Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
All employees have a respo...
Description:Safaricom is the largest converged communication solutions provider in Kenya, offering telephony, broadband internet, and financial services. The company also supports community projects and provides value-added services aimed at improving the welfare of Kenyans. With more than 29 million subscriber…Safaricom is the largest converged communication solutions provider in Kenya, offering telephony, broadband internet, and financial services. The company also supports community projects and provides value-added services aimed at improving the welfare of Kenyans. With more than 29 million subscribers and an estimated 67% market share, Safaricom operates the most extensive modern mobile network in Kenya. Its position as the leading mobile provider in the region is supported by experienced shareholders, competitive tariffs, a nationwide dealer network, and skilled staff and management.View moreView less
Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.
Complex Fault management on Optical, ipRan & Synchronization networks within the SLA and provide support in complex cross-domain faults.
Resolve all incidents to closure, escalate unresolved incidents to vendors and manage escalation till RCA is provided by vendor as per SLA.
Running of transmission Networks /transport trials, equipment/system parameter checks and evaluation and subsequent recommendations for approval and adoption of new equipment, systems and technologies into the network.
Participate in the formulation of high- and low-level designs of new transport systems (HLD&LLD) in the Optical network, IPRAN and IP core domains.
Work with other internal teams in resolution of faults impacting Business IT systems such as MPESA, Billing, Payment aggregator.
Ensure proper synchronization of all network elements and perform maintenance of the network clocks.
Drive operational excellence projects to drive improvements in our transmission network quality and reliability.
Timely and effective resolution of all incident tickets as per the SLA (Fault resolution process and SLA) to ensure closure within the predefined period in the fault resolution process.
Effective implementation and planning of change requests in Optical, ipRan and Synchronization networks to ensure no unplanned incidents due to change.
Ensure Newly accepted IPCORE network element to be 100% functional with all modules tested and without alarms and are monitorable from SOC.
Active participation and resolution of quality related cases
Resolution of all identified issues on NMS within 8 hours from detection
All the IPCORE services are implemented with 100% accuracy on availability targets.
Overall CORE Network Elements availability and reliability of greater than 99.99% in a year.
All the NMS operating with full FCAPS functionalities with at least 99.99% availability and accurate weekly backups
Qualifications
BSC degree in Electrical/Electronics/Telecommunications/IT.
At least 2 years technical experience in supporting transmission networks, preferably Service provider environment or equivalent.
Experience working with various transport technologies (such as OTN-ASON, WDM-ASON, SDH, IPRAN Microwaves) and conversant with network synchronization techniques.
Good working knowledge of IP networking. Certification in either CCNA, CCNP, HCNA or HCNP preferred.
Strong technical analysis, robust troubleshooting and problem resolution skills.
Experience in outside plant fiber, issue identification, and maintenance
Thorough Knowledge in IP network performance monitoring &optimization tools.
Network design, implementation and support experience, including working knowledge of IPv6 addressing and segment routing.
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