Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.
In Nigeria, Airtel is working tirelessly to live up to an ambitious vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians as it offers a superior brand experience and a portfolio of innovative products & services ranging from exciting voice solutions to inventive data packages and mobile broadband.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Manager - IP Network Planning (Enterprise Business)
Location: Lagos
Job Purpose
This is a vital position to support Enterprise business unit to do planning and providing customized technical solutions to enterprise business customers.
This person will be interacting with the enterprise business team and customers very extensively.
Flexible and economical design with timely delivery is the essence of this role.
Key Accountabilities
Enterprise Network IP and Internet Design and Provisioning
IP and Internet Solution & Design to meet specific requirements of the enterprise customers
Planning of building enterprise network IP infrastructure with transmission resources
Plan & build the upgrade of existing mobile network to provide enterprise solutions to support enterprise business unit.
IP & Internet Project Management:
Projects plans to be prepared to ensure efficient and timely delivery
IP Sales Support:
Interface with Enterprise business team on IP Product support
Interface with clients to understand their IP requirements
IP Address Management:
Good knowledge of IP address management
Good understanding of RIPE and AFRINIC database and the Nigerian Internet Exchange Point.
Good Technical Knowledge:
Must know in-depth, IP / Data communications and various IP based technologies.
Supporting Activities:
Design, implementation, test and turn up of customer IP services in cooperation with the customer and field services teams. This includes IP Access, BGP transit and MPLS VPNs on layer 2 and 3 and APN services.
Technical validation of new customer IP orders.
IP network Design & planning
BoQ preparations & validation for IP solutions
Preparing RFP & Technical specifications for IP solutions
Technical point of contact for Service Delivery, Sales Engineering, Project Management and Field Engineering teams for issues related to IP service design, implementation, test and turn up.
Migration of IP customer services, in cooperation with customer and field services teams.
Prompt identification of issues which may impact delivery timescales or quality. Interfacing with enterprise customers to understand their requirements and preparations of customized technical solutions.
Project Plan preparations, progress monitoring and tracking
Pro-active escalation, follow-through and liaison with appropriate departments to resolve technical issues which may impact delivery timescales or quality.
Creation of contingency plans to minimize such issues.
Support in Managing & interacting with chosen Intentional ISPs & carriers
Interacting with partners and Vendors in relation to IP related issues – Ericsson, Huawei, Aviat, Cisco etc.
Attributes:
Routers, switches, aggregators & protocols
IP networks MPLS & Internet
Bandwidth & capacity management
IP Address management
Various interfaces
Various enterprise IP products – Internet, APN, Voice & Video conference, etc.
Management Network / DCN
Handling & managing partners / vendors
Should have knowledge of local geography & customers
Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications and Functional / Technical Skills