Available Opportunities
VAC9080 - Senior Engineer, Telecom BSS Rollout / Fast Telco Subsidiary of Ooredoo Kuwait
Company: Ooredoo Kuwait
Field: Technology Contract Type: Full Time - Permanent
Location: Kuwait - Kuwait City Closing date: 31-Oct-2023
The Company:

Ooredoo is an organisation on the move. Thanks to our dedicated employees, we continue to move closer towards our vision to be among the top 20 telecommunications companies in the world by 2020.

We are a dynamic global telecommunications player operating in 17 countries across the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Asia. We cover a population of more than half a billion people and serve more than 68 million customers.

In Kuwait, we employ approximately 1,000 talented people, all of whom are driving Ooredoo to be the number one choice for world-class communications services in Kuwait. In the face of intensifying competition, increasingly sophisticated technology and rising customer expectations, nothing is more important to our success than our team – and it's a team that you can be part of.

Ooredoo's future is bright, and you can be part of our ongoing success.

The Role:
  • To contribute technical expertise and to perform a range implementation activities within the Company’s sites and installations which supports the development of Ooredoo Telecom’s GSM network.
  • The Senior level will execute many of the same activities as the Junior and Mid level, but in addition, will typically work on more complex, larger and higher importance/impact projects. The Senior level will also typically be expected to deliver highly optimal results as a product of broader and deeper experience. 
Key Accountabilities and Activities:
  • Execute acceptance of a system or sub system in Ooredoo Telecom’s Mobile Network.
  • Report faults, collect data and anticipate to the symptoms.
  • Provided support, trouble shoots, resolves hard ware (HW), soft ware (SW), and FW problems and provides proper tracking mechanism.
  • Conduct feedback meetings with ooredoo Telecom staff and vendors.
  • Support, coordinate and manage all actions with Base Station System (BSS) staff.
  • Perform acceptance testing.
  • Assists the manager to further develop the implementation methodology in order to enhance and tackle all the obstacles that may occur in the project during the implementation process. 
  • Produce the complete site documentation with rack design layout with all details required.
  • Provide full cooperation with the civil works - rollout team leader in order to follow all the project elements.
  • Key responsibility in the upkeep of all installation, sites and equipment.
  • Ensure implementation contractor compliance with terms and conditions of implementation contracts and delivery of service to required standards.
  • Meet quality and performance KPI with supporting documents.
  • Provide active support to other ooredoo Telecom departments.
  • Ensure that upper management is informed on all critical issues pertaining to the area responsible for.
  • Provides reports, make standard reports and tailor make them where necessary.
  • Provide and manage support on special projects as and when assigned by seniors and superiors.

    Assists the management in developing and implementing procedures and standards that will provide effective workflows.

  • Proactively take responsibility for self improvement by staying well-informed of developments, knowledge and innovations in relevant field of expertise.
  • Other duties as directed by supervisor or other superiors.
Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Engineering (Telecommunications) or related discipline and appropriate registration with a recognised professional institute
Other Information:
  • Required 3- 4 years ofrelevant experience in Operations and Maintenance of GSM
  • Excellent experience in Siemens Microwave ( SRAL) equipment  commissioning and acceptance
  • Knowledge of the GSM standards
  • Knowledge of transmission systems: microwave, fibber, leased line, PCM
  • Good knowledge of MS Office applications like Excel, Word etc.
  • Good command of both written and verbal Arabic and EnglishValid and unendorsed Kuwaiti driver's licence
  • Strong Analytical skills
  • Strong Project Management skills
  • Strong Technical skills
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills 
Note: you will be required to attach the following:
1. Resume / cv