New Job Openings at Huawei Technologies, 23rd January, 2019

Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end capabilities and strengths across the carrier networks, enterprise, consumer, and cloud computing fields. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 170 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population. We are recruiting to fill the positions below:     Job Title: Delivery Quality Assurance Manager Location: Nigeria Role

• Owner of Quality Management function, taking end to end responsibility to fulfill requirements.
• Service Delivery Quality & Reporting
• DQA role in Transformation and Project Quality Management.
• Knowledge Management.
• Process Frameworks, Templates, Checklist and Document management.
• Program communication management and Program Reporting.
• Work in a cross functional organization in close coordination with relevant stakeholders to fulfill the designated task in PMO function/s in the assigned programs.
• Interact and communicate with customer as single point of contact for quality assurance function.
• Assist PMO leader/Director in implementation of Huawei’s IT projects-related quality framework, policies and procedures as laid down in contract and company processes

• Liaise with Huawei HQ Quality Assurance division to develop quality plans, quality reports for IT operations/ IT projects.
• Ensure compliance with industry benchmarked IT Quality Management standards - Standard CS MS Projects QM manual and R&R definition; MS Ops Processes governance (quality & Security) criteria.
• Develop reporting dashboard, reports for the assigned function. Prepare reports as per defined intervals to all concerned stakeholders.
• Capture, implement improvement activities from time to time based on learnings, audits and industry practices.
• Assist PMO leader/Director in translating IT Governance and Quality strategy and plans into specific improvement programs/ projects.
• Additional responsibilities include assisting the PMO Director with defining, improving and updating the project management processes, standards and governance, assisting Managers on operations, projects by contributing to Quality Reviews, and co-ordinating activities in support of quality objectives.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the PMO Leader/Director.
• Keep abreast of global and local best practice as it relates to the unit’s activities.

• Minimum of six years relevant experience in Quality Management Role, in IT /Telecom industry.
• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in IT, Business Management or a related discipline
• ITIL v3 Foundation Certification Preferred.
• PMP Certified, Prince 2 Certified (desirable)
• Experience of managing small projects, or exposure to the end to end project lifecycle, or managing substantial parts of the project lifecycle
• Experience of working within a structured project management framework

• Certification and knowledge of at least one of the standards.
• Services ITIL ISO2000, Software ISO/IEC 12207-2008, CMMI / OSIMM
• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages, including Microsoft Project, MS Office
• Experience in undertaking qualitative and quantitative risk analysis using Monte Carlos Simulation, PERT or equivalent software packages in large programs or portfolio of projects.
• Good multi-tasking skills with ability to work under pressure and strict deadlines.
• A strong customer centric approach, good communicator and team player.
• Experience of successful delivery in a challenging environment.
• Fluent in English.

• Provide Infrastructure services vision, enable innovation and leverage IT trends that can create business value consistent with customers’ requirements and expectations.
• Lead ITO strategic technology initiatives to build and maintain key elements of the customers enterprise infrastructure and associated project portfolio, including but not limited to 24x7 data center infrastructure management and evolution, mobility and remote access services, ubiquitous wireless networks, enterprise-scale messaging environments, active directory multi-forest integration, dual-carrier global WAN, software-defined internetworking, and innovative end user computing solutions.
• Provide leadership for delivery of 24/7 service operations and KPI compliance. Establish metrics, key performance indicators, and service level agreements to continually improve the performance of IT operations within and with the OEMs/Suppliers.
• Ensure comprehensive Disaster Recovery architecture is maintained and operations are in place to ensure compliance with required RPOs and RTOs during business continuity events (emphasizing but not limited to storage area networks and redundant, highly-available server and network architectures).
• Lead an extremely talented team of infrastructure Managers, Specialists and Administration professionals who with others define, manage and support the entire operations infrastructure for EMTS.
• Plan: 1) Future skill requirements, 2) Skill development strategies and resources, 3) Personnel levels based on project and operational demands, and 4) In coordination with senior I&O managers, professional and personal development for all members of I&O team.
• Motivate, organize, mentor, and manage senior managers within the team.
• Participate in IT strategic planning, project planning and budget planning efforts.
• Analyze technology trends and develop infrastructure strategy, architecture, and delivery processes designed for agility and cost effectiveness.
• Establish and maintain strong, strategic partnerships with vendors and other service providers.
• Develop RFPs/RFIs, oversee product evaluations, coordinate product and service selections, and ensure that pricing, terms, and conditions for supplier contracts meet Huawei and IT standards while achieving optimal results for the company.
• Coordinate I&O projects/resources with the IT project management office (PMO). Ensure all project deliverables, budgets, and timelines are met.
• Provide well-considered counsel to the Program Director, Director of Operations and other business service leaders.

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology/Management/Electronices science/Telecommunication or related specialization. Post graduate degree in Business management is an added advantage.
• 12+ years of technical and leadership experience managing and/or directing large IT operational teams also preferred.

