Base Station Subsystem Engineer at Infratel Africa

Role Overview

• The BSS Engineer will oversee the deployment, configuration, integration, and maintenance of Base Station Subsystem (BSS) equipment across GSM/UMTS/LTE
• technologies.
• The role covers troubleshooting of BTS/NodeB/eNodeB sites, transmission interfaces, alarms, and ensuring that all sites operate within defined performance thresholds.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and support BSCs, core network servers, and associated infrastructure.
• Perform installation, integration, and commissioning of BTS/NodeB/eNodeB equipment across multiple OEMs
• Conduct routine and corrective maintenance for RAN and core subsystems, ensuring service availability and stability.
• Resolve hardware faults, transmission issues, and major/minor alarms on both radio and core elements.
• Support software upgrades, parameter updates, and configuration changes on BSS and core platforms.
• Participate in network swap, expansion, and modernization projects.
• Monitor BSS and core KPIs, providing feedback to RF and Operations teams for performance improvement.
• Prepare detailed maintenance reports, outage logs, and site acceptance documentation.
• Ensure adherence to network security, safety procedures, and operational standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, or related discipline.
• 2–5 years practical experience in BSS operations and field maintenance.
• Good knowledge of GSM/UMTS/LTE radio equipment, power systems, and transmission (Satellite/Microwave/IP).
• Experience with Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, ZTE or any other OEM BSS platforms is an added advantage.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.