Jobs at IpNX Nigeria Limited

Purpose of the Job (Brief)

• Reporting to the Team Lead Quality Assurance and Control in the Infrastructure Division of ipNX, The Quality Assurance and Control Officer will be responsible for the Outside Plant Quality Checks
• You will be responsible for the Direct Field Quality Checks and snags reporting and clearing for all Project Deployment and Operations Activities in the Outside Plant and provide the necessary escalations to the HOD Infrastructure Quality when required.
• You will aid the Team Lead Quality Assurance and Control to provide up to date statuses of quality audits and acceptance testing of completed and on going projects within the Infrastructure Division
• You are tasked with ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence during all levels of engagements with customers and stakeholders, proactively providing support and input when required.
• In addition to the above, You are also required to build capacity and develop teams working with you.

Key Activities
Network Infrastructure:

• Carry Out Spot checks on all Project Deployment and Operations Activities within the Division as required by the Division. These checks include snag lists and snag clearing.
• Escalate all standards and specifications issues noted in the field to the QA/QC Analyst for further actions
• Provide the necessary field interpretations of the ipNX standards and specifications during project initiation stages.

Internal:

• Provide weekly quality status reporting on all on going projects and operations activities within the Division
• Provide Quality Assurance of all assigned Survey Contractors work and makes the necessary recommendations.

Asset Management:

• Updates all As Maintained Records for the Division

People Management - Training:

• Build and maintain a healthy relationship with enterprise customers and stakeholders during all audit and quality related activities
• Drive internal and external training initiatives for team members.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• Education: B.Eng in Civil Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Professional Certifications: CFOT is an added advantage
• Technical: Good Knowledge of Fiber Turnkey Deployments and Civil Works and Materials standards
• Technology: Conversant with Microsoft Office Tools, AutoCAD/Visio, A good knowledge of GIS will be an added advantage
• Communication: Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills.

Work Experience:

• 3 years experience in Turnkey Fiber Deployment and Civil Works standards and specifications
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including MS Project
• Conversant with the Use of CAD and GIS
• Strong network engineering background is a must.
• Osp background is desirable.

Other Requirements:

• Hardworking and Tenacious
• Resilience
• Action orientation
• Tech Savvy
• Result Driven
• Excellent Decision Quality
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Analytical
• Ability to work with teams
• Customer Focus.

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Purpose of the Job

• The Solutions & Research Engineer is responsible for ensuring efficient service delivery to the customers and ensure customer satisfaction for all new services and support related service.
• He will have the responsibility of contributing towards the research, design and implementation of functionality that will propel ipNX products and market-leading solution to the next level.
• Also, he is to Provide technical support through collaborative partnership to deliver high quality and reliable network performance. Deliverables

Key Activities
Corporate/FOS Incident Management:

