Job Title: Manager – IP Network Planning
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited)
Job description:
Expected End Results:
1. Enterprise Network IP and Internet Design & Provisioning
• IP and Internet Solution & Design to meet specific requirements of the enterprise customers
2. 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.
3. IP & Internet Project Management:
• Projects plans to be prepared to ensure efficient and timely delivery
4. IP Sales Support:
• Interface with Enterprise business team on IP Product support
• Interface with clients to understand their IP requirements
5. IP Address Management:
• Good knowledge of IP address management
6. Good understanding of RIPE and AFRINIC database and the Nigerian Internet Exchange Point.
7. Good Technical Knowledge:
• Must know in-depth, IP / Data communications and various IP based technologies.
Supporting Activities to achieve the desired end results:
• 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.
Desired Skills and Experience:
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:
• Bachelor of Engineering Degree
• Sound knowledge of Carrier & Enterprise Network – Planning & Operations
• Analytical and Presentation skills
• Strategic negotiation skills
• At least two years' experience of IP services on Cisco or Juniper equipment.
• Excellent IP. MPLS and routing knowledge in an ISP environment.
• Excellent Cisco hardware and IOS knowledge.
• General knowledge of telecom industry and standards
• Excellent English language skills a must, other languages an advantage
Relevant Experience (Type of experience and minimum number of years):
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in ISP and Carrier networks domain
• With at least 2 years' experience in an area of IP & Internet network – Planning
Other requirements (Behavioral etc.):
• Entrepreneurial disposition in decision making and managing resources
• Logical decision making abilities
• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business
• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on SLAs
• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners
• Go-getter
• Professional, structured and proactive approach to projects and customers.
• Positive and approachable team player.
• Self-motivated with good organisational and communication skills.
• Calm and productive under pressure.
• Detail-oriented and organised approach to work.
• Efficient and productive with good time management skills.
• Proven ability to meet internal and external deadlines
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