1. Competencies/Skills
 Mobile Soft-switch Solution and Media Gateway (Ericsson) (R4, R5, R6) in-depth knowledge and
expertise.
 Excellent knowledge of the Ericsson MSC Server Blade Cluster.
 Operation and maintenance of AXE10/AXE810 switch (Ericsson), APZ21240 and APZ21250
Ericsson Soft Switch
 Prepare and implement DT for integration of new BSC and BTS.
 Prepare and implement DT for MSC (MSS) interconnect
 Prepare and implement DT for configuration of Ericsson AXE10/AXE810 switch
 Installation of switch hardware
 Installation and maintenance of Astellia network probe (for real-time Network KPI data gathering
and analysis)
 Coordination of Core Network Expansion Projects at the regional level.
 Coordination of the Core, Transmission, BSS, Fiber, DWDM, Power, and Field Maintenance
teams in times of emergencies to quickly localize point of and cause of fault.
 Dynamic Switch Engineer with solid TDM & VOIP experience.
 Ericsson & Cisco circuit and packet switching, ISDN, IP architecture.
 Excellent knowledge of GSM 2G/GPRS, 2.5G/EDGE, 3G/UMTS technologies.
 Excellent knowledge of LTE/4G technologies.
 Excellent knowledge of DWDM, Fiber Optic technologies.
 Familiar with EMAS .
 Managing Operations & Maintenance of AXE 10 APZ21240 and APZ21250 Ericsson Soft Switch
for AIRTEL Nigeria, responsible for fault management and configurations management and
upgrades in MSS, MGW, MSC-S, MSC, BSC.
 Expansion of MSC, BSC APZ & APT Hardware,this includes CP memoryincrease,Insertnew
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 Weekly transfer of MGW CV (Media Gateway Configuration) FILES to Central FTP Server
 Good knowledge ofGSM core network signaling,especiallyin Sigtran
 Revenue Assurance Tests in relation to other network operators.
 Diagnosis and troubleshooting offaults generated in MSC/MSS/MGW.
 Generate Daily Performance Reports for all switch nodes
 Announcementloading and modifications with respectto releases.
 Call and Signaling trace interpretation.
 Change ManagementProcess (MSTOP Process)
 Operations Delivery Managementand Software Upgrade/Update ofPacket Core Nodes
 Dealing with Juniper M-Series Routers,Cisco Routers
& Extreme Switches-Black diamond.880x series.