• Restore service failures for Corporate Customers within 4 hours of its occurrence.
• Understand implementation and integration of technical hardware and software solutions.
• Provide high level system design and the development of proofs of solution and value.
• Restore service failures for Retail Customers within 24 hours of its occurrence.
• Ensure Research & Solutions management, system requirement analysis, option and scenario evaluation are carried out.
• Demonstrate solution-based thinking – leading to quick problem/issue resolution on a day-to-day basis, responding to queries, updating on progress.
• Incident Management Communication: Provide prompt feedback for input into the OTRS Application with information relating to activities being carried out to resolve customer service incidents.
• Preventive Maintenance: Plan and execute nodes/segment that require preventive maintenance on the network.
• Ensure consistent Preventive Maintenance
• Plan and execute nodes/segment that require preventive maintenance on the network.
• Conduct collaborative system specifications, system integration, and evaluation of system functions.
• Provide user support by diagnosing network and device problems and implementing technical or procedural solutions.
• Execute multi-tiered process across prioritized work efforts to optimize execution excellence.
• Proactively identify insight needs driven by strategic imperatives and translate into meaningful strategic recommendations.
• Test and evaluate hardware and software to determine efficiency, reliability, or compatibility with existing systems.
• Provide technical support for the network surveillance, provisioning, installation and repair of infrastructures, sales, sales engineering, and marketing departments.
• Implement an FTTH Monitoring Application to Improve MTTR for Faults
• Audit and collate information for the fiber outside plant network.
• Prepare the as-maintained documentation within region/subregion managed for the O&M Unit.
• Monitor network performance and investigate anomalies in the system and resolve issue.
• Optimize network uptime and promptly repair network failures.
• Audit and collate information for the fiber outside plant network.
• Prepare and implement Method of Procedures (MOPs) and update network documentation based on changes in network topology.
• Research and Report Management
• Investigate, design, plan, and coordinate implementing infrastructure technology for IT networks.
• Document and communicate / escalate critical issues and recommending quick solutions to minimize business disruption due to infrastructure support issues.
• Drafting of progress reports which must be clear, concise, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand by stakeholders and key decision makers.
• Contribute towards prospect specific inquiries/scoping projects around implementation, Support models, technical configuration, security and/or data integration.
• Execute solutions and use cases that leverage ipNX product integrations that generate business value.
• Research actively the applications of new theories, techniques, and technologies that can drive innovation.
• Critically assess the performance and impact of current products, suggesting and implementing adaptations where appropriate.
• Work with Engineering teams in order to facilitate technology transfer from research to product.
• Perform Monitoring, Backup and Recovery Procedures
• Adhere to controls to provide security for operating systems, software, and data.
• Maintain technical documentation and database information for the all networks and circuits.
• Manage maintenance and repair programs, making sure systems don't break down.
• Ensure new equipment meets regulatory and client’s requirements.
• Participate in relevant training webinars to understand recent release functionality, demonstration environment configuration and behavior.
• Monitor and analyze system performance, such as network traffic, security, and capacity.
• Monitor network performance and investigate anomalies in the system and resolve issues.
• Optimize network uptime and promptly repair network failures.
• Stakeholder Management
• Interface effectively with customers, other departments and managers to resolve customer problems.
• Conduct and support training sessions with members inside and outside of the organization.
• Track contractor performance, including billing against budget and contract.
• Deliver network designs and customer solutions based on a set of requirements.
• Partner with local technical operations staff to maintain, revise, and track process/operations documentation.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• B.Eng in Computer Engineering, Electrical Electronics or any IT related Degree (minimum of 2.2 / Upper Credit)
• CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate); CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)
• M.Sc involving Engineering, Sciences, Mathematics or similar fields
• Industry Certifications in AWS, CISSP, CCDP, CCNP, and CCIE
• Customer centric and stakeholders management
• Good LAN/WAN network design and implementation skills
• Ability to solve complex problems in the shortest available time using honed analytical skills
• Good interpersonal skills with customers, vendors and members of team
• Design and analytical troubleshooting of LAN, WAN network and Internet-data architecture with good knowledge of routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, RIP etc)
• Good knowledge of installation and configuration of core network devices and its relevant integration to the network (LAN, MAN & WAN)
• Ability to use network monitoring/optimization devices (software/hardware) to proffer solutions to
• network related problem and optimize network performance where necessary
• Ability to confidently communicate with personnel at all levels of the organization
• Extensive technical knowledge deploying and managing network and infrastructure environment
• Well organized, articulate and has numerate skills
• Knowledge of network hardware configuration and management, including routers, firewalls, switches etc.
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit
• Pre-Sales & Post-Sales Management
• Project management skills also desirable

Work Experience:

• 3 years of experience with Fiber to the Home (FTTH) infrastructure, and experience in construction on new outside and inside plant (OSP/ISP) fiber infrastructure
• Experience presenting technical concepts to a general audience
• Basic experience with basic configurations of enterprise or carrier grade networking equipment such as routers, switches, firewalls, encoders, optics, and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing(DWDM)
• Previous commercial engineering experience
• Experience in technical consulting and customer handling
• Proven experience in data analytics, statistical methods and models
• Experience and knowledge related to different research methodologies and comfort in how these approaches would work
• Experience working in a Service Provider environment and providing technical support to end customer solutions
• Knowledge and understanding of the Nigerian and global Information Technology Industry especially Telecommunications

Other Requirements:

• Customer Focus
• Tech savvy
• Action orientation
• Drive results
• Cultivate Innovation
• Ability to optimize work processes
• Resilience
• Self-Development
• Nimble Learning
• Ensures Accountability
• Develops Talent
• Drives Engagement
• Drives Vision & Purpose
• Excellent Decision Quality Dimensions.

