IP Planning Engineer Job at Main One Cable Nigeria

Started by jobnavy, Jul 31, 2012, 06:30 PM

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Job Title: IP Planning Engineer

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Ogranisation: Main One Cable Nigeria

Department: Network Planning and Engineering

Reporting Line: IP Planning Manager

Responsibilities:

To plan, design and coordinate all new IP/MPLS, Network Core services and Value Added Services projects that support the present and future network growth needs in line with business requirements.

Specifically, the IP Planning Engineer's responsibilities shall include:

•         Planning, designing and coordinating the implementation of IP/MPLS related new products and services.

•         Planning all IP backbone integration events, control project processes for capacity expansion, integrations, and new services.

•         Receiving inputs on weekly & monthly basis on network performance monitoring and trend analyses, for effective capacity planning and expansion in line with network growth trends and traffic patterns.

•         Developing and evolving IP addressing, naming and numbering formats for all network segments and devices on the IP NGN infrastructure.

•         Producing and evolving designs for integration and extension of the Core NGN and POPs and Meet-me locations.

•          Planning, scheduling and conducting site visits and surveys for accurate and effective project execution, network design, and integration coordination.

•         Design and coordinate implementation of Quality and Class of Service techniques at the network Edge and in the IP backbone  network

Qualifications, Skills  & Competencies:

•         Relevant professional/technical certifications

•         Minimum of 6 years' relevant experience required in complex network project implementations.

•         Strong experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches

•         Cisco IOS/IOS  XR experience will be an added advantage

•         Strong understanding of a process driven environment

•         L2 and L3 MPLS experience

•         Routing protocol troubleshooting experience (BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, EIGRP)

•         Cisco Certified Design professional (CCDP)

•         CCNP , CCIP, CCSP  certification or equivalent experience

CCIE Certified – will be an added advantage.

Demands of the job:

•         Strong written and verbal skills

•         Strong  customer service experience required

•         Flexibility to work rotating shifts in a 24×7 environment, including weekends and holidays

•         Availability to work overtime shifts to maintain divisional coverage and to attending training sessions

•         Understand and manage the pressure of a 24×7 customer support environment

IP Planning Engineer Job