Netcom Africa Limited Vacancy for a Pre-Sales Engineer

⏲ Aug 16, 2019, 12:39 PM
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Netcom has been Nigeria’s leading Internet Service Provider since 2004, staying ahead of the competition with cutting edge platforms in VSAT, WIMAX, Radio, and Fiber technology. Now, a pioneer in Business Transformation Solutions, we empower organizations to lead their market space by keeping pace with the rapid changes in IT innovations, ensuring relevance to specific business initiatives required to maximize revenue generation. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Pre-Sales Engineer Location: Victoria Island, Lagos Brief Job Summary

The Pre-Sales Engineer will be responsible for designing solutions based on client’s requests and develop BOM in various options to satisfy both the client and our internal billing unit.
He or She will also have the responsibility to develop and manage future products for Netcom

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Deliver all standard and non-standard bill of materials (BOM’s), proposals, project network architecture (PNA’s)
Ensure that all BOM’s and proposals are technically and financially sound to meet both client’s and Netcom’s objectives and are within the timelines set by all stakeholders
Participate in the product steering committee in identifying products that Netcom will pursue on an agreed timeframe
Execute PLC phases for selected products up to launching (business investigation, design and planning, testing and roll-out)
Attend client product presentation, requirements gathering and other matters as requested by both internal and external stakeholders
Ensure that the PLC documentation of all current products are updated
Serve as level 3 support for any technical issue on delivered products

Essential Skills/Knowledge

Proven senior IT and telecommunications hands-on experience.
Proven track record of driving and defining complex projects
Ability to manage all stakeholders on all running and planned projects
Exceptional written and communication skills are essential
Ability to manage competing demands in an environment with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
Ability to lead and guide others in a collaborative work environment.
Skill in analysis, developing alternative courses of action, and decision making.
Ability to establish and document procedures.
Ability to manage individual and group projects.
Ability to originate change and influence others at all levels of the organization.
Must be able to travel, and work off-hours to accommodate project deliverables and deadlines.
Experience of managing multiple IT and telecommunications disciplines i.e. software development, technical support, systems and Network architecture, etc.
Advanced level understanding in network, transmission and server systems fields
In-depth experience of negotiating with and managing third parties
Working knowledge of Project Management methodologies
Ability to use MS Word, Excel, Office and non-windows operating system