Manager, Incident and Surveillance at 9mobile Nigeria

9mobile is a Nigerian private limited liability company. EMTS acquired a Unified Access Service License from the Nigerian Communications Commission in 2007. The License enables EMTS provide Fixed Telephony (wired or wireless), Digital Mobile Services, International Gateway Services and National/Regional Long Distance Services in addition to spectrum assignments in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Incident and Surveillance

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Job Summary   

• Coordination and management of network surveillance, incident, network fault and NOC front office operations

Principal Functions   

• Coordinate Level 1network support (Front Office activities) for the BSS, transmission, IP, Core CS/PS, VAS and Enterprise units
• Handle incident management-escalation, notification, follow-up, and updates
• Coordinates war room for incident resolution
• Takes ownership of follow-up and reporting of incidents according to categories and severity levels
• Responsible for communication during incidents and outages to all stakeholders
• Responsible for ensuring escalation processes are properly followed and optimised
• Ensure all expected reports from the various NOC FO units are prepared and sent as scheduled, including outage/incident reports
• Coordinate NOC FO communication with customers and other service providers (Colocation service providers, lease lines and interconnect service providers, etc.) on network incidents
• Manage relationships with Managed Services NOC teams and ensure efficient service delivery
• Ensure updates of all vendor contacts, escalation matrices, customer contacts, enterprise records, collocation contacts, etc.
• Liaise with IT department on cross-functional issues, incidents, and escalations
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Head, Network Operations Centre

Educational Requirements   

• First Degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or a related course
• Six (6) or more years post NYSC work experience with at least three (3) years at supervisory level

Knowledge:

• Network Availability and Capacity Management
• Network Administration
• Microsoft Office suite
• Network Surveillance/monitoring tools

Skills:

• Personal Effectiveness
• Problem Solving

Behavioral Competencies:

• Customer focused
• Driving and rewarding excellence
• Team working and collaboration
• Communicating with integrity

Technical Competencies:

• Vendor management
• Network Operations and Maintenance (M&E, Radio, VAS, Core, Transmission, IP)
• Network System Administration/Tools

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.