Latest Job Opportunity At MainOne

Here is the latest job opportunity at MainOne. The leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services firm is seeking to hire an IP Engineer.

Company Profile

MainOne is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses, and Government institutions across West Africa.

Job Description

Department: Technical
Location: Accra
Number to Hire: 1
Job Type: Permanent
Minimum years of Experience: 2

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Responsibilities

The IP Engineer will be responsible for designing, integrating and implementing IP based services on the Main One network.

Other responsibilities include:

Providing innovative network solutions and engaging OEMs when required.
Driving the MainOne IPv6 strategy
Network design, planning, administration and maintenance.
IP multicast setup and IOS-XE, IOS-XR router deployments
Ensuring knowledge transfer for level-1 IPNOC.
Troubleshooting and resolving WAN/LAN connectivity issues.
Managing bandwidth of the IP backbone for optimal performance.
Performing routine checks and maintenance on all network elements.
Routing protocol troubleshooting experience in a large scale network (BGP, IS-IS OSPF, EIGRP)

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Strong experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches.
Monitoring of network elements and ensuring prompt repair and restoration of all faulty/down sites/links.
Installation, configuration and maintenance of network equipment such as routers, switches and firewalls like Cisco ASA, Fortigate
Exploring existing knowledge base and make recommendation to improve systems, solutions and processes

Required Skills or Experience

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science or related field
Minimum of 2 years’ experience
Relevant professional/technical certifications like CCNP, JNCIS, (CCIE is an advantage)
Good presentation skills

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Relationship Management skills
Time & self-management skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Good oral and written communication skills
Good knowledge of networking technologies – TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, VPNs, EVPN, VxLAN, SDWAN, SDN etc.
Hands on experience configuring Firewalls, Cisco and Juniper routers,
Service provider experience in technologies like MPLS L2VPN,L3VPN,ISIS,BGP, Segment Routing
Proven capacity in designing and implementing complex, high performance networks with multiple locations and applications, preferably service provider networks.
Scripting knowledge is an added advantage

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Demands of the Job