CS/IMS Core Planning Engineer (Vendor)

Roles & Responsibilities:

• To establish proper interaction with other departments (ITS, EB, MKT, RA, ...) to coordinate impacts of core CS/IMS planning.
• To monitor CS/IMS Core NW traffic and optimization of the core network considering capacity and performance aspects.
• To participate in initiating and forecasting the necessary augmentation in capital projects of the CS/IMS core network taking into consideration changes in the regulatory environment and technology/product roadmaps of the relevant supplier(s)
• To support in aligning the CS/IMS core planning activities with developments in the industry and devising viable solutions considering the financial constraints of the company.
• To provide effective core network Circuit switching (CS) solutions and dimensioning to cater to the subscribers’ growth, new services, and features.
• To prepare/audit CS/IMS core network elements BoQ and discuss with the vendors for optimal Capex solutions.
• To liaise with suppliers and vendors on network requirements to support the agreed network operational and expansion demands and detailed CS/IMS core network planning and database planning of core elements
• To ensure sufficient CS/IMS core network capacity is deployed with a 6-month headroom to cater to the traffic forecast.
• To contribute to designing and planning VM expansion and capacity management related to each component of NFV and provide the solution for networking and virtualized networking.
• To control and monitor NFV parts related to cloud HSS, vIMS, and Vsps in terms of software and hardware capacity
• To document methodologies, plans, policies, and procedures for CS/IMS core network planning, record keeping of technical details on network design, implementation plans, and capital projects.
• To prepare and provide documented recommendations to various departments (RA, ITS Platforms, Billing-Charging, Network departments, etc.) by studying global trends and networking with other professionals in this field.
• To analyze the impact of VAS /Billing Charging services on CS/IMS core network planning and to mold the plans accordingly
• To design the interconnection and routing to PSTN and other PLMN to provide interworking function.
• To engage in teamwork and knowledge sharing with other team members to focus on new technologies and nodes.

 
Job Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years in a Telecom environment, preferably in a GSM planning and network design environment with experience on value-added voice services.
• Knowledge of operation core NEs.
• Experience working in a medium organization
• BSc in Technology Systems (Electrical Engineering / Telecommunication Management / Information Technology) or related