Engineer - Fixed Solutions Architecture at Safaricom Kenya

Key Responsibilities 

• Planning of Optical Line Terminals (access network gateways) in consultation with fibre deployment teams to optimize coverage and minimize exposure to physical & logical faults.
• Install, configure, upgrade & commission service access nodes for FTTX services. 
• Design, plan & implement broadband gateway nodes for Fixed services.
• Assist support teams with root cause analysis of persistent problems affecting residential Fixed service experience and recommend network optimizations to fix the problems.
• Design & implement automation journeys for Fixed solutions repetitive tasks and service activation, modification, and de-activation processes.
• Forecast Fixed services traffic & subscriber trends and plan for capacity, licensing, and optimizations to ensure service availability and resiliency while optimizing costs.
• Enhance Fixed solutions reporting & analytics capabilities for key network & customer service KPIs.
• Ensure up to date documentation of all projects implemented.
• Continuously evaluate and propose relevant emerging network technologies and solutions that improve customer experience or add features, services, and functionality.
• Carry out trials, proofs of concept & sourcing initiatives for Fixed services infrastructure, solutions, new technologies and services.
• Carry out regular vendor & supplier engagement on performance, existing and new solution offerings.
• Work with commercial teams and offer technical expertise on new & existing service offerings to align network design with organizational goals. 
• Work with other technology teams to ensure Fixed Solutions services are well planned, maintained & optimized.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• Work Experience of at least 3 years with specialized role in a busy telecommunications / Service provider environment –Involved in network planning, automation or support, implementation & commissioning.
• Knowledge of Passive Optical Network architecture, design, infrastructure, and operations.
• End to end broad knowledge of 4G, 5G and (unlicensed) microwave fixed wireless access networks