ENGINEER - TRANSMISSION CORE PLANNING AT MTN NIGERIA

About Company:

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.

Job Description:

• Plan and design core transmission network capacity for mobile traffic backhaul 
• Plan and design network protection and redundancy
• Monitor capacity utilization and provide adequate solution in place of congestion 
• Provide detailed network diagram depicting the status of the core transmission network 
• Plan IP synchronization for the MTN Network
• Design connectivity solutions using varied facilities and platforms.
• Provide technical support to all other departments regarding network planning, rollout and general transmission core related problems.
• Adhere to processes and procedures to ensure conformity with industry best practices and the highest global quality standards.
• Support in technology evaluation and all prevailing innovation initiatives.
• Keep an accurate and reliable database of current and planned transmission solution deployments.

Requirements:

• 3-7 years’ experience which includes:
• Electrical radio engineering, network topology design and fibre optic transmission networks
• Experience in Transmission nodes, capacity dimensioning and service planning and integration. 
• Experience in connectivity, route planning, node and route protection (ERP, APS, LAG, MSP, SNCP etc)
• Experience in the various transmission technologies such as SDH, OTN, DWDM, Carrier Ethernet etc.
• Experience in IP/MPLS solution deployments 

Qualifications and Skills:

• A first Degree BSc/HND in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related discipline 
• Fluent in English 

Salary

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