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Airtel Rwanda- Job Description
(Deliverables, Decision level, Demonstrate & Dimensions)
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Job Title: RAN Optimization Engineer
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Proposed Job Level: B6
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Function: Networks Director
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Location: Rwanda OpCo
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Reporting to: NW Planning and Optimization Managers
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Date: 30/April/2024
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Purpose of the Job (Brief)
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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.
Organisational Chart
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Deliverables (Maximum 5-6 key responsibilities)
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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.
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Expected Key Results
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Activities (Detailed KPIs)
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RF Optimization of GSM/UMTS/LTE Networks
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- 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
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Domain knowledge and Experience
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- 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.
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Character/Disposition Sought
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- 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
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Internal and External Contacts
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- Internal – Airtel Africa Operating Company, Airtel Africa HQ.
- External – Airtel Managed Services/Managed Capacity partners, third party contractors and other equipment vendors.
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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.
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Prime: Final Decision
Making authority, accountable to the Management
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Shared: Decisions reached jointly with peers on a collective basis
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Contributory: Makes a major contribution to a decision or policy judgment reached by others
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Demonstrate (Key competencies)
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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.
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Educational Level:
Must have:
Bachelor degree (technical/telecommunications);
Minimum of 5 years relevant working experience in the RF planning field;
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Working Experience:
Must have:
- Knowledge of 2G, 3G and LTE technologies architecture and standards
- Experience in measuring and analyzing network KPI ‘key performance indicators’
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Dimensions
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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.
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Impact on customers (Please select one of the options below):
i) Type of customers
Mainly Internal Mainly External Internal & External
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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.
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Approvals
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Reporting Manager
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Functional Head
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Business HR
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C&B
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