Etisalat Job Vacancies In Nigeria November, 2012
Employment Nigeria
01-Jan-1970
NIGERIA , NIGERIA ,
ENGINEER - FIXED TRANSMISSION AT ETISALAT NIGERIA
Etisalat vision is a world where people 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
JOB TITLE: ENGINEER FIXED TRANSMISSION
JOB LOCATION: NIGERIA
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)
JOB FUNCTION
- 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 faultsff 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
REQUIREMENT
- First degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or any other relevant discipline
- Relevant professional qualifications/ certifications will provide an advantage
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- 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
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and qualified candidates should:Send Cvs Via email:http://careers.etisalat.com.ng
Closing Date: 15 /11 / 2012
Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed
