Specialist: Planning & Optimisation at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role purpose:

To analyse network performance, do site planning and optimisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct all site planning and optimisation
• Ensure optimal performance on network quality by monitoring the network statistics through the relevant tools and implementing determined corrective action
• Pro-actively analyse and recommend capacity dimensioning requirements on all network elements
• Pro-actively analyse and verify in-depth network problems by performing relevant traces 
• Investigate and rectify all network failures received from regular drive testing routes by outsourcing companys (e.g. ATIO & P3)
• Conduct cluster optimisation of existing network

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• 3 years National Diploma or Degree in Electrical (light current) or Electronic Engineering or a SAQA accredited equivalent
• Telecommunications (GSM & UTRAN) courses essential    
• Minimum of 3 years relevant GSM experience (inclusive of 2 years UMTS experience) is essential

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Computer applications (e.g. MS Office & MAPINFOR)    
• Analysis tool (e.g. Netstats, Actix)    
• GSM Knowledge    UMTS (W-CDMA) knowledge   LTE Knowledge 5G Knowledge
• NSS Radio Commander    
• Network components    
• Statistical tools    
• Current Vendor UTRAN equipment