration Work Orders/ Change Requests are duly implemented and according to the Work Order/ Change Request process
- Ensure timely escalation of all inter-MSC, MSC-BSC, BSC-BSC and interconnect transmission links faults; follow up with vendors and third party service providers to ensure that faults are resolved within defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Manage and escalate all unresolved/ major faults to appropriate quarters for necessary attention
- Ensure transmission operations work undertaken by vendors/ service providers meets with Etisalat Nigeria specifications
- Manage the performance and availability of backbone and access transmission services and systems as deployed radio/ microwave/ OFC as well as interconnect links
- Manage bandwidth on the microwave/ fibre backbone and other transmission media for optimal performance
- Administer accurate data within the transmission database, e.g accurate tracking of RFQs and orders placed with vendors/ service providers
- Co-ordinate the acceptance testing of all delivered links
- Maintain comprehensive records of all transmission links
- Prepare and compile reports on leased, backbone and access transmission links in light of existing Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Monitor and ensure adherence to SLAs by vendors (interconnect partners, transmission link providers, etc)
- Conduct routine performance checks on the transmission links via the NMS systems in order to ensure desired Quality of Service (QoS) and customer experience
- Ensure that approved transmission optimization tasks are executed according to schedule and with minimal distortion to service
- Consistently refine operating processes, systems and platforms to facilitate continuous improvement and ensure network operations meet delivery requirements
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Manager-Transmission
Educational Requirements - First degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or any other relevant discipline
- Relevant professional qualifications/ certifications will provide an advantage
Experience,Skills & Competencies - At least two (2) years directly relevant post-NYSC work experience
- Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate:
- At least 1 year experience working on microwave radio installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance
- Excellent understanding of Alcatel, Huawei and Nokia-Siemens microwave radio products
- Excellent understanding of OFC infrastructural operations and maintenance
- Very good understanding of various SDH/ PDH radios
- Very good understanding of GSM network
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Application Closing Date
15th November, 2012
How To Apply
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