System Engineer
This position is based in Lagos

Context

• (External factors which influence the work environment, taking future conditions and strategic requirements into account)
• Diverse, multi-national organization, partipative, empowerment driven culture complex, regulated, competitive industry
• Local and international Pay-TV Industry
• Highly technical and specialized environment
• Rapid industry change

Customers

• MNET & Supersport
• Transmission Operation Department
• Broadcast technology Department
• Subscribers
• Service providers (programmes, satellite and terrestrial signal delivery services)

Outputs

• (Products, services, programs and information which the individual must provide to external individuals or groups, or one another to accomplish the organisation’s mission and strategy)
• Ensure world-class Operations and maintenance of the Outside Broadcast services to ensure quality of service delivery to customers
• Installation and maintenance of
• Digital mobile terrestrial transmitters
• Satellite reception and transmission infrastructure
• Conduct data and RF measurements
• Assets management
• VSAT installation and maintenance
• Compile first line maintenance and callout reports
• Effective communication up & down
• Established and maintained operational processes to achieve optimum service levels
• Adopted Best Practices in Technical Operations to achieve
• Change control and problem solving processes
• Streamlined processes, operational efficiency and cost effective delivery
• Established and maintained recovery processes
• Budgeting planning to ensure that resources are available for capacity expansion, spares and new configurations
• Testing and implementation of new Broadcast service requirements
• Training programs for staff to ensure that they perform their jobs efficiently
• Ensure all activities such as cessation, circuit migrations are performed according to schedule
• Resources management, such as optical fibre links
• Test and implement new broadcast services requirements
• Attend to equipment breakdown on 24×7

Competencies

• Knowledge
• High level of Outside Broadcast Services-relevant technology operations knowledge
• Best practices for Terrestrial broadcast networks (digital and Anaogue)
• Satellite RF operations
• Conditional Access systems
• Equipment repairs, Modular swap-outs
• Monitoring practice
• Computer Literacy – IT Networking
• Digital signal measurement
• Radio frequency (RF) knowledge, including measurement, i.e proficiency with the use of RF test equipment

Skills

• Analytical thinking/problem solving under extreme pressure
• Questioning
• Withstanding pressure
• Multitasking under high pressure
• Creative problem solving
• Decisiveness
• Organizing
• Relationship Building
• Report Writing
• Psychomotor skills: handling or components and soldering
• Idea generation
• Information processing
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Negotiation
• Analysis
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Planning and Organizing
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Personal Qualities

• Ability to function effectively under adverse conditions
• Diplomacy
• Resourcefulness
• Innovation
• Multitasking
• Performance driven
• Self development orientated
• Proactive approach
• Flexibility
• Integrity
• Deadline driven
• Tenacity
• Adaptability
• Cultural sensitivity
• Empathy

How to apply
Please email your applications in the form of CV’s to hrservicesng@multichoice.co.za

Deadline: 19 July, 2012ion