Transmission Operations Engineer

We are partnering with a leading mobile network provider in Ireland who are on the hunt for an experienced Transmission Engineer to join their business on a 3 month rolling contract. This position would form an integral part of the Transmission Operations team across the mobile network and would report into the Transmission Manager.

There is a requirement for being on call 1/4 weeks and up to a total of 20 hours per month call out.

As a Transmission Engineer you would be responsible for;

• Performance monitoring of individual site transmission and highlighting capacity upgrades.
• Assisting operations engineers in carrying out necessary upgrades
• Managing of the transmission service partners
• Setting transmission KPI's and ensuring these are kept up to date
• Closely managing major incidents and issue resolution, contributing to network stability, incident and problem management to identify, restore service, and remove root cause to prevent re-occurrence.
• Partake in an on call rota and available for out of hours work on request
• Ensure relevant strong relationships are built, managed and maintained between external Partners, Technology Department and internal customers.
• Work closely with engineering and project department(s) integrating new nodes within the mobile network to ensure seamless deployment.

What we are looking for in a Transmission Engineer;

• Strong technical knowledge of fibre and wireless transmission
• Previous technical experience in a Technology operations position
• Experience of working with Ethernet, SDH and PDH transmission protocols
• JNCIA qualification would be highly advantageous
• Exceptional IT and Telecommunication skills.
• Proven team player in working with peers to ensure that Network operations remains, efficient stable and of the highest quality.
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills together with the ability to deliver to senior levels.
• Operational Management capabilities in particular; Vendor management, Incident Management, Change Management, ITIL accreditation an advantage.
• Project Management capabilities with ability to plan, initiate, monitor and implement projects within a team.
• Knowledge of Solarwinds, Huawei transmission, Ceragon transmission and relevant management systems would be highly advantageous

Should you possess the required experience for the position, please apply now.

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