ACCESS NETWORK PLANNING ENGINEER AT EQUINIX NIGERIA- LAGOS

About Company:

Equinix is expanding significantly in Nigeria, building high-performance data centers in Lagos (LG3 opening Q1 2026) as part of a major Africa investment, providing crucial digital infrastructure for cloud, AI, and connectivity, leveraging Lagos's role as a subsea cable hub to link Africa globally. These facilities offer carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection, empowering local and international businesses, including fintechs, to scale and integrate with global digital ecosystems. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Description:

• Works with Network Architecture team to translate architecture requirements into platform level configurations.
• Performs tests that support deployment readiness decision.

Responsibilities
Troubleshooting:

• Participates in the development and /or creates troubleshooting guides and trains the NSE team on the platform and how to troubleshoot issues
• Participates with NSE as needed to troubleshoot layer 1-3 network issues experienced by end customers and service providers.

Network Design:

• Translates high level architectural designs into platform configurations, and iteratively develops design changes based on testing
• Responsible for developing methods of procedure that implement the design changes in the network platforms.

Commissioning/Installations:

• Creates engineering deployment packages (EDPs), including rack elevation drawings, space and power requirements, cable run lists, and any other site specific documentation
• Performs first installation of new technology or services
• Completes documentation for use by Operations (EDPs, configurations, and training guides)
• Completes commission readiness.

Testing & Validation:

• Develops test plans and strategies to exercise platforms, including feature performance, load stress redundancy, operational alarms and metrics
• Develops and executes software test plans and procedures
• Develops and improves regression and acceptance tests
• Performs hands-on tests to validate proof of concepts, network design, network deployment, and introduction of services and features.

Vendor Management
System Integration & Testing:

• End to end testing of integrated solutions/services including BSS, OSS, and Software Engineering, with Network platforms/elements
• Creates new and innovative test strategies for tests in laboratory and field testing environments
• Provides feedback on how testing results can result in design changes to the Network Architecture team and platform vendors
• Develops scripts that are the basis for test automation and incorporated into a test automation framework.

Training:

• Develops training guide for NSE personnel.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer Engineering or related field preferred
• 5 - 7 years of related experience.

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

Application Instructions:

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