Careers at Airtel Nigeria, 11th February 2015
Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile
telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel
Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable
and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to
communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and
social development.
The company made history on August 5, 2001 by
becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services
in Nigeria and has scored a series of many "firsts" in the highly
competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to
introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in
all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce
affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS
and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.
A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new
paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and
enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to
empower more Nigerians.
In Nigeria, Airtel is working tirelessly to live up to an ambitious
vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians as
it offers a superior brand experience and a portfolio of innovative
products & services ranging from exciting voice solutions to
inventive data packages and mobile broadband.
Job Title: Manager: RF Planning/Indoor Design
Location: Nigeria
Job Purpose
The Radio Planning & Design Engineer (RF) will support our network
service delivery objectives with regard to roll-out services, guarantee
optimal coverage & capacity planning according to our business
objectives.
The role is responsible for the analysis, design, implementation,
optimization and enhancement of wireless telecommunications networks and
will typically oversee and guide the work of Associate and Design
Engineers and interface with Project Managers.
Key Accountabilities
RF Planning:
- RF planning for Macro Network GSM/UMTS/LTE and/or Indoor Designs;
- Support the nominal planning, candidate selection and site surveys up to site acceptance;
- Visit sites locations throughout the country. Discuss solutions with Site Engineers, Negotiators and Landlords;
- Create work orders in workflow management systems;
- Should have hands on experience on CDD, ATND preparation for RAN network
- Calculate and determine network impact for coverage and capacity expansions;
- Evaluate (drive) test data to identify performance issues
Support & Analysis:
- Recommend RF solutions and carrying out changes to improve site performance;
- Support corporate coverage requests;
- Support Site Share & Courtesy requests;
- Support RF system introduction process;
- Support governmental regulation requests.
Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:
- Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering
- Sound knowledge of RF Planning
Relevant Experience:
- Bachelor's of Science in Telecommunications
- More than 5 years' experience in RF Planning.
- Specialized in RF Planning and Optimisation (GSM, UMTS, LTE);
- Familiar with RF planning/ mobile operator roll-out process;
- Experiences in RF hardware configurations and system updates/upgrades;
- Knowledge of common industry propagation and planning tools e.g. Planet, dB Planner, Mapinfo, etc;
- Very experienced in Link Budget calculation and validation;
- Strong analytical skills to determine radio network impact in changing environments
Other requirements
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Results orientation
- Analytical and problems Solving
- Multi culture and inter-personal skills
- Consulting, Facilitation and Selling skills
- General management
- Leadership qualities
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Optimization Manager
Location: Nigeria
Job Purpose
- Ensure that the 2G and 3G, LTE, etc. in good quality and Optimized.
Key Accountabilities
- Defines and measures the unit KPIs.
- Follows-up the evolution of the radio system quality.
- Proposes indicators for the continuous analysis and follow-up of
radio voice and data quality of service, generates proper alarms and
recommends solutions when needed.
- Proposes preventive and/or corrective actions for the provisioning of acceptable QoS for voice and data services.
- Follows-up and ensures the existence of sufficient capacity in
the radio network (including on the BSC-BTS and the air interfaces).
- Researches and implements solutions for continuous service improvement in respect to parameter settings and configuration.
- Investigates and recommends proper solutions for customer
complaints; validates proposed solutions related to parameter
modification on the radio network.
- Validates the recommended radio parameters and configuration provided by the unit.
- Recommends measurement tools for the radio, Abis and A interfaces and related post processing tools.
- Proposes and verifies the implementation of optimal solutions in order to improve operational efficiency of the unit.
- Follows corrective actions based on the internal reports of coverage analysis.
- Follows-up general Radio access technology trends relating to
radio optimization activities and assists the RAN Research & Studies
unit in the update of Radio engineering guidelines accordingly.
Desired Skills and Experience.
- Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills.
- University degree in Computer or Telecommunication engineering
Relevant Experience
- 10 years of experience in 2G, 3G
- Proven professional training in Telecom
- Excellent in using excel.
- Good knowledge in performance management, DB parameters and features.
- Ericsson or Huawei vendor experience.
Other Requirements:
- Ready to work extra hours during rush periods
- Maintains professional relationships with all departments
- Ensures confidentiality of information.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Manager PS Architecture
Location: Nigeria
Job Description
Job Purpose:
- This function is expected to act as the representative for
business, technical and functional requirements in the area of IP Packet
backbone solutions to support both Mobile and Enterprise services.
- The function will define the optimal topology of the IP core
network to meet a premium service level agreements and industry
architecture for next generation IP networks.
- To evaluate network design and define integrated
planning/implementation criteria and guidelines with partners for
capacity management and dimensioning of the IP core network.
- Also would evaluate delivery of IP projects to designed SLAs
whilst exploring the most efficient ways to deliver any new functional
requirements placed upon the 2G/3G/LTE Mobile Network which includes but
not limited to voice, data and other services.
Key Accountabilities:
- PS/MPBN/MPLS Core Planning and Architecture designed to ensure uninterrupted voice and data service delivery
- Analyze business requirements and processes before converting
ideas into a solution design; where required research into new
technology and development in Telecommunication industry with regards to
IP packet backbone and Data services.
