Main One Cable Company Limited Jobs: Vacancies for Sales Managers, Senior Junior IP Engineers

Main One Cable Company Limited Jobs: Vacancies for Sales Managers,  Senior Junior IP Engineers

THE COMPANY:

Main One Cable Company Limited (‘Main One’) is the first submarine cable company offering open access, wholesale broadband capacity in West Africa. Main One is wholly African-owned with a vision to expand the much needed capacity on the African continent and reduce costs of broadband communications across the Continent. This vision is being realized via a submarine cable system that was declared ready for service in July 2010 with initial landing stations in Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal – linking West Africa to the rest of the world via Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Main One seeks to employ visionary, focused and effective individuals with sound track records and demonstrated relevant abilities to fill the positions below in Nigeria:

POST TITLE: Sales Managers

REPORTING TO : Sales & Marketing Executive,

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. The Sales Managers will be responsible for the sale of wholesales capacity and broadband solutions and manage relationship with targeted accounts to drive increased network utilization. 

2. They will develop respective plans for aggressive achievement of high value sales in timely fashion and negotiate detailed technical requirements and performance expectations with customer. 

3. They will also interface with customers at the C-Level and below in the organizations to drive sales and see to effective deployment and growth on the Main One network.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. A University degree in Marketing, Business Administration or related field,

2. Minimum of 8 years cognate experience with at least 6 in sale of technology or telecommunications products or services in a B2B model,

3. Excellent communication and presentation skills,

4. Must also be able to identify customer needs and work with the Main One technical team to proffer appropriate solutions,

5. Must possess good relationship management and customer service skills.

POST TITLE: Senior Junior IP Engineers

REPORTING TO: Head, Network Planning & Implementation

RESPONSIBILITIES                    

1. Responsible for ensuring the availability and stability of the Main One network through the design and implementation of appropriate IP based-services in partnership with technology partner companies. 
2. The engineers will monitor network elements, configure and maintain network equipment such as routers, switches and firewalls and also implement network security policies. 

3. The Senior Engineers will provide leadership and guidance to team members and other operations team with respect to IP/MPLS infrastructure. 

4. They will also ensure continued smooth operation of the global network infrastructure and resolve complex technical problems with customers.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelors degree in computer science or Electrical Engineering,

2. Minimum of 3 years (Junior IP Engineers) and 10 years (Senior IP Engineers) relevant experience in designing and implementing complex, high performance networks with multiple locations and applications,

3. Hands on experience configuring Cisco and Juniper routers,

4. Relevant certifications, preferably CCNA and CCIE,

5. Good knowledge of network technologies –TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, VPNS, Firewalls, Proxy etc.

REMUNERATION & BENEFIT:

Attractive remuneration packages, a pleasant working environment, and challenging career prospects await the successful candidates.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

To Apply, please email you curriculum vitae – only once – to hr@mainonecable.com on or before 4^th January, 2011. 

Ensure you indicate your name and the role you are applying for, in the subject line of the email.

All applications will be treated in confidence. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.