Principal Engineer Billing Planning Jobs in Kenya at Safaricom Limited

Job Title: Principal Engineer Billing Planning

Job Ref: TECHNOLOGY_PEBP_DEC_2013

Company: Safaricom Limited

Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Responsibilities:
• Create KPI for new products/services, Marketing proposals, products & services vendor evaluation process - weighted evaluation for new hardware, features and services;
• Analyze billing infrastructure on a weekly basis against the KPI;
• Design Convergent Billing System to integrate new elements;
• Minimize network and service impact for any change;
• Scheduling all the planned works;
• Using RACI model to share responsibilities and information in cross-functional teams;
• Create and update handover system configuration documentation after software/hardware installation or upgrade;
• Configure data for new systems with vendor engineer;
• Create/adopt necessary work instruction for existing systems;
• S.W.O.T analysis of projects on regular basis;
• Provide recommendation reports to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization of existing services;
• Create tools/identify method(s) to obtain statistical data from the system;
• Analyze the effect of a new/improvement change before & after implementation;
• Setup internal training to update teams on new changes;
• Transfer knowledge to billing planning engineers;
• Build internal and external relationships with key customers and suppliers to deliver continuous quality solutions to business.

Job Requirements:

• University degree in Degree in one of the following: Telecommunications; Electronic Engineering; IT (Computing) – Operating systems, databases, system development, LAN design and configuration, TCP/IP or equivalent from recognized institution;
• 4 years working as an engineer in a telecommunications environment (vendor or operator)
• Experience of GSM Intelligent Networks or billing systems an advantage
• Experience of Huawei Convergent Billing System (CBS) will be an added advantage
• Analytical & innovative problem solving skills;
• Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules, attend meetings and implement action plans;
• Proactive in support & being self-motivated and collaborating with other teams to achieve common objectives.

How to Apply:

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below.

The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi

Via E-mail to: hr@safaricom.co.ke

Application Deadline: 13th Dec 2013