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Purpose of the Job (Brief)

• Reporting to the Team Lead, Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi Project/Systems Engineer is responsible for designing and deploying carrier grade and reliable Wi-Fi network infrastructure for enterprise customers in accordance with set SLAs. You are also responsible for overseeing the ‘support and maintenance’ of the installed Wi-Fi network infrastructure within ipNX (Core) as well as deployments for Enterprise Customers (Access).
• You will be responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all activities required to fulfil and maintain enterprise Wi-Fi Services to customers. These include: carrying out extensive surveys to first of all identify the optimal equipment and solutions for delivering the requested services, creating the design diagrams, initiating and completing the procurement process, carrying out the actual installations as projects as well as the maintenance of these installations.
• You are equally tasked with ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and operational excellence during all levels of engagements with customers – including during surveys, service delivery (installations) as well as during support calls/visits.
• In addition to the above, You are also required to provide routine in-house training where required.

Deliverables (Maximum 5-6 Key Responsibilities)
Expected Key Results (Detailed KPIs)
Key Activities:

• Network Infrastructure
• Customers
• Carry out Wi-Fi surveys and provide accompanying reports with the most optimal and cost-effective solutions that meets the business objectives and set standards (SLAs)
• Deploy, Configure, Optimize and Monitor Wi-Fi infrastructure for enterprise customers as per agreed set standards and SLAs
• Recommend areas of improvements, product enhancements incl. new features and services that meets present and future needs of the customer
• Provide onsite and remote support for all enterprise Wi-Fi deployments where required. This includes event and managed wi-fi services.
• Ensure 99.9% network availability (incl. usability) for the Wi-Fi Platform and Core Systems
• Ensure 99.9% service availability (incl. usability) for enterprise Wi-Fi Customer services
• Internal:
  • Provide regular updates including weekly reports as required
  • Work with other teams/stakeholders to develop internal systems and processes that drive efficient fulfilment of set SLAs
• Asset Management
  • Ensure That Company Assets Are Accounted For, Maintained and Inventoried Accurately
• People Management
• Training
  • Lead, without Micromanaging a team of Interns and Riggers
  • Build and maintain a healthy relationship with enterprise customers and stakeholders during surveys, installation and support visits
  • Attend seminars and trainings (incl. Webinars) related to product and sector

Demonstrate (Key Competencies)
Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills:

• Education: B.Sc in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / IT Related disciplines
• Technical: Understanding of Computer Networks and aspects of Project Management. Cisco Network Certification/PMP is a bonus
• Technical: Practical Experience with Network Connectivity Installations (Routers & Switches)
• Technical: Practical Knowledge of Wireless Technology and Installations (any of: RF, Radio, Microwave, GSM, LTE or Wi-Fi and Base Stations)
• Technology: Microsoft Office Suite competence [Bonus: Visio, MS Project]
• Language: Fluent English
• Communication: Exemplary Communication Skills [Face to Face and over the telephone]; Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.

Work Experience:

• At least 1 year experience within the telecoms space
• A good understanding of computer networks as well as some aspects of project management (Cisco Certification/ PMP is a bonus)
• A good grasp of technical installations (wireless & wireline), the use of applicable tools and willingness to learn more
• Good understanding of relevant wireless technology (hardware) and other network connectivity equipment including routers and switches
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including MS Project
• Must be comfortable with MS Visio for drawing survey and network design diagrams.

Other Requirements:

• Hardworking and Tenacious
• Resilience
• Action orientation
• Tech Savvy
• Result Driven
• Excellent Decision Quality
• Attention to Detail
• Problem Solving
• Analytical
• Ability to work with teams
• Customer Focus.