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Senior Engineer.Value Added Service Development at Etisalat -Lagos
Job Title Senior Engineer.Value Added Service Development
Location Lagos,NG
Function
Job Summary
Develop and design products and services as described in the BRD and provide technical support to the Products and Services or any other team within the organization which requires the delivery of an efficient software design, dimension and architecture for specific operations.
Principal Functions
Develop and customize innovative services and/ or enhancements to existing VAS
Manage the process of installing and configuring VAS which have been developed
Review software design specifications and ensure that the Unified Modelling Diagrams are correctly designed according to the requirements of the service/ application which is being developed
Conduct post-implementation checks to ascertain the benefits of new products or technology changes on the service creation platform
Ensure the efficient software development of VAS
Ensure that all identified bugs are fixed according to SLAs of the service
Investigate new technologies that may enhance the performance of the VAS development middleware layer
Liaise with Products & Services, IT, Enterprise Solution, VAS Operations and other units as and when required
Provide critical inputs relating to hardware dimensioning and capacity planning during budget cycles
Contribute to increased subscribers� satisfaction by improving overall quality of VAS development and deployment
Ensure effective technical feasibility studies and impact analyses are conducted for new features and services within the VAS development environment
Support the provisioning of service capacity in the VAS development environment before introduction of new services
Manage and support the design of service delivery platform as well as service creation middleware strategies
Maintain key vendor relationship
Perform technology investigations into topics related to core service delivery platform design and performance
Support and advise on preparation and deployment of pre-requisites for project deliverables
Provide technical planning and optimization support to assist in service and product rollout
Provide end-to-end support in integration and input requirements for deployment of new applications
Support the team in defining and maintaining VAS development KPIs to ensure an efficient platform
Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure optimization tasks are achieved
Apply knowledge and skills to analyze and resolve complex development issues
Apply global best practices to work instructions, processes and tools in order to ensure high quality levels and timely delivery
Proactively help VAS Development team identify and collect required inputs for product and service development tasks
Participate in the process of establishing application and systems requirements for new projects or enhancements to existing services
Prepare and/ or review of functional and technical specifications for products and services
Liaise with 3rd party vendors during project development to review progress
Educational Requirements
First degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic/ Telecommunications Engineering or any other relevant discipline
Experience,Skills & Competencies
Four (4) years directly relevant post-NYSC work experience (GSM/ UMTS) including demonstration of experience in the following areas:
Enterprise level EE5 development (including all phases of software lifecycle)
Operational responsibility for a production solution
JAINSLEE Event based application development
Interfacing with vendors and equipment suppliers
Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate job-specific competencies in the following areas:
Good understanding of project management methodology
Strong grasp of OOP concepts
Knowledge of telecoms fundamentals
Comprehensive experience in Java development
Strong grasp of enterprise-level Java technologies with an emphasis on EE5 or EE6 concepts (JSP, Struts, Spring, Servlets, EJB)
Experience developing multi-thread applications
Solid experience developing applications implementing the following protocols: TCP/ IP sockets, SMPP, HTTP, XML and XML/ RPC
Strong knowledge of Solaris Unix (Operating system and scripting)
Very good knowledge of Oracle (Administration, Database and PL/ SQL Development)
Knowledge of protocols like SS7, SIGTRAN, SIP, GSM Protocols � MPA/ ISUP, TCP/ IP, etc
Knowledge of JAINSLEE
Good knowledge of JBOSS and Mobicents Application server and Call/ Traffic flows
Good knowledge of software dimensioning and performance measurement tools
Familiarity with Apache Ant or MAVEN and all phases of the software lifecycle: requirements, design, development, testing and deployment
Good knowledge of version control software
Ideal candidate must also be a strong problem-solver who can exercise initiative and has excellent interpersonal, communication and documentation skills
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