Engineer - Infrastructure at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineer - Infrastructure

Job Identification: 5628
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Department: Network
Reports To: Manager - Infrastructure and Platform

Mission

• Design, develop, and deliver cutting-edge technology platforms and infrastructure that enable the seamless delivery of enterprise and broadband services, driving customer satisfaction, business growth, and innovation, while ensuring scalability, resilience, and future-proof connectivity solutions.

Responsibilities

• Create value by increase in customer base and product sales for products and services.
• Serve as subject-matter expert on all network connectivity and ICT solutions, including but not limited to FTTH, FWA, Colocation, VOIP, Wi-Fi, Fixed Connectivity and Converged Solutions platforms.
• Provide end-to-end support to Solutions Architecture, Project Delivery, Operations, Product Development, Pricing, Sales, and Marketing functions to provide cutting-edge connectivity services to enterprise and fixed broadband customers.
• Ensuring the release of infrastructure designs, conducting proof-of-concept trials, technical evaluations, research, and development.
• Drive the development of Network-As-a-Service (NaaS) platforms for the orchestration of cost-effective, scalable, resilient, and future-proof network connectivity services to customers
• Identify new business opportunities from products launched, sector/market growth, product/process innovation, process reviews/audit close-out etc., 
• Ensure best-in-class solutions and platforms are designed and implemented in accordance with global best practices.

Requirements
Education:

• First degree in Engineering, Communications
• Fluent in English
• CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent IP networking certification in advanced network routing and switching technologies.
• Certification or training in Microwave and Fiber transmission systems will be an added advantage.
• Project Management certifications or trainings would be an added advantage.

Experience:
3–7 years’ experience, which includes.

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising others
• Experience working in a medium organization.
• Experience working with Wireline and Fixed Wireless Access technologies.
• Understanding of backbone transport network architectures for data transmission, such as DWDM and OTN.
• Strong hands-on routing and switching experience deploying Cisco, Juniper, and Huawei equipment in an enterprise, ISP, or telco environment.
• Cross-functional experience in interconnecting IXP networks, subsea, and terrestrial cable systems for the delivery of IP transit and IPLC circuits.
• Specialist experience with complex FTTH and P2P fiber planning.
• Hands-on planning and implementation experience with SD-WAN, UCC/VOIP, IOT, and 5G technologies.
• Experience in data center services (IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS)
• Working knowledge of public cloud and hyper-scaler environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Stakeholder relationship management; customer service experience; and orientation.
• Project management experience.

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2025 (10:59 PM).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online