Head, Network Security Job Vacancy At Airtel Nigeria – Lagos

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

Airtel Nigeria currently recruits for the position of:

Head, Network Security

Job Purpose

The role will be charged with ensuring Network Security

 Key Accountabilities

Ensure Compliance to Bharti Information Security Policy (BISP) as relates to Network

  • Implementation, Compliance and Controls of Networks related BISP

Partner Management

  • To work with Network Managed Services partners to ensure their compliance to BISP in regard to Airtel Business

Security of Physical Assets

  • Airtel network physical assets at MSC locations and data centres, working through the facilities team in Supply Chain Management
  • Physical cabling and device security within the core nodes working with MS partners and Networks Core team
  • Physical security of assets at sites, working through Operations team and Tower co partners

ADVERT CLOSES 28TH AUGUST 2015

Desired Skills and Experience

Educational Qualifications and Functional / Technical Skills

  • Bachelor of Engineering degree in telecom or electronics or equivalent

Relevant Experience

  • A minimum of 10 years or more of work experience in the Telecoms environment
  • Must understand telecom NMS and OSS
  • Should have experience in GSM and WCDMA domains through telecom experience. LTE experience will be an added advantage
  • Should understand Telecom billing and Revenue assurance activities

Other requirements

  • Strong problem solving and decision making skills
  • Ability to draw conclusions from complex technical data
  • Strong analytical capabilities and troubleshooting
  • Customer knowledge about internal as well as external customers and awareness of their situation and needs.
  • General Process knowledge
  • Business knowledge – to have knowledge in business and financial awareness to ensure understanding of the implications of revenues

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