ON Presales Engineer at Nokia Nigeria

As the world’s specialist in mobile broadband, we’ll help you enable your end users to do more than ever before with the world’s most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to maximize their value and the services to make it all work together. From the first ever call on GSM, to the first call on LTE, we operate at the forefront of each generation of mobile technology. Our global experts invent the new capabilities you need in your networks. We provide the world’s most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to maximize the value of those networks, and the services to make it all work together seamlessly. With an unswerving focus on quality, efficiency and reliability we help you meet your mobile customers’ demands for universal content and connectivity more efficiently and effectively. Together, we deliver the innovations in mobile technology that enable people and businesses everywhere to do more than ever before. As a mobile operator, you face challenges from many sides that put your mobile network and your business model under extreme pressure. By transforming your mobile network and your business, you’ll turn your challenges into opportunities. Working closely with you, we deliver the products and services that will help drive your success - today and tomorrow.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:

• Manages and creates optical network portfolio solutions
• Trusted technical solutions advisor for the accounts .Influences customer designs/solutions and RFP design support
• Provides design guidelines for optimal usage of the solutions
• Provides roadmap updates
• Deep technical optical network/Solution knowledge
• Manages customer requirements towards the ION RBC
• Provides/Collects competitive updates/information
• Manages new product introduction
• Product RFP owner for optics
• Positions/pro-actively pushes products
• Continuously seek for new applications that can be addressed with the product and/or solution
• Provides powerpoint solution presentations
• Advice on customers architectures/network evolutions

CONSTRAINTS:

• Requests for support material maybe required in short timescales enforced by the customer so time management skills are vital
• The job requires a very good view of customers’ network architectures and practices and therefore must understand a customer operational processes and confidentiality concerns

ENVIRONMENT

• Because the role is an integral part of the EMEA ION RBC, the ability to work as part of a distributed team is critical. A flexible approach to work, especially when communicating with other Alcatel-Lucent groups, is essential, as is the ability to thrive under pressure and prioritize tasks.
• Creates offering for multi-products, services or end-to-end solutions.
• Actively supports customer engagement.
• Direct interface with customers and development teams.
• Works effectively in a mixed environment and uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.
• Has in-depth business knowledge and uses understanding of how relevant areas integrate to achieve objectives.
• Uses advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems or problems that do not have routine solutions and takes a new perspective.
• Shares initial ideas for professional direction of own organizational unit.
• Acts as a professional advisor and mentor for staff / work team / taskforces.
• May lead projects with manageable risks and resource requirements or small teams, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.

Key Skills And Experience

What you will learn and contribute to

• Detailed understanding of optical network technologies
• Proven record in customer focus· Analytical problem solver
• Proven presentation skills
• Detailed knowledge of optics portfolio
• Must be experienced in Alcatel Lucent 1830pss and Alcatel Lucent 1850TSS
• Understanding of real customer networks
• Experience in designing optical networks Impact
• Impact is short-term and usually departmental/project in scope. Accountable for quality, accuracy and efficiency of own and/or team achievements. Actions and errors can have program, project, functional impact.
• Works to influence others to accept job function’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with functional leadership regarding team & technical matters. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues. Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset

Method of Application