Senior Manager - IN & VAS Planning at Airtel Nigeria

Purpose
This function is expected to act as the lead representative for business, technical and functional requirements in the area of IN & VAS solutions. The function will define the optimal topology and proposed technology roadmap of the IN/Charging and VAS network to meet a premium service level and architecture; To evaluate network design and define integrated planning/implementation criteria and guidelines with partners for capacity management and dimensioning of the Core IN network; Also would evaluate delivery of IN projects to designed SLAs whilst exploring the most efficient ways to deliver any new functional requirements placed upon the Mobile/Evolved Core Network.

Educational Qualifications & Functional/Technical Skills

•     Bachelor/Masters of Telecommunication/Electronic Engineering degree
•     Detailed working Telecommunications Knowledge
•     Analytical, Technical and Presentation skills
•     A good understanding of 3GPP /ITU-T and ETSI standard with regards to   OCS will be required.
•     Relevant experience with OSS platforms.

Relevant Experience

•     Minimum of 8-10 years working experience in large Mobile Network   Operator with the MPC or EPC domains.
•     Vendor experience – HUAWEI and ERICSSON platforms and IN architectures   - Including Service level configuration for data services.
•     Good technical understanding and experience of the commercial   deployment of EPC/LTE (including IMS) which could include design, test and/or   deployment.  Understanding of the   evolution of 3G networks moving towards 4G.
•     Good understanding of interrelated domains (IT/Voice/Data/Vas   applications) functions and working knowledge of the underlying IP technology   to facilitate E2E service flow.
•     Experience on Ericsson PS core will be added advantage
•     Experience of delivering customer facing services and solutions
•     Experience of deployment of key network systems through the delivery   life cycle from initial design to full operational handover. This comes with Good   project management knowledge.
•     Good understanding of Unix Shell scripting and Knowledge and experience   of Linux environments.
•     Experience of solving end-to-end design challenges that have   significant interaction between multiple systems and domains
•     Experience in measuring and analyzing network KPI ‘key performance   indicators’

Other requirements

•     Personal Integrity and good interpersonal relationship
•     Personal tenacity to succeed
•     Must have excellent organizational and communication skills.
•     Highly organized and good at implementation.
•     Time management skills with commitment to project timelines.
•     Self-motivational skills
•     Good analytical and problem solving skills.
•     Good practical skills in troubleshooting and fault resolution for   supporting operations teams as an escalation point