Specialist, solution design new vacancy job at mtn | details and application guides

MTN Nigeria is part of the MTN Group, the leading cellular telecommunications company in Africa. On May 16, 2001, MTN became the first GSM network to make a call following the globally lauded Nigerian GSM auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission earlier in the year. Thereafter the company launched full commercial operations beginning with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

Since launch in August 2001, MTN has steadily deployed its services across Nigeria. It now provides services in 223 cities and towns, more than 10,000 villages and communities and a growing number of highways across the country, spanning the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Many of these villages and communities are being connected to the world of telecommunications for the first time ever.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant positions below:

Job Title: Specialist, Solution Design
Location: Lagos
Specialization: Administration / Office / Operations
Industry: ICT / Telecommunications
Deadline Application: December 15, 2017
Type Job: Fulltime

JOB DETAILS

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents which we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

Description Job

Function as a Senior Solution design and integration engineer in designing and developing Business solutions, Products and Services for MTNN Business divisions in accordance with standard design specifications.
Business Process Improvement
Business growth, value created & cost-effectiveness achieved by process optimization, new initiatives and improved operations
New business growth from data access, ICT & Digital to sustain and complement traditional revenue
Review, analyze and design solutions from User requirement specification document, Solution requirement specification, functional and non-functional requirements
Get a detailed understanding of the testing requirements for a given design, and advise on practicability of proposed architecture and design.
Develop designs that support the functional and non-functional requirements business application projects and include the conceptual, high-level and detailed design specifications for build, implementation and support of these business solutions.
Assess implications of a given design current and future support model; and prepare an implementation and transition plan.
Actively Collaborate, and perform the activities of the system design team
Understand and communicate all business process changes and highlight the implications that are being developed.
Monitor IS development and trends.
Conduct and coordinate regular team / project meetings to provide feedback and receive input from staff.
Effectively manage stakeholders on the design approach for their requests
Seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.
Function as system integration and liaison / coordinator between vendors for solutions with multiple vendors
Monitor vendors and build progress until delivery
Organize and coordinate solution design sessions with respective stakeholders as per solution
Develop an understanding and lay out a plan of the system performance and capacity requirements, standards and criteria to satisfy the customer's business requirements for the solution.
Liaise with vendors / business team for pilot execution and proof of concept.
Complete an analysis of the customer's business requirements, as it relates to technical infrastructure design, and ensure traceability of the design to the business requirements.
Foster active collaboration and relationships with employees across all levels and divisions in line with MTN's VB and values.
Drive Knowledge Management and Best Practice Sharing within own Unit / Department / Division / Enterprise-wide as required.

Job Condition

Normal MTN working conditions
May be required to work extended hours
Open office plan

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MIN REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

3 year (s)

MIN QUALIFICATION:

Bachelor's Degree / HND

DESIRED COURSES:

Not Specified

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Experience & Training
Education:

First Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology and any related discipline
Fluent in English

Experience:

Minimum of 3 years' experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising others
Experience working in a medium organization
Experience in end to end design for enterprise, ICT and digital products and services
Experienced in translating user requirement specifications and solution requirement specification into solution designs that is fit for purpose
Experienced in SDLC

Training: