- The Manager - Carrier IP & Wholesale Networks is responsible for the planning, design, implementation and evolution of NTEL's Carrier IP, Metro Ethernet and Wholesale Network infrastructure.
- The role serves as the technical authority for carrier-grade IP networking, supporting nationwide Layer 2 and Layer 3 wholesale services, Enterprise connectivity, Internet
- Transit, Data Centre interconnectivity and Project NOVA. The position ensures that NTEL's IP infrastructure is scalable, resilient, secure and capable of supporting the Company's broadband and wholesale growth strategy.
- The role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, providing expert guidance on IP architecture, network integration and service delivery while supporting future expansion of the Carrier IP team
Carrier IP Network Engineering
- Design, deploy and optimise NTEL's Carrier IP infrastructure.
- Develop scalable IP/MPLS and Metro Ethernet architectures.
- Plan backbone expansion and IP capacity growth.
- Ensure high availability, resilience and redundancy across the IP network.
- Develop engineering standards for Carrier IP infrastructure.
Wholesale Network Services
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Layer 2 Ethernet Services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Layer 3 VPN Services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Metro Ethernet services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Enterprise Connectivity services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of ISP Connectivity services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Internet Transit Services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Carrier Ethernet Services.
- Lead the engineering and delivery of Data Centre Interconnect services.
- Support commercial development of wholesale broadband services.
Project NOVA Technical Ownership
- Serve as technical owner for the IP components of Project NOVA.
- Lead Tarana aggregation network design.
- Define the IP addressing strategy.
- Develop VLAN architecture.
- Design QoS requirements.
- Support service provisioning.
- Ensure high availability.
- Support ISP onboarding.
- Support wholesale service activation.
Network Architecture & Integration
- Develop IP network architecture supporting mobile, enterprise and wholesale services.
- Integrate Carrier IP infrastructure with Active Networks, Core Networks and Data Centres.
- Support National Roaming integration.
- Develop scalable routing and switching architectures.
- Ensure network security and segmentation.
Data Centre & Internet Connectivity
- Manage Data Centre connectivity architecture.
- Design Internet Transit redundancy.
- Support peering relationships.
- Manage BGP routing policies.
- Support Internet Exchange connectivity.
Engineering Standards & Optimisation
- Develop engineering standards for Carrier IP infrastructure.
- Monitor network performance and utilisation.
- Identify capacity constraints.
- Recommend network optimisation initiatives.
- Support automation and network modernisation.
Vendor & Technical Support
- Evaluate Carrier IP technologies and solutions.
- Support technical discussions with vendors.
- Review technical proposals.
- Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT).
- Support implementation partners during deployment.
Knowledge Transfer & Capability Development
- Mentor junior IP engineers.
- Develop engineering documentation and standards.
- Support technical training initiatives.
- Promote engineering best practices.
- Build internal Carrier IP capability.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
- Professional IP networking certifications are highly desirable.
- Minimum of 7 - 10 years' experience in Carrier IP, Transport Networks or Enterprise Networking.
- Strong experience designing and implementing IP/MPLS and Metro Ethernet networks.
- Experience supporting carrier-grade broadband or wholesale network environments.
- Hands-on experience with BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, QoS, VLANs, VRRP and Carrier Ethernet technologies.
- Experience with Data Centre networking, Internet Transit and ISP interconnections.
- Experience working with Huawei, Cisco, Nokia or Juniper networking platforms.
- IP/MPLS
- Carrier Ethernet
- Metro Ethernet
- BGP
- OSPF
- IS-IS
- MPLS VPN (L2VPN/L3VPN)
- QoS Engineering
- Routing & Switching
- Network Security
- Data Centre Networking
- Internet Transit
- Peering Architecture
- Network Automation
- High Availability Design
- Leadership Competencies:
- Technical Leadership
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Innovation
- Stakeholder Management
- Vendor Management
- Communication
- Results Orientation
- Collaboration
- Continuous Learning