Job Description

About Us

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc is a company supporting Ethiopia’s digital transformation. As a member of the Vodacom family, we have a wealth of experience connecting over 334 million people globally and over 180 million people in Africa across our network. We look forward to partnering with Ethiopians as we build a new network in Ethiopia.

We are setting the groundwork in readiness for the launch of our services next year and are looking to work with purpose-led teams that put the community at the heart of service.

Safaricom Ethiopia is offering a wide range of careers, whether you’re looking to join our technology, commercial or corporate teams. If you would like a challenge and the promise of a digital future for the people of Ethiopia, we are looking for you. 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Data Centre & Campus Network Engineer within the Technology Function in Ethiopia. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

 Brief Description.

The position holder will be responsible for; 

• Cloud Networking  

• The Data Centre & Campus Networks, The LAN, WLAN and WAN projects/solutions, Inter/Intra Telco and IT Data center connectivity.

• Inter Office voice and video Communications, Office Automation, Customer Care and Retail Shops connectivity to Centralized resources. 

• Corporate Internet Edge and DMZ Connectivity, Firewall and Access Control, Load balancing Cloud Systems and Delivery of customer solutions, along with corresponding documentation, and provision and development of the technical design for support

Role Responsibilities

•  Planning, design, optimization and support of Datacenter & Campus Networks solutions to meet current as well as long term requirements. 

• Compilation of Datacenter & Campus Networks topologies, network diagrams, schematics and floor layout plans  

• Plan and oversee resources to conduct surveys and implementation plans that ensures timely.

• Implementation as per the project timelines

• Planning, implementation and support of Datacenter Network infrastructure security tools to enforce security policies.

• Budget estimation to meet business requirements CAPEX budget justifications.

• Review of BOQs against the designs for the Datacenter and Campus Networks solutions.

• Monitoring capacity threshold to ensure proactive upgrades are done to meet  growing needs .

• Reliability of planned design to achieve accurate, timely and economical delivery.

• Implementation of solutions to ensure rollout follows the design and meets both the business and engineering specifications.

• Definition of network KPIs, SLAs and acceptance procedures for new services and management of service transition to Support teams.

• Ensuring (overall ownership) of accurate, up-to date database documentation on Datacenter and Campus Networks planning, design, implementation and capacity planning, 

• Keeping accurate current infrastructure database for static and dynamic capacities.

• Adhere to the existing processes in workflow management.

• Scheduled periodical audit function of on-ground data against database.

• Process review and recommendation on process improvement.

• Learn/research on new technologies/practices in the Datacenter and Campus Networks domain.

• Evaluate reliability and cost effectiveness of trials introduced in the network and their ability to keep up with emerging technologies.

• Running of trials/POCs and subsequent recommendations for approval.

• Task scheduling and objective settings for self

• Managing Datacenter & Campus Networks resources

• Making Critical planning, design and optimization decisions

Job Requirements

• Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication Engineering, IT Computer Science or a closely related numerate discipline

• Above 5 years’ experience in a busy IT or Telecommunications environment –Involved in Strategy Modeling, Planning, Design, Optimization and Support of Datacenter and Campus Networks environment

• In-depth understanding of Arista Datacenter Networks environments is an added advantage

• Router, Switches and NG firewall configuration and troubleshooting skills (Cisco, FortiGate, Checkpoint and Huawei)

• Load balancer configuration and troubleshooting skills (F5, Radware and Citrix)

• Mastery of IPsec Configuration and Troubleshooting Skills

• Network design and implementation experience, including working knowledge of IP addressing, TCP/IP Protocols, LAN and WAN configurations

• Knowledge in Telephony systems for Voice and Video Communications.

• Minimum CCNA or HCNA Network Certifications in any line (RS, Security, Wireless, Voice)

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply using THIS LINK