Engineer, Transmission Core Planning - Network 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineer, Transmission Core Planning - Network NG

Job Identification: 1098
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time
Division: Networks
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Reports To: Manager - Core Transmission Services

Job Description

• To plan, optimize and manage MTNN’s core transmission capacity and services (especially in the Metro & Switch) to ensure achievement of MTNN’s network rollout objectives as per the annual and strategic business plan.
• Plan and design core transmission network capacity for mobile traffic and Enterprise services  
• Plan and design network protection on critical transmission links
• Ensure adequacy of redundancy of critical transmission network elements
• Monitor capacity utilization and proactively release expansion plans for links approaching set threshold
• Provide detailed network diagram depicting the status of the core transmission network
• Plan packet synchronization, DCN and QoS mapping for MTN Converged Transport Network
• Support in the expansion of network capacity ensuring it takes place on schedule and as planned
• Ensure optimal capacity utilization and transmission asset optimization

Educational Qualification

• A First Degree / HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Fluent in English

Experience:

• 3 - 7 years of experience especially in Telecoms industry
• Excellent knowledge of network transmission capacity planning, optimization and expansion for mobile and enterprise services backhaul using various multivendor network management systems such as Huawei/NCE-IP & Transport, Nokia/NFM-Packet & Transport, ZTE/Net-Nueman).
• Experience in routing/switching technologies and services planning based on the following protocols: IS-IS, OSPF, BGP, SR, Layer2/Layer3 VPNs etc.
• Good knowledge of Transport technologies (MPLS, Carrier Ethernet, OTN, and DWDM), link protection schemes (LAG, MSTP, APS, SNCP, ERP) and network synchronization planning.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office tools (word, excel, project and power-point) for data analysis, reporting and presentation purposes.

Application Closing Date
20th March, 2023; 22:59