Telecoms Jobs: Globacom Limited Vacancies: Chief Technical Officer

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Globacom Limited is Nigeria’s Second National Operator in GSM, Fixed, Broadband Gateway with subsidiaries in Re jc of Benin and Ghana. It’s subsidiary ‘GLO 1 has launched 9,800 kilometers of
Submarine cable from Bude In the U.K to Lagos, Nigeria with branches Into 14 West African Countries like Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana etc gearing up to launch the commercial service of GLO 1 submarine cable, which will revolutionize the data service in and out of all west African Countries to the rest of the world. Suitably qualified candidates are required for the following position below.
Chief Technical Officer – GLO 1 Ref: CTOG1
Qualification:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering or other relevant discipline
• Relevant post-graduate qualification will be an added advantage.
Experience/Skills:
• Minimum of 15 years progressive operational and managerial experience with at least 5 years at a Senior Managerial level in a Telecommunications, especially Submarine Cable Company.
• Experience in the development and operations of fibre-optic cable networks, including submarine.
• In-depth knowledge and application of relevant ITU- T technical specifications for SOH and OWOM transmission systems and IP specifications for IP/MPLS.
• Solid working experience in backbone transmission network operations high level and down to equipment level, both TDM and IP
Responsibilities:
• Leading a team of GLO 1 transmission engineers
• Coordination with technical units responsible for territorial backbone and last mile connectivity locally and abroad,
• Ensuring SLA Compliance.
• Design of client end-to-end TOM and I P connectivity.
• Definition of installation, integration and acceptance testing requirements for equipment as well as end-to-end circuits.
• Definition of preventive and corrective maintenance procedures.
• Taking and analyzing of protocol traces and performance reports.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Qualified candidates should e-mail their resume with a passport photograph if possible (quoting the relevant references for the vacancy) on/ before 8th June 2010 to: Glo1.job@gloworld.com