• Extensive knowledge of Data Center Operations, telecommunications, Network engineering, Data Center applications, Client/Server computing, Databases, Storage & Backup, Cloud computing and production operations support. Specific technologies of note include but not limited to Microsoft Server & Client operating system and infrastructure applications, Voice and Networking, VMware, Citrix, EMC and/or NetApp Enterprise-level SANs, Network Devices, Server infrastructures, Huawei High end Servers and Storages, and multi-carrier WANs.
• Experience in related IT disciplines such as data processing, hardware platforms, enterprise software applications, database administration and outsourced/managed service systems.
• Strong leadership and management abilities. Ability to lead cross functional project teams in implementing projects of a complex nature.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and planning at a strategic, global level. Ability to translate strategic plans into specific objectives, and to create and execute project plans to achieve objectives.
• Knowledge of Telecoms operations.
• Strong financial management skills in budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Deep understanding of the interdependent relationship between infrastructure, information security and the applications/services they enable as well as the criticality of maintaining strong connections between the respective teams within IT.
• Persuasive, professional communication style. Capable of communicating complex, technical topics to a wide variety of audiences. Ability to interact with senior management and influence decision makers
• Flexibility to adapt to rapidly changing conditions and priorities, and to redirect managers and teams toward new objectives.
• Excellent understanding of multi-disciplinary nature of IT solutions
• Ability to see the "big picture" across such areas as private and public hosted infrastructure and services, identity management, security, telecommunications, enterprise storage and big data opportunities, end user experience, and training/education.
• Functional understanding of project management principles and their application to Infrastructure projects and teams. Formal project management expertise preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to apply technology solutions to business problems.
• Must have strong organizational skills and multi-tasking capabilities and excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations as they relate to technology issues important.

• Carry out installation, upgrade and maintenance of all enterprise databases which serve as a driver for all applications.
• Provide production database support in 24x7 operations environment.
• Ensure quality and standard are maintained in the environment
• Monitor and optimize database Server performance.
• Maintain high availability of database Servers.
• Perform support functions down to the last line of support before escalating to senior specialist.
• Ensure that security and integrity of the databases are maintained at all times.
• Back up databases and implement a backup strategy.
• Perform and automate administrative tasks and create custom administrative tools.
• Conduct database test restore and recovery at intervals to ensure validity of backup.
• Ensure architecture design, planning, implementation and optimization.
• Conduct troubleshooting and resolve problems/requests that are escalated by the Database Administrators
• Develop standards, guidelines and procedure for managing and maintaining the database.
• Perform and automate administrative tasks and create custome administrative tools.

• A tertiary qualification - Preferably BSc/HND in Computer Science or a related discipline
• OCA,OCP, MCP, MCDBA,MCSE, ITIL , TOGAF
• 4 -6 years Database Implementation and Design , experience in Oracle, MySQL, Mssql Databases .
• 3+ years Unix experience in Linux, Sun Solaris etc.
• 3+ years’ experience in IT related .
• Experience in database design and implementation.
• Knowledgeable in database performance tuning, backup and recovery.
• Knowledge on Infrastructure technologies covering Servers, database and Storage solutions and the architecture driving their evolution.
• Knowledge of application design and configuration.
• Depth knowledge of database and application security.
• Good interpersonal skills for written, oral and face to face communications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
• Ability to work effectively with clients, management and staff members.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and adapt to changing situations.

• Responsible for wireless/microwave/network Optimization engineering delivery or management implementation
• Interact with product, support, consultancy and other teams to find best ways to address solution requirements
• Ensure that solution meets business goals set by customer
• Lead the process of delivering high-quality product
• Responsible for organizational management and personnel management.

• Rich work experience in Telecoms industry.
• Degree within Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication Engineering/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of four (4) years work experience
• Familiarity with Huawei solutions, products or procedure will be added advantage.
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships and team environment.
• Ability to share knowledge with other team members and colleagues
• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a high pressure environment.
• Detail-oriented and well organized.
• Ability to work effectively both independently as well as in a team.
• Confident, self-motivated and energetic.

• Design, integrate and manage complex infrastructure solutions.
• Strong design/implementation experience in private and public cloud.
• Provide technical system solutions, determine overall design direction and provide hardware recommendations for complex technical issues.
• Develop architectural roadmaps for infrastructure domains.
• Experience of high volume transactional systems and infrastructure and performance tuning.

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Science and Technology/Management/Electronics science/Telecommunication or related specialization.
• 8+ years technical experience in a complex Telecommunications environment or with a large ISP /IT provider.

• Hands-on technical architecture/design skills across multiple technologies; technology areas to include Cloud, Virtualization, Compute, and Storage.
• In-depth knowledge in core enterprise network design & infrastructure.
• Understanding of networking components, system deployment, software installation, hardware and application configuration, system administration, hands-on automation, scripting, disaster recovery, virtualization, VDI and the application of security layers.
• Knowledge on devops practices, automation, CI/CD.
• Experience on Huawei virtualization and cloud technologies would be an added advantage.
• Experience in container technologies like docker/kubernetes would be an added advantage.
• Familiarity with any EA method (TOGAF etc.) and ITIL processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audience.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Work with third party suppliers and products and IT teams to identify and deliver appropriate IT Infrastructure technologies and solutions.