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The successful candidate will report to the Capacity Planning & Management Architect, and will be responsible for, inter alia, the following:

Key Responsibilities: Fibre Infrastructure Planning & Management

Core Tasks:

• Map & Maintain an up-to-date inventory for all the Company owned and leased Fibres on a GIS mapping system (KMZ, KML, Google maps etc)
• Map & Maintain Company Landing Station, PoP & customer locations on a Geographical Inventory system
• Undertake periodic network audit to authenticate Network resources locations from the various NMSes and available BSS/OSS subsystems.
• Generate high level Fibre extension plans where required for new deployments

Key Responsibility: Reporting

Core Tasks:

• Provide Periodic reports on Fibre infrastructure outlay, Utilization and related inventory
• Provide Periodic reports on Capacity related Inventory on ODFs, ports, line cards, interfaces etc
• Support Senior Capacity Planning Specialist in providing Capacity utilization reports for IP & TX networks
• Support Senior Capacity Planning Specialist in providing reports on Feasibilities requested from Presales
• Support Senior Capacity Planning Specialist in providing reports on Cross Connect orders
• Support Senior Capacity Planning Specialist in providing Purchase requisition reports.

Key Responsibility: Inventory Management, Ordering and Capacity Planning

Core Tasks:

• Maintain Inventory for all capacity related devices including ODFs, Cards, Interfaces etc.
• Undertake periodic network audit to authenticate Network architecture and inventory.
• Maintain an up-to-date inventory for Capacity (both IP and TX) within the Network
• Maintain Inventory of all the NNIs and 3rd Party last mile capacities
• Provide support to Finance by Ensuring that procured fibre and Capacities are properly billed
• Support in preparing purchase requisitions as required
• Support in 3rd party ordering of dark fibre and capacity and cross connects
• Support in Periodic performance analysis of supplier and vendor and suggest feedback on improvements.
• Support development & implementation of new service offerings by providing the required feedback.
• Support in the management of any change process required or new project/product implementation

Key Responsibility: Feasibility Requests

Core Tasks:

• Track all feasibility requests from Presales and escalate where possible till closed
• Raise any red flag noted in regards to fibre and capacity requirement from feasibility requests
• Report any noted non-standard request made in regards to feasibilities
• Answer system resource related queries from internal stakeholders or escalate as required

Key Responsibility: Capacity Forecasting

Core Tasks:

• Provide capacity forecast from the feasibility requests made
• Provide any other support as may be required to forecast long term capacity and fibre deployment requirements.
• Monitor and chart out short term and long term traffic trends for proactive planning and avoid congestions.

Generally do all such things which, although not specifically referred to herein, are necessary and/or required for the due, proper and efficient delivery of your responsibilities as contemplated herein and in your employment agreement.

EDUCATION

• Diploma or Degree holder in Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or related fields.
• Optical Fibre Planning, HCNA, CCNA, JNCIA or better

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Total 3 to 5 years of experience in Telecom networks domain.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills for liaising with various internal teams.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Excellent people management skills for customer and 3rd party contractor support.

​REQUIRED KEY COMPETENCIES/ATTRIBUTES

• Well Conversant with all Telecom Service Provider Ordering and Operational functions/ Processes
• Have good understanding of Optical Transmission & IP technology
• Experience in Physical Fibre Planning & Management for both ISP & OSP
• Ability to interact and work with vendors, engineers etc in telecommunications domain under different time zones.
• Experience in the Engineering, O&M functions & network Management of IP MPLS, Ethernet DWDM and SDH networks/technologies.
• Experience in Operational Support function would be an added advantage

Interested people should please submit an updated and condensed CV by clicking Apply Now.