Engineer - Core Transmission Planning

ABOUT THE COMPANY MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition JOB SUMMARY RequirementsA first degree/HND in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline Fluent in EnglishExperience:3 - 7 years’ work experience, especially in Telecoms industry, including:Electrical radio engineering, network topology design and fibre optic transmission networksExperience in Transmission nodes, capacity dimensioning and service planning/integration.Experience in fibred infrastructure planning, design, build (Google earth, DMT (Inventory/Asset management), GIS, ONDS)  Experience in connectivity, route planning, node and route protection (ERP, APS, LAG, MSP, SNCP etc)Experience in various transmission technologies such as SDH, OTN, DWDM, IP/MPLS, Carrier Ethernet and so onExperience in the use of IP and MPLS in network planning/integration RESPONSIBILITIES Plan and design core transmission network capacity (DWDM) for mobile traffic backhaul Ensuring redundancy and resilience are incorporated into transmission core designsTrack capacity utilization and provide adequate solution for exceptions Provide detailed network diagram depicting the status of the core transmission networkPlanning and reviewing optical fiber network designs (backbone, metro) to ensure optimal coverage and scalabilityValidating route planning for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, right-of-way feasibility and provide Scope of work.Collaborating with network planning teams to align fiber deployment with current and future capacity demands.Maintaining accurate and up-to-date optical fiber network and Transmission core database (GIS, inventory, and documentation systems)Adhere to processes and procedures to ensure conformance to best practices and to identify opportunities for improvements. REQUIRED SKILLS Planning, Network optimisation, Network management REQUIRED EDUCATION Diploma, Associate's degree

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