Manager, Satellite Specialist at Sigma Qualitas Limited

Sigma Qualitas Limited is recruiting to fill the following position:

Job Title: Manager, Satellite Specialist

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Will manage and ensure optimization of the corporate Network. The candidate must have a good Bachelor degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with.
• Ability to use Stamaster to perform link budget.
• Ability to use CLBT Lite Edition (Newskies) and LST V 5.0(INTELSAT) to perform link budget.
• Ability to contact Satellite companies to request line up approval.
• Ability to contact Satellite companies to request antenna registration.
• Ability to maintain and update all satellite capacity planning database (transmission plan and freq allocation tables, monthly analysis, PEB/CAB)
• Interface with internal departments on all projects planning related issues.
• Satellite Lease capacity optimization, transmission, planning and frequency allocation
• HPA capacity utilization analysis at major earth stations and other Point of Presence (POPs).
• Knowledge of earth station and remotes stations.
• Knowledge of iDirect hub and remote.
• Liaison with satellite providers (Newskies, Intelsat, Eutelsat, Et al) and Teleports on operational and technical matters.
• Provide site engineers with technical support for equipment commissioning and troubleshooting
• Coordinate various records keeping and updating for all Network and Circuit (CAB& PEB Diagrams).
• Proficiency in designing, testing, implementing and supporting enterprise satellite network infrastructures.
• Have sufficient experience of satellite network equipment integration from diverse vendors.

Requirements

• Graduate Qualifications: A First degree BEng, BSc, BTec, Science or Technology Only from a recognised University REQUIRED.
• Post Graduate Qualifications: Master’s degree or Post Graduate Qualification would be of ADVANTAGE.
• Experience: 7-10 years working experience a minimum of 5 years post NYSC experience in Satellite Network in related industry is ESSENTIAL.
• Certifications and Training Requirements: Convergence Technologies Professional Certification Training, Diploma in LTE & Advanced Communications, WiMAX Forum Certified Training Series, Certificate in Mobile Communications, Telecoms and Networking would be of ADVANTAGE
• Background in Telecommunication network operations or design.
• Organizational management.
• Problem solving and Leadership.
• Prioritizing workload of self and others.
• Personnel and performance management.
• Written and verbal communications.
• Contract negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of life cycle (optical transmissions, access networks, microwaves, routers or switches)
• Knowledge of the configuration and service provisioning.
• Familiarity with telecommunications networks, the evolution of telecommunications network development, the principles of telecommunications network optimization, network product development trends, technology theory and the network theory of typical solutions.
• Capacity Plans (Forecasts) - understanding past performance, predicting future performance using appropriate tools and reporting on both.

Application Closing Date
5th March, 2014.

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs and other required information to: jobs@sigmaqualitas.com
Required with your submitted CV are the following;

• Your current earning information and your DOB.
• Your contact details should contain active phone numbers and email addresses.
• Review your CV every time you make a submission, one CV does not fit all jobs.
• Kindly note that we need the subject matter of your response to contain the Job Title you are interested in, the file type must be PDF or DOCX, the preference being word documents, any response that contains a file name such as “My CV or My Resume” cannot be treated.

Please note short listing is based on the requirements in the given job descriptions above such as; qualifications required, years of experience, technology and industry exposure. All candidates for the list positions MUST have relevant and required work experience.