Company Info
Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company’s product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.
1). Regional Optimization Engineer
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time
Job Purpose
- Achieve and maintain a high-quality level of the 2G / 3G / 4G and 5G Radio Network Services and ensure high quality performance on all technical activities.
Key Accountabilities
Optimize the RAN Network:
- Proposes indicators for the continuous analysis and follow-up of radio voice and data quality of service, generates proper alarms and recommends solutions when needed.
- Proposes preventive and/or corrective actions for the provisioning of acceptable QoS for voice and data services.
- Follows-up and ensures the existence of sufficient capacity in the radio network (including on the BSC-BTS and the air interfaces).
- Follows-up the evolution of the radio system quality.
- Researches and implements solutions for continuous service improvement in respect to parameter settings and configuration.
- Investigates and recommends proper solutions for customer complaints; validates proposed solutions related to parameter modification on the radio network.
- Validates the recommended radio parameters and configuration provided by the unit.
- Recommends measurement tools for the radio, Abis and A interfaces and related post processing tools.
- Proposes and verifies the implementation of optimal solutions in order to improve operational efficiency of the unit.
- Follows corrective actions based on the internal reports of coverage analysis.
- Follows-up general Radio access technology trends relating to radio optimization activities and assists the RAN Research & Studies unit in the update of Radio engineering guidelines accordingly.
Required Skills, Experience and Eductional Qualifications
Educational Level:
Must have:
- University Degree in Computer or Telecommunication Engineering
Working Experience:
Must have:
- 7 years of experience in 2G, 3G, 4G
- Proven professional training in Telecommunications.
Skills critical to the role:
- Good Excel Skills
- Good knowledge in performance management, DB parameters and features.
- Ericsson or Huawei vendor experience.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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2). Lead, Network Optimization
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time
Job Purpose
- Provide effective technical support and continually seek for quality improvements within the Mobile Network Optimization project.
- Achieve and maintain a high-quality level of the 2G / 3G / 4G and 5G Radio Network Services, and ensure high quality performance on all technical activities, and the highest possible level of customer satisfaction.
Key Accountabilities
Ensure optimization of Network:
- Proposes indicators for the continuous analysis and follow-up of radio voice and data quality of service, generates proper alarms and recommends solutions when needed.
- Proposes preventive and/or corrective actions for the provisioning of acceptable QoS for voice and data services.
- Monitor & analyze the GSM, WCDMA/HSDPA Radio Network Statistics on daily basis.
- Achieve & maintain the Radio Network Performance as per the contracted KPIs (Accessibility, Retainability, Mobility & Service Integrity).
- Responsible for reducing congestion and drops, improving the IRAT Handover, Soft Handover, Location Update, Paging, CSSR, RRC Connection & RAB Establishment Success rate in his designated area for all Voice, Video Packet & High Speed, issuing capacity requests whenever needed.
- Responsible for Inconsistencies Checks, Packet Throughput, Parameter changes & Physical changes.
- Responsible for testing the radio performance for the newly integrated sites.
- Discuss the frequency & Scrambling Code retunes requests with his team leader for his designated area.
- Responsible for the drive test analysis and taking the necessary action to improve the performance of his area.
- Participate in technical discussions with the customer in order to gather product-related information.
- Perform Radio Network Surveys, i.e. visit possible sites in order to judge if they are suitable from a radio network point of view (Hardware & Location).
- Follows-up and ensures the existence of sufficient capacity in the radio network (including on the BSC-BTS and the air interfaces).
- Researches and implements solutions for continuous service improvement in respect to parameter settings and configuration.
- Investigates and recommends proper solutions for customer complaints; validates proposed solutions related to parameter modification on the radio network.
- Validates the recommended radio parameters and configuration provided by the unit.
- Recommends measurement tools for the radio, Abis and A interfaces and related post processing tools.
- Proposes and verifies the implementation of optimal solutions in order to improve operational efficiency of the unit.
- Follows corrective actions based on the internal reports of coverage analysis.
- Follows-up general Radio access technology trends relating to radio optimization activities and assists the RAN Research & Studies unit in the update of Radio engineering guidelines accordingly.
Required Skills, Experience and Eductional Qualifications
Educational Level:
Must have:
- University Degree in Computer or Telecommunication Engineering
Working Experience:
Must have:
- 10 years of experience in 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G an added advantage.
- Minimum of 5 years Optimization & Planning experience, primarily in Optimization of 4G
- Minimum of 4 years with vendors (Huawei, ZTE and Nokia) experience or well-known operators in telecommunication or related field
Skills critical to the role:
- Good Excel Skills
- Excellent knowledge of the field of 2G/3G/4G radio communication and optimization
- Good knowledge in performance management, DB parameters and features.
Deadline: Not Specified.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply: