NDO Technical Lead - Radio Networks

About the role

Careers in Africa is recruiting a full-time NDO Technical Lead in Luanda within the telecommunications sector. The role steers end-to-end network solutions from design through acceptance, covering GSM, WCDMA and LTE networks, and works closely with customers and managed services teams.

Key responsibilities

• Steer end-to-end network solutions, from budget analysis and system dimensioning to coverage planning, site selection, interference analysis and final network acceptance.
• Analyze and improve GSM/WCDMA/LTE networks and propose coverage and capacity improvements to meet targets.
• Provide a global overview of network status and engage customers in advanced technical discussions to give strategic advice.
• Plan radio network strategy and architecture, ensuring robustness, scalability and interoperability, and suggest parameter changes and features to improve critical metrics.
• Work across the project lifecycle, from strategy to operations and maintenance, and coordinate with Managed Services teams.
• Set up governance processes so Service Centers (GSCs) meet agreed SLAs, and align NDO with other project streams such as NRO, Sales, EP and MS.

Required profile

• At least 10+ years of multi-technology experience in radio network design, optimization, strategic planning and solutions.
• Team leading and management experience, and customer-facing experience with senior management.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics and Communications or a related field.
• Excellent communication, presentation, time management and leadership skills; proficient written and spoken English; Portuguese is a plus.

Required skills

• Extensive experience designing, tuning and optimizing high-capacity GSM, WCDMA, HSPA+ and LTE networks.
• Good experience with design tools, radio products and solutions (GSM, WCDMA, LTE).
• Excellent experience with EDOS tools (ACP, AFP, ERA, TPS, ECO, ENCP).
• Good command of MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and hands-on use of tools such as TEMS, MapInfo, ACTi, Nemo, ITK and AMOS.
• Knowledge of business plans, customer requirements and the market.