Wananchi Group
Job Title: Team Leader - Core Network
Job Title: Team Leader - Core Network
Department: Engineering
Location: Nairobi
Reporting To: Engineering Manager
Number of Positions: 1
Job Summary: As a Team Leader for the Core Network you will be
primarily responsible for planning, implementation, maintenance and improvement
of Wananchi’s multiservice network infrastructure.
You will be the main escalation point
for operational issues will be responsible for the keeping the core network
performance within the stipulated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
You will also be required to be a
mentor to less experienced staff and deal with issues escalated from other
members of the team and other departments.
Job Role
- Diagnose and resolve faults on the core
network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, bandwidth managers
and cache appliances
- Provide root-cause analysis for operational
problems to ensure the cause of network faults is properly identified and
the correct steps are taken to eliminate re-occurrence of the same
problem.
- Ensure the core network performance and
availability is within the stipulated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Produce network designs to meet tactical and
commercial expectations
- Ensure key network performance parameters are
monitored by the NOC and propose improvements in monitoring to accurately
measure the overall performance of the network
- Liaise with third-party vendors in the
resolution of network equipment faults
- Handle second or third level escalations from
the NOC or from other team members
- Act as the technical lead for projects in the
core network
- Liaise with OSS and BSS teams to ensure
optimal machine-to-machine interaction with the core network
- Participate in the core network planning and
budget process to ensure proper capacity to meet customer and commercial
expectations
- Provide technical leadership to ensure the
company is using the best of class technologies to meet its objectives
- Co-ordinate the activities of other core
network engineers to ensure timely resolution of faults and delivery of
projects
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Telecoms or
related field
- At least 5 years experience, two of which will
be in a Service Provider environment
- Must hold expert level Cisco or Juniper
certifications (CCIE/JNCIE)-Advanced knowledge of BGP, MPLS, Multicast and
IGPs both in IPv4 and IPv6 networks
- Experience with Cisco and Juniper high-end
routers
- Advanced knowledge of optical transmission
systems such as SDH, OTN, DWDM and Carrier Ethernet
- Advanced knowledge of Bandwidth Management
systems
- Advanced knowledge of DDoS mitigation
technologies
- Advanced knowledge of Internet cache systems
- Proficient in written and spoken English
- Proficient in common network monitoring tools
such as Cacti, Rancid, and TACACS etc.
- Experience in leading a technical team
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to present and articulate technical
issues to non-technical staff
- Proficiency in shell scripting and Perl
programing is an added advantage
Job Title: Project Manager
Department: Engineering
Location: Nairobi
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting To: Engineering Manager
Number of Positions: 1
Job Summary: As a Project Manager you will be primarily responsible for the full life-cycle project delivery for major projects within the Engineering department.
Job Summary: As a Project Manager you will be primarily responsible for the full life-cycle project delivery for major projects within the Engineering department.
You will be responsible for the
timely delivery of complex multi-technology projects within budget
Job Role
Job Role
- Co-ordination of all aspects of a project
including procurement, delivery, installation and commissioning
- Develop and maintain project governance
framework including project policies and procedures
- Produce timely reporting of all aspects of the
project
- Financial management of the project to ensure
it is delivered within budget and that exception items are properly
approved and documented
- Manage external parties for the delivery of
stipulated projects tasks
- Manage engineers and staff from other departments
to ensure internal tasks are completed in time
- Ensure the project meets the required quality
levels
- Ensure the project delivers the envisaged cost
and/or technical benefits
- Preparing specifications, project plans and
other project documents
- Ensure adequate project team capacity
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree IT, Engineering, Telecoms or
related field
- At least 5 years experience in a Service
Provider or large enterprise environment
- Knowledge of project management methodologies
principally PRINCE2 or PMP
- Knowledge of IP Networks, Video broadcast
systems, and telecommunication networks
- Detailed oriented, analytical mindset, problem
solver
- Above average communication, reporting and
presentation skills
- Experience handling telecommunication based
projects with tight delivery timescales
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team
- Proficiency in project tools such as MS
Project
How to Apply
All applications to be sent to recruit@ke.wananchi.com on or before 22nd April 2015.
Wananchi Group is an equal opportunity employer and will offer competitive remuneration and benefits to the right candidate.
Note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
All applications to be sent to recruit@ke.wananchi.com on or before 22nd April 2015.
Wananchi Group is an equal opportunity employer and will offer competitive remuneration and benefits to the right candidate.
Note only short-listed candidates will be contacted.