Job Title:  Consultant – IP Planning. Technology

Organisation: MTN Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Consultant – IP Planning

About the Company:

MTN Uganda is a subsidiary of MTN Group, a multinational Telco operating in Africa and Middle East, with over 280milllion subscribers, making it the largest in Africa.

Job Summary:   To design, optimize and implement IP based Network solutions to meet the business requirements in accordancy to the MTN vision and Mission.

MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following position.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and deploy IP based solutions.
• Act as a point of escalation for any IP related faults.
• Plan and manage the allocation of IP addresses both public and Private.
• Manage the routing and switching technologies for the MTN Uganda IP / MPLS / SRV6 infrastructure.
• Plant and implement network security measures.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure seamless integrations and alignment.
• Innovate and aligning the MTN IP network to the latest technologies in the market
• Monitoring network capacity and performance
• Budgeting for the IP network expansions and modernizations. Plan and deploy IP based solutions.
• Act as a point of escalation for any IP related faults.
• Plan and manage the allocation of IP addresses both public and Private.
• Manage the routing and switching technologies for the MTN Uganda IP / MPLS / SRV6 infrastructure.
• Plant and implement network security measures.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure seamless integrations and alignment.
• Innovate and aligning the MTN IP network to the latest technologies in the market
• Monitoring network capacity and performance
• Budgeting for the IP network expansions and modernizations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of bachelors degree in Telecommunication / Electrical Engineering
• Relevant certification / accreditation / membership with professional body for Engineers will be added advantage

Work Experience

• 5 years’ experience in a relevant field.

Skills / physical competencies:

• Committed to making a difference.
• Credibility
• Building collaborative relationships
• Engaged management.
• Developing & empowering
• Influencing, Leadership, Power
• Sound judgment
• Strategic planning
• Risk-taking, Innovation