Job Description

About Us

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc is a company supporting Ethiopia’s digital transformation. As a member of the Vodacom family, we have a wealth of experience connecting over 334 million people globally and over 180 million people in Africa across our network. We look forward to partnering with Ethiopians as we build a new network in Ethiopia.

We are setting the groundwork in readiness for the launch of our services next year and are looking to work with purpose-led teams that put the community at the heart of service.

Safaricom Ethiopia is offering a wide range of careers, whether you’re looking to join our technology, commercial or corporate teams. If you would like a challenge and the promise of a digital future for the people of Ethiopia, we are looking for you. 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Engineer: Core Network Planning – SDM and Signaling in Network planning Engineering within Technology function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Detailed Description

Reporting to the Manager-Core Network Engineering, the role holder will be responsible for the planning, design, deployment, dimensioning of Subscriber data management and signaling network elements to support Company business requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for the management of all capacity planning and dimensioning of SDM and Signaling products in the Safaricom network, namely: HLR, HSS, EIR, AAA, STP and DRA/DEA
• Responsible for the testing and integration of roaming partners for Prepaid and Postpaid GSM, GPRS, 3G,LTE (IN and OUT bound Roaming).
• Overall responsibility for SDM and Signaling related vendor analysis of new products, services and hardware.
• Responsible for the day to day management of suppliers of the SDM and Signaling systems.
• Responsible for the management and maintenance of correct design and planning procedures and processes.
• Responsible for the provision of capacity forecast
• Execute policy compliance checks on all Core Services systems and solutions
• Maintain very high systems availability in SDM and Signaling domains.
• Execute configuration changes on all SDM and Signaling Network elements and services as planned
• Implement and maintain security standards and policy compliance on the SDM and Signaling network systems
• Timely deployment software patches and releases to all SDM and Signaling Systems
• Implement roaming configurations and troubleshoot roaming issues as per requests from the wholesale team.
• Manage SS7 and DIAMETER network, including allocation of GTs, hostnames and SPCs.
• Provide weekly reports and recommendations to management
• Vendor and other stakeholders management

Job Requirements

Education & Experience: 

• Degree in one of the following:
• Telecommunications
• Electronic Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of network planning and engineering experience in a wireless environment either with a carrier or a vendor/consulting firm serving this industry
• Strong knowledge in SIGTRAN (SS7), RADIUS, and DIAMETER protocols
• Sound understanding of GSM/3G/LTE/5G architecture with respect to Core Networks
• Solid understanding of IP networking and related technology
• Knowledgeable in Network Function Virtualisation infrastructure (NFVi)
• Strong knowledge and experience in systems integration techniques, system engineering, systems management, and KPI reporting
• Entry to intermediate level – Linux/unix
• Solid understanding of databases
• Experience in fault management and resolution in a telecommunications environment
• Experience with Nokia core systems will be an added advantage
• Knowledge of VAS, prepaid billing and RAN will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently and must have prior knowledge on how to escalate network issues.
• Prior work experience with DRA/DEA and STPs will be advantageous 

How to Apply

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