Engineer - Infrastructure.Network at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, Africa\'s leading cellular telecommunications company. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier in the year. Thereafter the company launched full commercial operations beginning with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. MTN paid $285m for one of four GSM licenses in Nigeria in January 2001. To date, in excess of US$1.8 billion has been invested building mobile telecommunications infrastructure in Nigeria. Since launch in August 2001, MTN has steadily deployed its services across Nigeria. It now provides services in 223 cities and towns, more than 10,000 villages and communities and a growing number of highways across the country, spanning the 36 states of the Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Many of these villages and communities are being connected to the world of telecommunications for the first time ever. The company\'s digital microwave transmission backbone, the 3,400 Kilometre Y\'elloBahn was commissioned by President Olusegun Obasanjo in January 2003 and is reputed to be the most extensive digital microwave transmission infrastructure in all of Africa. The Y\'elloBahn has significantly helped to enhance call quality on MTN network.

Mission:

• Design, develop, and deliver cutting-edge technology platforms and infrastructure that enable the seamless delivery of enterprise and broadband services, driving customer satisfaction, business growth, and innovation, while ensuring scalability, resilience, and future-proof connectivity solutions.

Description:

• Create value by increase in customer base and product sales for products and services.
• Serve as subject-matter expert on all network connectivity and ICT solutions, including but not limited to FTTH, FWA, Colocation, VOIP, Wi-Fi, Fixed Connectivity and Converged Solutions platforms.
• Provide end-to-end support to Solutions Architecture, Project Delivery, Operations, Product Development, Pricing, Sales, and Marketing functions to provide cutting-edge connectivity services to enterprise and fixed broadband customers.
• Ensuring the release of infrastructure designs, conducting proof-of-concept trials, technical evaluations, research, and development.
• Drive the development of Network-As-a-Service (NaaS) platforms for the orchestration of cost-effective, scalable, resilient, and future-proof network connectivity services to customers
• Identify new business opportunities from products launched, sector/market growth, product/process innovation, process reviews/audit close-out etc., 
• Ensure best-in-class solutions and platforms are designed and implemented in accordance with global best practices.

Education:

• First degree in Engineering, Communications
• Fluent in English
• CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent IP networking certification in advanced network routing and switching technologies.
• Certification or training in Microwave and Fiber transmission systems will be an added advantage.
• Project Management certifications or trainings would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• 3–7 years’ experience, which includes.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising others
• Experience working in a medium organization.
• Experience working with Wireline and Fixed Wireless Access technologies.
• Understanding of backbone transport network architectures for data transmission, such as DWDM and OTN.
• Strong hands-on routing and switching experience deploying Cisco, Juniper, and Huawei equipment in an enterprise, ISP, or telco environment.
• Cross-functional experience in interconnecting IXP networks, subsea, and terrestrial cable systems for the delivery of IP transit and IPLC circuits.
• Specialist experience with complex FTTH and P2P fiber planning.
• Hands-on planning and implementation experience with SD-WAN, UCC/VOIP, IOT, and 5G technologies.
• Experience in data center services (IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS)
• Working knowledge of public cloud and hyper-scaler environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Stakeholder relationship management; customer service experience; and orientation.
• Project management experience.

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