Principle Specialist: Network Quality at Vodacom

Responsible for the providing network performance analytics all mobile networks across Vodacom Opcos in the radio, transmission and core domains. Be a subject matter expert within the various network domain focusing on network performance and network optimisation and be able to provide best practice sharing across markets.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Performance management support of the networks across Vodacom Opcos to ensure the networks are always performing optimally according to industry best practice
• Implement industry best practice for capacity & dimensioning of all network systems across all Vodacom Opco
• Conduct analysis of the networks and make recommendations that ensure optimal performance
• Setting of quality standards and procedures against world best practice benchmarks and the management of these processes within the network domains
• Ensure proper benchmarking of networks using network statistics, drive testing or other data sets
• Identify innovative ideas to decrease operational costs and improve operational efficiency of networks using best practice of mature markets
• Conduct network audits, special investigations and network health checks and provide detailed reports and recommendations
• Manage, compile and update a Vodacom Group strategy for the network domains and based on broader objectives defined within the Technology 2025 strategy
• Principal liaison with Vodafone Technology for all Network Quality initiatives on behalf of Vodacom Opcos
• Where required, perform cost-benefit analysis associated with specific technical scenarios and trials under consideration
• Prepare Group Networks view across all Opcos on performance and implement required data lakes for central reporting and analytics
• Initiate network Improvement sprints in Opcos were relevant
• Implement and optimize smart performance tool sets like SON, machine learning etc
• Budgetary guidance to Opcos across all Network domains;
• No direct reports

The Ideal Candidate For This Role Will Have

• Matric (Essential)
• Minimum 3 year Electronic Engineering Degree/Diploma or an equivalent NQF Level 6 qualification (Essential)

Skills
And Experience

• 10+ years in the telecommunications industry, with min 5 years in a technical lead position (Essential)
• 10+ Years’ experience in Network Quality Management for GSM, UMTS and LTE (Essential)
• 8+ Years Experience with advanced performance management tools and development of performance metrics (Essential)
• 10+ years’ experience in the analysis and technical investigations, research and fault finding GSM, UMTS and LTE and other mobile telecommunication technologies (Essential)
• Commercial awareness, appreciates the importance of revenue achievement, margin control and ROI whilst maintaining excellence.
• Exposure and experience in Data driven decision making incl smart planning and optimization tools and processes

Experience

• in interacting with OpCo’s in Africa would be most advantageous.