Mainone IP Planning Engineer Job

Mainone Cable company has announced a job vacancy for an IP Planning Engineer in Lagos, Nigeria. Main One provides communications services in West Africa. It is a leader in the provision of open access wholesale international connectivity and broadband capacity to countries in this region.

Here are the job requirements:  

Job Title: IP Planning Engineer
Department: Network Planning and Engineering  

Responsibilities:
To plan, design and coordinate all new IP/MPLS, Network Core services and Value Added Services projects that support the present and future network growth needs in line with business requirements.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Planning, designing and coordinating the implementation of IP/MPLS related new products and services.
• Planning all IP backbone integration events, control project processes for capacity expansion, integrations, and new services. 
• Receiving inputs on weekly and monthly basis on network performance monitoring and trend analyses, for effective capacity planning and expansion in line with network growth trends and traffic patterns. 
• Developing and evolving IP addressing, naming and numbering formats for all network segments and devices on the IP NGN infrastructure. 
• Producing and evolving designs for integration and extension of the Core NGN and POPs and Meet-me locations. 
• Planning, scheduling and conducting site visits and surveys for accurate and effective project execution, network design, and integration coordination. 
• Design and coordinate implementation of Quality and Class of Service techniques at the network Edge and in the IP backbone network  

Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

• Relevant professional/technical certifications 
• Minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience required in complex network project implementations. 
• Strong experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches 
• Cisco IOS/IOS XR experience will be an added advantage 
• Strong understanding of a process driven environment 
• L2 and L3 MPLS experience 
• Routing protocol troubleshooting experience (BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, EIGRP) 
• Cisco Certified Design professional (CCDP) CCNP , CCIP, CCSP certification or equivalent experience CCIE Certified – will be an added advantage.  

Demands of the job:

• Strong written and verbal skills
• Strong customer service experience required
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts in a 24×7 environment, including weekends and holidays
• Availability to work overtime shifts to maintain divisional coverage and to attending training sessions Understand and manage the pressure of a 24×7 customer support environment  

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Candidates’ CVs to be forwarded to:
HR@mainonecable.com

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