Senior Engineer – Internet
Qatar Telecom (Qtel)
Doha, Qatar
Ref: GP880-61
Qatar Telecom (Qtel)

The Role


The Role


• Responsibilities include design, analysis, planning, detailed engineering, documentation, implementation, and evolution of ISP services.
• Role holder will ensure the timely and consistent delivery of the key internet services.
• Introduce new technologies, value added service offerings and service quality improvements for ISP Customers.
• Propose network and system enhancements, capacity planning and contingency planning of the ISP infrastructure.
• Ensure ISP architecture compliant with all security, resilience and availability expected from a service provider
• Ensure continuous smooth operation of the ISP, correct ISP failure and outages.
• Solid knowledge in preparing Business Case and RFP, Documentation & project management skills.
• Actively participate in tender/vendor evaluation and technology evaluation.
• Maintain a keen grasp of current and future networking technologies & ISP services.
• Provide service uptime, statistics and reports.
• Understanding of Network Management System - Performance, reporting and analyzing

Requirements


Requirements


• 7+ years experience preferably in telecom environment out of which at least 3 years in ISP operation.
• Knowledge of ISP architecture, back bone platforms, operating system, narrow and broadbands.
• Knowledge of Messaging, Web services, portal, Bind DNS, DHCP, mediation systems and Customer Care Applications.
• And/Or knowledge of SAN solutions, Campus Clustering, fiber-channel switches, enterprise data storage, backup & Recovery System.
• Knowledge of project management practices
• Degree in Engineering or equivalent is essential.
• Certifications in systems and or networks.

About the Company


About the Company


Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar. Its principal activities include local and international fixed telephone, mobile, Internet, data and cable television services.

Qtel is committed to growing its presence in the Middle East and internationally. In 2004, Qtel led a consortium and won the public tender for the second mobile license in Oman, and launched its Nawras subsidiary services in March 2005, capturing more than 500,000 new customers (over 31% of the Omani mobile market) in just over 20 months of operations. In November 2006 signed an agreement to acquire a strategic stake in NavLink, a leading provider of managed data services to businesses in the Middle East, with AT&T Inc. In January 2007, Qtel further extended its international presence through the acquisition of an approximate 25% equity stake in ST Telemedia’s Asia Mobile Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“AMH”).

In March 2007 Qtel had sealed what was rightly described as the 'biggest ever telecommunications deal in the Arab world' when it acquired 51% of the share capital of Kuwait based National Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC - (Wataniya) from Kuwait Projects Company for a total cash consideration of $3.8 billion, in a deal that is expected to give Qtel an increasingly important and prominent role in the MENA region.

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