Engineer - Roaming 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 - Roaming

Requisition Number: 5505
Location: Falomo, Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Reports To: Manager - Carrier Relation
Division: Network 

Mission

• To establish and maintain strategic technical interconnect and roaming partnerships with networks and carriers, ensuring seamless connectivity and optimal performance, with a focus on international and national roaming, MVNO, and RAN sharing.

Description

• Manage expertise and resource planning for assignments related to Roaming, MVNO, and RAN Sharing, special projects, and management requests.
• Oversee the progress of assignments and escalate any roadblocks to the Manager for resolution.
• Ensure adherence to methodologies prescribed by Group Tech and Bayobab, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing, and analyzing evidence, and documenting processes and procedures related to Roaming, MVNO, and RAN Sharing.
• Supervise and manage staff in conducting interviews, reviewing documents, developing and administering surveys, composing summary memos, and preparing working papers or operations.
• Implement programs, recognize control weaknesses, assess their materiality, and relate them back to the scope and objectives of the tasks.
• Review programs to ensure appropriate testing mechanisms.
• Oversee the identification, development, and documentation of issues and recommendations for improvement, as guided by the Manager Carriers, Senior Manager-Core Network Planning (CNP) and GM, Network Core and Transmission Planning (NCTP).
• Develop recommendations to bring programs and operations into compliance with goals and objectives and document findings in reports.
• Communicate the results, findings, and recommendations of projects through written reports and face-to-face presentations to the Manager Carrier Relations.
• Follow up on the implementation of recommendations in a timely manner.
• Perform control adequacy and effectiveness reviews of business processes related to Roaming, MVNO, and RAN Sharing.
• Interact with staff, Manager, General Managers, and Executive Management to obtain and communicate relevant information to achieve the objectives of the Roaming, MVNO, and RAN Sharing function.
• Involvement in CNP process designs.
• Report on an ad-hoc basis on specific projects as necessary to Peers, Manager and Leadership as need arises.
• Lead engagements related to Roaming, MVNO, and RAN Sharing initiatives within Network Group as assigned.

Requirements
Education:

• First degree in a related discipline (e.g., Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science)
• Fluent in English.
• Relevant certifications such as CCIA, NFVI, PMP etc. will be a plus

Experience:
3 - 7 years’ experience which includes:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an area of specialization related to telecommunications, roaming, MVNO, or RAN sharing, with experience in supervising others
• Experience working in a medium to large organization
• Experience in internal audit function is a plus
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to manage relationships with network partners.

Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2025, 10:59 PM.