Graduate Services Engineer Vacancy At Ericsson

Ericsson is the worlds leading provider of communications technology and services. Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within Information and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries. We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time solutions that allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely, in sustainable societies around the world.


We are currently looking for an experienced Learning & Development professional to join the Learning & Development team to support and drive employee learning at Ericsson in our RSSA Region.

Job Title: Services Engineer Graduate

Ref No: 00090932
Location: NG-Lagos

RSSA Operations – Graduate
With operations in 45 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and a staff complement of approximately 2 300, Ericsson is the largest global telecommunications vendor that is innovating, developing and improving the lives of people, business and society. We supply and service all major African operators, with market leadership in Mobile Broadband, Communication Services, Fixed Broadband Convergence, Operations and Business Support Systems. We also boast the largest Managed Services community in the world and are the technology leaders in both Television and Media Management and the Service Enabling Area.

Ericsson truly believes that a successful business can only be built on successful people, so we are a people focused company. Our continuing leadership within the market place shows we have the ability to transform our business within a rapidly changing technological arena, through vision and diversity. Therefore our products have continued to shape the future for our customers and we are continually developing to meet new market opportunities.
Ericsson attracts and develops high performing, competent and motivated individuals, by building on everyones competence and ambition to succeed. We offer an exciting, diverse and challenging environment for this.

Description
RSSA Operations has the mission to provide higher level Services related competence in the region. It will have the mandate to lift up customer’s confidence and dependability in Ericsson’s technical delivery organization, by creating an outstanding business value.

RSSA Operations has a prime focus on improving the following:
Customer satisfaction
Network performance
Cost reduction
Performance and Quality enhancement
Handle Hot and critical issues.
Perform RCA of Emergencies that occur in RSSA customers.
Network Audits.
Network design and optimisation
Reduce Long Duration Emergencies.
Work as a good team member in a group of highly competent and skilled engineers.
Team player.
Proactive approach.
Assumes work responsibility by being flexible.
Able to manage high work load periods.
Incident Prevention
Root Cause Analysis
Hot and Critical issue handling
Mentoring RSSA engineers
Main Responsibilities include:
Project implementation and Project support during implementation.
End of Support product CSR handlingAble to write technical procedures.
Suggest improvements in ways of working and ways of cooperation.
Service Engineers perform work in the following Domains::
RAN (Radio Access Networks)
MSS (Mobile Switching Systems)
TMS (Telecom Management System)
IN (Intelligent Networks and Charging System)
VAS (Value Added Services)

General Skills:
Service Engineers would be required to interact with other Ericsson organizations to understand and clarify customer issues and work with Design organization for advanced troubleshooting and trouble reports.
Service Engineers work on Customer Support Tools like SMS, Metis, MHWeb.
Motivated to mentor and coach team members.
Ability to work under strong pressure related to scale of business impact.
Ability to develop and give effective presentations within own unit.
Service Engineers possesses excellent Communication skills, both written and oral.
Highly motivated and good team player.
Must have consultative skills, share knowledge.

Required Skills:
Telecom protocols understanding
Telecom infrastructure knowledge
Unix knowledge
Programming language skills (Perl, C+)
Very Strong IP concepts
Strong Analytical skills
Ability to work under pressure
Qualifications
Bachelors of Electrical/Telecom engineering
Bachelors or master in Computer Science/ computer engineering

Experience
Some experience working in the Telecommunications industry preferable
Telecomunications related Theses in final year studies an advantage

Language Skills:
Ability to communicate in English (written & verbal)
Ability to communicate in French is an advantag


How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Application Closing Date 1st July, 2013