Job Description

Role purpose:

Ensure the quality assurance of Vodacom's network is maintained at all times. To Analyse and improve Radio/Transmission Network Performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

Analysed performance statistics - 2G & 3G & 4G & MPLS and Microwave networks to isolate quality issues & to meet company targets
Monitoring of end-to-end network utilisation. Initiate upgrade projects based on existing utilisation and growth forecasting. This should include BSC / RNC, network interfaces, transmission and signalling links.
Issue Job Orders to implement above
Generate actions and tasks to improve/rectify performance of Network Elements based on performance alarms, OMC based key indicators and drive test logs. Systems to be conversant with includes Sonar, Touchpoint, M2000, PRS, Vantage, Actix, Mapinfo, SIAE NMS, Tellabs/Coriant INM.
Provided Network Quality support to Regional County Staff
Liaison with regional Project Management, Regional Transmission, County Staff, External contractors, ANE as well as customer related liaison.
To pro-actively draw up mini projects which focus on Network Quality and assist towards improving overall network health.
To attend weekly NQ meetings and address NQ issues for the region.
To do performance reporting on special projects.
Do routine audits and consistency checks on regional BSS/RAN/MPLS configuration databases and take action to rectify inconsistencies
Reporting - Routine & Ad hoc
To compile reports for routine, ad-hoc and investigative purposes

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Technical / Professional Qualifications:

Must have technical / professional qualifications: Relevant 3 Year Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering - essential
3 - 5 years relevant experience

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

GSM/RAN/LTE/MPLS network Basics Fundamentals
Telecommunications
In-depth exposure to Huawei/Nokia UTRAN architecture
Basic Core Network architecture / fundamentals
Basic Transmission Fundaments - TDMA & IP.
Programming - scripting
Organisational structures

Closing date for Applications: 9 August 2023

The base location for this role is, Vodacom Campus, Midrand.

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of peoplexe2x80x99s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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