Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Radio Optimization Engineer (RAN) will support our network service delivery objectives with regard to guaranteed and optimal Radio Network performance according to our business objectives.
He/She will be responsible for the analysis, implementation, optimization and enhancement of wireless telecommunications networks. The individual will typically oversee and guide optimization work related and work closely with Planning/Design and Quality Engineers.
Deliverables (Maximum 5-6 key responsibilities)
This section requires the top five accountabilities that role is to deliver own. Written in outcome language, this is not a listing of tasks but a grouping of tasks to determine outcomes required from the tasks.

Expected Key Results Activities (Detailed KPIs)
RF Optimization of GSM/UMTS/LTE Networks
• Identify, analyze and troubleshoot worst cell list for all technologies with respect to Accessibility, Retainability, Mobility and Integrity.
• RF coverage optimization based on drive reports and customer complaints
• Handle customer complaints in collaboration with Quality and design teams
• GSM: ensure TCH & SD congestion is within acceptable levels.
• UMTS: maintain traffic balance between layers and troubleshoot RAB & RRC assignment failures.
• LTE: ensure access failures are within acceptable levels.
• Manage traffic between different technologies and layers.
• Proactively monitor congestion and utilization.
• Identify, analyze and troubleshoot worst cell list for all technologies with respect to drop calls
• Audit BCCH/BSIC/SC/PCI plan for collisions
• New site and/or new carrier validation(SSVs and KPIs Acceptance)
• New feature and parameter trials to improve different technologies

Domain knowledge and Experience
• Good knowledge of GSM, UMTS, and LTE RF principles, protocols, call flows, system parameters and algorithms.
• Specialized in RF Planning and Optimization (GSM, UMTS, LTE);
• Experiences in RF hardware configurations and system updates/upgrades;
• Well versed in the tools used to retrieve and analyze KPIs (Ericsson Business Objects) and also in tools used to analyze drive test data (TEMS...).
• Strong analytical skills to determine radio network impact in changing environments;
• Works independent, but also a good team player;
• Responsible, Service minded, flexible, taking initiatives;
• Result oriented and customer focused;
• Process oriented and quality driven.
Character/Disposition Sought
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Results orientation
• Analytical and problems Solving
• Multi culture and inter-personal skills
• Consulting, Facilitation and Selling skills
• General management
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to formulate strong & doable processes with complete measurability at all levels
• Strong Audit capability based on operational experience

Internal and External Contacts
• Internal – Airtel Africa Operating Company, Airtel Africa HQ.
• External – Airtel Managed Services/Managed Capacity partners, third party contractors and other equipment vendors.

Decision level
This section requires an overview of the decisions taken by the role holder and who actually takes accountability for the decisions. It is a description of primary versus shared responsibility or where one only contributes to decisions.

Prime: Final Decision
Making authority, accountable to the Management Shared: Decisions reached jointly with peers on a collective basis Contributory: Makes a major contribution to a decision or policy judgment reached by others

Demonstrate (Key competencies)
This section requires an overview of the skills, education and experience required to do the job at a satisfactory level. It is not a list of the job holder’s qualification.

Educational Level:
Must have:
Bachelor degree (technical/telecommunications);
Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience in the RF planning field; Working Experience:
Must have:
• Knowledge of 2G, 3G and LTE technologies architecture and standards
• Experience in measuring and analyzing network KPI ‘key performance indicators’

Dimensions
Impact of position:
This section requires an overview of the skills, education and experience required to do the job at a satisfactory level. It is not a list of the job holder’s qualification.
Impact on customers (Please select one of the options below):
i) Type of customers
Mainly Internal Mainly External Internal & External
No. of Subordinates :
This section requires an indication of the number of direct reports the one manages within the role. If there is a matrix reporting then that would be placed here as well.
Approvals
Reporting Manager Functional Head Business HR C&B

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Please submit your updated curriculum vitae – CV on recruitment@rw.airtel.com  before 30th April 2024.

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