Manager.Systems Architecture and Capacity Management at Etisalat Nigeria

Etisalat's 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: Manager.Systems Architecture and Capacity Management

Location: Lagos,NG

Job Summary
Lead the development, maintenance and governance of the enterprise systems architecture and ensure effective end-to-end (multi-tier) management of multiple enterprise IT and telco-centric systems resources in order to ensure availability of adequate capacity to meet business requirements in a sustainable and optimized manner.

Principal Functions

• Promote a strategic and integrated approach for solutions to enterprise (systems) architecture issues across all functional boundaries
• Lead the development of an implementation plan for the enterprise architecture based on business requirements and IT strategies
• Oversee the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work to create a repository of enterprise systems architecture knowledge
• Lead the analysis of the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement
• Consult with project teams as appropriate to modify the enterprise architecture in order to accommodate project needs
• Develop and manage a framework for continuous capacity planning and monitoring with a view to proactively meeting and anticipating business demands across all IT systems
• Oversee capacity planning and business/ technology demand management across critical IT systems and BSS/ OSS platforms to ensure that the business is adequately positioned to meet/ lead commercial and enterprise demands
• Develop and manage a framework for continuous capacity planning and monitoring with a view to proactively meeting and anticipating business demands across all IT systems
• Oversee capacity planning and business/ technology demand management across critical IT systems and BSS/ OSS platforms to ensure that the business is adequately positioned to meet/ lead commercial and enterprise demands in a consistently efficient and effective manner
• Ensure alignment of capacity management activities across all technology functions within the organization
• Interface with other teams within and outside the IT function in the process of delivering business IT capabilities
• Interface with vendors, suppliers and partners to ensure effectively optimized adoption of solutions
• Track and evaluate usage statistics of deployed systems and advise on required capacity provisioning actions

Educational Requirements

• First degree or equivalent in IT, Computer Engineering, and/ or any other relevant discipline
• Postgraduate/ professional qualification and/ or certification in a related field, e.g TOGAF, ZF, etc, will provide a distinct advantage
• Between six (6) and eight (8) years directly relevant post-NYSC work experience, with at least most recent three (3) years in a supervisory or specialist-level role

Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Strong experience in multiple/ diverse technology environments and domains including any related to technical infrastructure, application development, middleware, database management and operations
• Good understanding of telecommunications business and technology model
• Practical working knowledge (backed by hands-on exposure) of key mobile CSP network elements
• Strong experience in planning, building and running telecoms BSS/ OSS and related platforms
• Very good understanding of business analysis and project management methods
• Very good conceptual and analytical thinking
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2012

How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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