- Liaise with partner teams, Airtel HQ and other departments to
assure seamless IP packet backbone and data network architecture,
implementation and deployment of key networks systems through the full
delivery life cycle from initial design to full operational handover.
- Ensure projects are aligned with the Annual Operating Program (AOP)
- Ensure that all IP MPLS devices including PS core nodes are
functioning (Enhanced packet Core /Mobile Packet Core) as per the
business and network requirements.
- Provide a pathway towards extending relevant IP architectures towards the Access network ( Metro Ethernet, MPLS-TP etc )
Detailed and Effective Documentation:
- Ensure that the project related documentation reflects a
fit-for-purpose design and compiles with the contractual vendor
requirements.
- On concept of solutions proffered and prior to implementation,
documentation in the form of SD, HLD and LLD designs should be prepared
to include technical functionality, platform design and platform
integration with relevant network elements.
Capacity planning:
- Perform adequate dimensioning, of all IP nodes, interfaces
MPC/EPC related Nodes - in accordance with network growth and
projections.
- Continuously being the loop of the network traffic, licenses,
trends and various parameters to ensure the Network elements are
operating as expected. Where required, take corrective action with input
from Operations and performance teams.
- Effective understanding of Operational and Business support
systems (OSS/BSS) for performance reporting, Key performance indicator
(KPI) monitoring and tuning for effective end to end planning of data
services.
Expand & Evolve Core Network :
- Understand the business requirements and impact on the IP backbone and data network infrastructure.
- Responsible for planning all expansion of nodes well in advance.
- Plan evolution of IP backbone and PS core network to best industry practices.
Employee Engagement:
- Provide consultation services to relevant business units
including Liaison with Marketing and IT for better understanding of
proposed services.
- Hold necessary Kick off meetings with stakeholders where/when required.
- Maintain high Team Harmony and Engagement at all times with both internal and external teams and stakeholders.
Vendor/Partner Management:
- Ensuring that the MS/MC partners deliver the projects to the high quality expected first time right.
New Initiatives:
- Explore new initiatives which meet business requirements by
developing and delivering cost efficient delivery plans of proposed
solutions.
- Technology assessments and POC trials (RFI/RFP/RFQ). Verification of solutions before roll-out.
Time management:
- Prioritize self-workload as required to meet the fluctuating demands of business and requirements from other stakeholders.
Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:
- Bachelor/Masters of Telecommunication/Electronic Engineering degree/Computer Science
- Detailed working Telecommunications Knowledge
- Analytical and Presentation skills
- Detailed understanding of IP/MPLS and its role in the Telecommunications industry.
- A basic understanding of 3GPP /ITU-T and ETSI standards is required.
Relevant Experience:
- Minimum of 6-8years working experience in large Mobile Network Operator with the MPC or EPC domains.
- Multivendor experience - HUAWEI, CISCO, JUNIPER, ERICSSON,
ALCATEL LUCENT platforms and packet core architectures - Including
Charging nodes in data networks.
- Good understanding of the commercial deployment of EPC/LTE,
which could include design, test and/or deployment. Understanding of
the evolution of 3G networks moving towards 4G.
- Detailed understanding of IP technology and its interrelation
with supported domains; a working knowledge of the domains to facilitate
E2E service flow.
- Experience on Ericsson PS core will be added advantage
- Experience of deployment of key network systems through the
delivery life cycle from initial design to full operational handover
- Good project management knowledge
- Experience in measuring and analyzing network KPI ‘key performance indicators’
Other Requirements:
- Personal Integrity and good interpersonal relationship
- Personal tenacity to succeed
- Must have excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Highly organized and good at implementation
- Time management skills with commitment to project timelines.
- Self-motivational skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good practical skills in troubleshooting and fault resolution for supporting operations teams as an escalation point
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Microwave Engineer
Location: Nigeria
Job Purpose
- This is a vital position to support design & planning of
network unit and providing technical solutions for connecting cell sites
and enterprise customer locations for excellent customer experience.
- This person will be interacting with the Partners’ teams’ very extensively.
- Robust, flexible and state of art fiber and microwave transmission network planning & delivery is the essence of the role.
Key Accountabilities
- Microwave and Fiber Network Design
- Transmission Design based on optical fiber network and Microwave.
- Design the MBPN and data network
- Pre-qualification & participation in the ordered network elements based on engineering and commercial aspects.
Planning & Configuration:
- Defining the Transmission planning strategy based on the company objectives.
- Defining the required network elements type, configuration and capacity.
- Defining the Transmission standards.
- Defining the network future expansion requirements based on traffic Forecast.
Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:
- Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electronics & communications engineering
- Sound knowledge of fiber optics network for Mobile & Enterprise Network - Planning
Relevant Experience:
- Bachelors of Science in Telecommunications.
- More than 5 years’ experience in Transport Planning.
- Experience in optical fiber networks design, DWDM
- MBPN and IP design
- Ericsson or Huawei Transmission experience is required
Other Requirements:
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work in challenging environment.
- Analytical thinking and decision making.
- Dynamic personality.
- Analytical and Presentation skills.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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