Transmission Engineer (Fiber, OSN, DSS, DWDM) at Airtel

Level: Mid-Senior

Job Purpose

• This function Control, Manage and Support day to day transmission operations and management of the fiber network, Tellabs and OSN Dxx / DWDM network operations to ensure an optimum network availability, excellent customer experience, delivering Operational excellence with most cost optimized model in the world.

Key Accountabilities

• Day to day management of all national and Metro fiber, Huawei ODN/DWDM and Tellabs Dxx / DWDM Network Operations & Maintenance with Strategic Partners(SPs) to deliver optimal availability and Perpetual quality ( Customer).
• Drive the end to end process documentation, implementation and compliance to processes, procedures and policies to ensure seamless operations across all SP( Process Management).
• Regulatory Compliance; ensure that all activities of Operations and Maintenance in the central and Region adhere to corresponding regulatory requirements in daily operations.
• Partner & Contract Management; ensure all processes for effective management of Partners.
• Build a capable and motivated team at Airtel to create a high performance team environment.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or Telecoms Engineering (Masters Degree in Engineering a plus).
• 5 -7 years of varied experience in operation and maintenance in the Telecom industry
• 4-6 years managerial experience in a GSM/mobile company with at least 4 – 5 years hands on experience in various fiber network implementation and Huawei OSN/DWDM and Tellabs SDH

Skills & Competencies:

• Sound knowledge of Mobile Network O&M
• Analytical and Presentation skills
• Strategic negotiation skills
• Tactical disposition in decision making and managing resources
• Logical decision making abilities
• Flexible and dedicated
• Ability to innovate and deliver value to business
• Ability to manage an outsourcing partner to effectively deliver on service level agreements
• Ability to motivate and lead both internal and external partners
• Impeccable integrity and character
• Go-getter
• Communication Skills
• Cost, process and automation Innovation