Network Transport Planning Engineer at Telkom Kenya

Role Purpose: 

The incumbent will be responsible for the planning, designing, implementation and optimization of IP and access solutions (Mobile Packet Backbone Network, Fixed access network, Internet gateway and Mobile Backhaul. The incumbent will work closely with transmission and fiber planning engineers to deliver the most optimal transport solution.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Tracking equipment life cycle and features
• Plan/prepare the IP network for technology evolution
• Design the IP network for new elements and services to be added
• Create KPIs for new products/services
• Analyze the IP network on a weekly basis against the KPI
• Minimize network and service impact for any change and scheduling all planned works
• Create, update  and handover system configuration documentation after software/hardware upgrade to operations
• Analyze the effect of a change before & after implementation
• Provide recommendation reports to Identify opportunities for improvement and optimization of existing services
• Act as a point of escalation for operational issues
• Contribute to the cost saving targets of the function
• Vendor management – Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to specification
• IP and access network database & inventory management

Academic Background & Professional Knowledge

• Bachelor of Science Degree in  Telecommunication Engineering/Electrical and Electronic engineering
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the planning and design of transmission/IP networks

Here are the Skills we are looking for

• Proficient in routing protocols OSPF,ISIS, BGP and L2 & L3 MPLS VPNs, segment routing
• Conversant with carrier Ethernet technical specifications E-line, E-LAN and E tree 
• Conversant with ITIL framework approach to IT service management 
• Developing  HLD,LLD and MoP documents 
• Conversant with MEF’s third network
• Understanding of GSM network architecture