Core SDM Planning Engineer at Safaricom Kenya

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Principal Engineer, Subscriber Data Management, Core Network Planning & Design, this individual will be responsible for the design, deployment, second-line support and general management of SDM systems including the HLR, HSS, EIR, MNP, AAA and the Number Management System, and for technical tasks related to SIM cards and eSIM. This individual will also be responsible for the automation of repetitive tasks within this domain, as well the creation of rules, standards, templates and formulation of best practices within the domain. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for capacity planning for these systems, as well as analyzing and correcting faults related to them. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Automation of repetitive tasks within the SDM domain and Core Network domain 
• Planning, design and deployment for HLR, HSS, EIR, MNP, AAA and OneNDS 
• Planning, design and deployment for the Number Management System 
• Planning, design and deployment for the IoT SDM nodes (IoT-HLR, etc.) 
• Management of the eSIM platform and other emergent SDM platforms 
• Preparation of technical designs, work instructions, scripts and command templates 
• Acceptance testing for network hardware, software and SIM cards, including eSIM 
• Capacity monitoring, planning and forecasting, and identification of emerging trends 
• Fault analysis and correction, and regular technical audits 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university in Engineering or any technical ICT discipline
• Experience with Core Network systems or in a technical design or support role handling GSM network systems
• Working knowledge of both bare-metal and virtualized/cloudified network infrastructure 
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems and shell commands 
• Ability to learn quickly and grasp complex technical concepts 
• Ability to perform basic data analytics and make data-driven planning decisions 
• Experience with Cloud-native Network Functions will be and added advantage 
• Experience with HLR/HSS/MNP/EIR/AAA will be an added advantage 
• Experience with webservice APIs (e.g. SOAP and REST) will be an added advantage 
• Ability to develop software code will be an added advantage