DSTV MULTICHOICE

Employer: DSTV MULTICHOICE
Location: Lagos State – Nigeria
Salary: Not specified

MULTICHOICE
Enriching lives

VACANCY – SYSTEMS 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, participative, empowerment driven culture complex, regulated, competitive industry.
Local and international Pay-TV Industry
Highly technical and specialized environment.
Rapid Industry change.
Rapid technological change.

CUSTOMERS
MNET & Supersport
Transmission Operations 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
Asset 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 requirement
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 Analogue)
Satellite RF operations
Conditional Access systems
Equipment repairs, Modular swap-outs
Monitoring practice
Computer Literacy – IT Networking
Digital signal measurements
Radio frequency (RF) Knowledge, including measurements, 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 of 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 oriented
Proactive approach
Flexibility
Integrity
Deadline driven
Tenacity
Adaptability
Cultural sensibility
Empathy
Please email your applications in the form of CV’s, tohrservicesng@multichoice.co.za