Engineer, Carrier Relations at MTN Nigeria

Job Description

• To support Interconnect and Roaming relations for technical and contract negotiations through supporting Internal/ external stakeholder’s expectations.
• Extract value from what we already have by focusing on optimizing processes within the Unit/Department in line with the value creation philosophy. This includes individual contributions and recommendations to improve existing business project/initiative.
• Drive Innovation by identifying and taking advantage of new business opportunities, e.g., by stimulating and encouraging new business opportunities, launch of products, product/process innovation, business model innovation etc.
• Maintain leadership in the ICT/Digital industry by partnering with MTNN’s Partners to improve their processes which in turn will improve the efficiency of MTNN’s operations.
• Enhance/expand MTN’s role in the larger national macro environment by participating in CSR projects and/or NGO’s, involvement in recognized professional institutions, participating in think-tank activities etc.
• Sustain the right organizational culture and behaviors by demonstrating the vital behaviors every time.
• Liaise with Finance, IS, NWG (Operations, Performance, Planning and NID units) and Marketing to determine technical responsibility for/to MTNN regarding Interconnect and Roaming responsibilities/ Requirements.
• Adapt with and/ or adopt different Network Technologies, Vendors and Requirements from various Interconnect and Roaming Networks.
• Engage in regular Interconnect and Roaming traffic Forecast towards positioning company to meet with the growth of the industry and Organizational goals and Objective.
• Value created by optimising business projects/activities
• Conduct research to determine the feasibility and practicability of prospective national and international Interconnect and Roaming partners Networks.
• Co-ordinate and implement the technical requirements involved in implementing national and international interconnectivity between MTNN and other roaming and Interconnect operators.
• Extract or collate and interpret related statistics to dimension exchanged commercial traffic between MTNN and respective network operators.
• Design and update network interface platforms required to facilitate interconnectivity with partner operators or networks.
• Manage interconnect projects E2E to ensure adequate project delivery.
• Simplify, modernize and adapt the overall Carrier architecture in compliance with Network modernization or evolution as it relates to Interconnect and Roaming.
• Design necessary programs for core and access networks based on agreements with interconnect partner.
• Anticipate and document possible problems from call data information and map out strategies for mitigating related risks.
• Updating of MTN Nigeria IR21 document based on communicated Network changes.
• Use of Interconnect and Roaming Planning/ performance tools (locally and remotely hosted tools).
• Manage changing requests for updates to network elements for launch or termination of service.
• Manage updates to the IR21 document based on network changes.
• Develop/oversee Technical plan and integration of new technologies e.g. LTE, VOLTE.
• Coordination of all network configurations for products.
• Technical project coordination of all Network teams for project and product releases.

Experience/Requirements

• A First Degree in the Sciences preferably in Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years post degree
• Fluent in English.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialisation; with experience working with others
• Experience working in a medium and/or BIG organization.
• Experience in switching, transmission, Interconnect negotiation and/or Roaming Interworking Setup in the telecoms environment.
• Experience and comprehension of Telecommunications management network philosophy and practice.

Training:

• Transmission
• Switching.
• Project Management.
• Research and Presentation skill set.

Minimum Qualification

• BEd, BEng, B.Sc, BTech or HND