Engineer - Signalling Technology Operations 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/ Core purpose of the Job

The Signalling Technology Operation Engineer will form a part of a highly skilled group of technical experts who are responsible of technical management of the Bayobab connectivity infrastructure especially the signaling and roaming setup.  he will organize, coordinate, and supervise signaling peering and international Roaming technical activities (configuration, testing and support) in line with the overall business objectives of the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)

• Manage and support Signalling peering (Diameter, SS7) and security (Signaling Firewall) with MTN Opcos and SCCP carriers and Roaming Hub. 
• Manage International Roaming (Technical Coordination).
• Ensure departmental and special project implementation with stakeholders in timely manner (e.g. planned expansions, upgrades, migrations, swaps, new services).
• Manage signalling and Roaming performance and Quality monitoring as per MTN Group standard (General service KPIs, Capacity monitoring KPIs, operational KPIs).
• Ensure customer satisfaction through effective support (requests, complaints, incidents, problems, change management) and resolve all escalated operational issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure service availability by keeping the roaming and signalling database updated and consistent to avoid service disturbance.
• Prevent and address any potential revenue leakage identified on Roaming & Interconnect areas.
• Business Continuity Management by implementing the Group BCM Redundancy solution for critical links and node. 
• Develop Policies, Processes & Procedures: Analyze the existing procedures and propose new ones to enhance quality and productivity. Develop and maintain effective processes to ensure effective interface with Customer Care, Marketing, Sales and Finance Departments. 
• Manage risk by clearing audit findings (internal, external). 
• Provide inputs for departmental CAPEX/OPEX budgets elaboration and support its execution.
• Produce the periodical reports of the Department on schedule

Role Deliverables

• Ensure the service KPI and KQI are on target 
• Ensure the support service level is meeting the SLA contract or target.
• Support all troubleshooting for all Signaling and roaming service within the define MTTR.  
• Provide the solution design on business request for new service implementation. 
• Signalling network Optimization and security against illegal and fraudulent traffic. 
• Partner peering and roaming coverage expansion
• Service delivery 

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education:

• Minimum 4 Year bachelor’s degree in equivalent specialization MSc, MBA is a plus.
• English 

Experience:

• Minimum five (3) years in GSM environment

Competencies:

• GSM, GPRS/UMTS/CDMA Core Network System architecture
• SSS Standard Operation and Maintenance Tasks
• Signalling protocols
• Networking and TCP/IP protocol stack basics
• Data Base administration, programming principles
• Roaming management principles
• Knowledge in Traffic analysis
• Project management (be able to use Microsoft Project)
• Manager track record of 5+ years; with at least 3 years in Telecom industry.

Other:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply the appropriate sections of applicable laws, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
• Ability to acquire a thorough understanding of the organization’s hierarchy, jobs, qualifications, compensation practices, and the administrative practices related to those factors.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.  

Method of Application