Charging Systems Planning Manager at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

MTN Nigeria is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Charging Systems Planning Manager
Division: Information Systems
Reporting To: Senior Manager, VAS & Charging Systems Planning

Location: Lagos

Job Description:

• Direct the planning and design of Charging System and intelligent platforms for optimal network capacity and availability
• Define and direct the requirement for capacity planning and management of services on the Prepaid & Intelligent Network platform including SDP and all ETSI – INAP based services (CS 5.0 charging elements to include SDPs AIR severs, CCN, VS, and MINSAT etc.)
• Direct and justify the timely provisioning of Network capacity for all the IN/Charging System node elements, features, protocols
• Direct the network architecture that best serves the growth of the Charging system network in terms of traffic, subscribers and value added service capacity
• Ensure effective technical feasibility studies for new features and services within the Charging System and IN environment
• Provide for the service capacity required by the business
• Develop network architecture and topology planning strategies
• Perform technical investigations into topics related to Charging System network design and performance, such as new types of hardware, new design methodologies, impact of new technologies
• Identify new software requirements and participate in the specification of all custom software tools
• Evaluate the functionality and relevance of new NSS/IN/OSS software and ensure that MTNN takes full advantage of all advanced features made available in new software release
• Interface with Marketing and Business development groups for new services and capacity planning
• Define, approve and maintain processes for Tele-Traffic analysis, network modelling, etc and advise the business on growth & technology evolution path
• Maintain key vendor relationships

Job Conditions: General MTNN working conditions Some weekends and after hours work International and In-country travel

Required Skills:

• First degree in Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum of 8 years experience which includes:
• 2 years experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity
• Minimum of 5 years experience on IN/Charging Systems planning
• 3 years experience in dealing with vendors/suppliers on technical and commercial issue (Vendor/Supplier management)
• Experience in multi-vendor network operations
• Experience in forecasting long term network growth and providing input to company business plan

Qualification:

• First degree in Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering or related discipline

Application Closing Date
12th April, 2013

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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