Responsibilities:

• Defining project objectives, project scope, roles & responsibilities
• Defining resource requirements and managing resource availability & allocation – both internal and third party
• Outlining a budget based on requirements and tracking costs to deliver project on budget
• Preparing a detailed project plan to schedule key project milestones, workstreams & activities
• Managing delivery of the project according to this plan
• Tracking project and providing regular reports on project status to project team and key stakeholders
• Managing and adjusting for any changes in project scope, schedule and / or budget.
• Identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Managing the relationship and communication with the client and all stakeholders, ensuring the project is delivered to their satisfaction
• Attend all Site meetings and progress meetings
• Responsible for safety and security awareness of personnel
• Responsible for Survey, planning, engineering design, supply of equipment, installation, testing, commissioning, and handing over of Sites /Services
• Responsible for supervision of receipt of all equipment and material for the Services, transportation, and handling thereafter to their place of installation in the Services
• Responsible for administrating end to end LTE network solution involving Ericsson and other supporting systems
• Observe, verify, and analyze all technical issues related to LTE System and provide recommendations and solution to enhance network performance
• Customer Issue handling
• Software Update Management (SUM) handling of all LTE network elements
• Preventive & Corrective Maintenance including planned Maintenance (Health Checks, Backups etc.)
• Prepare Daily/Weekly/Monthly maintenance and technical reports indicating LTE System performance
• Performance Analysis & Investigation
• Ensure smooth and quality system/service handover from Project
• Troubleshooting/Fault finding/RCA in configuration/hardware/software
• Review and maintain design documents (LLD and HLD)
• Must have Supervisory capability to direct the operation & maintenance activities
• Must be capable of planning work at Site and preparing maintenance records, reports and presentations

Defining project objectives, project scope, roles & responsibilities

• Defining resource requirements and managing resource availability & allocation – both internal and third party
• Outlining a budget based on requirements and tracking costs to deliver project on budget
• Preparing a detailed project plan to schedule key project milestones, workstreams & activities
• Managing delivery of the project according to this plan
• Tracking project and providing regular reports on project status to project team and key stakeholders
• Managing and adjusting for any changes in project scope, schedule and / or budget.
• Identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Managing the relationship and communication with the client and all stakeholders, ensuring the project is delivered to their satisfaction
• Attend all Site meetings and progress meetings
• Responsible for safety and security awareness of personnel
• Responsible for Survey, planning, engineering design, supply of equipment, installation, testing, commissioning, and handing over of Sites /Services
• Responsible for supervision of receipt of all equipment and material for the Services, transportation, and handling thereafter to their place of installation in the Services
• Responsible for administrating end to end LTE network solution involving Ericsson and other supporting systems
• Observe, verify, and analyze all technical issues related to LTE System and provide recommendations and solution to enhance network performance
• Customer Issue handling
• Software Update Management (SUM) handling of all LTE network elements
• Preventive & Corrective Maintenance including planned Maintenance (Health Checks, Backups etc.)
• Prepare Daily/Weekly/Monthly maintenance and technical reports indicating LTE System performance
• Performance Analysis & Investigation
• Ensure smooth and quality system/service handover from Project
• Troubleshooting/Fault finding/RCA in configuration/hardware/software
• Review and maintain design documents (LLD and HLD)
• Must have Supervisory capability to direct the operation & maintenance activities
• Must be capable of planning work at Site and preparing maintenance records, reports and presentations

Skills

• Four year Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications/ Electronics/Computers Engineering or equivalent with minimum of ten (10) years of experience in installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of LTE Networks
• Strong technical skills and a solid understanding of LTE/5G network including procedures and protocols
• Business & commercial acumen and excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical skills in order to correctly identify risks and solve any problems which may arise throughout the project
• Mathematical and budgeting skills
• Good time management skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks at once
• A good communicator with effective stakeholder management & conflict resolution skills
• Be a good team player and an effective leader who can motivate their project team
• Fluent written and spoken English skills. The Arabic skills will be Plus
• Experience in Monitoring, configuring, commissioning, operating and troubleshooting of Dual Mode Core, 5GC, EPC, eNodeB Equipment, Network Management Systems (NMS)
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols, L2/L3 switching, UDP, S1AP, SCCP, SCTP, GTP, Diameter, Radius, DNS, NAS, S1-AP and HTTPS protocols
• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience of Linux, Packet Core Nodes Ericsson (VEPC), UDC Nodes (HSS-FE, CUDB, EDA), IPWorks (DNS, AAA) and CEE
• Certification in CCNA, Redhat, Packet Core domain Ericsson specific certifications will be an additional advantage
• Hands-on experience on Ericsson Dual
• Mode Core and 5G-C products will be an additional advantage will be Plus