Senior Proficient, RAN Architecture Designs

Job title: Senior Proficient, RAN Architecture Designs

Company: Omantel


Job description: Job Description:Role Purpose:To design high/low level Radio Access Network infrastructure related to enterprise business unit architectures, optimizing performance, capacity, and coverage while ensuring scalability, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with emerging technologies and industry standards and Customer Experience.Position InformationTitle: Senior Proficient, RAN Architecture Designs

• Unit: Technology & Infrastructure
• Division: Infrastructure Planning and Design
• Location: HQ
• Grade: P4
• Minimum role requirements:
• Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Experience: A minimum of 8 years of experience

Key Accountabilities

• Review and support the optimization of high-level reports to enhance customer experience in network designs.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G network architectures, protocols, and standards.
• Lead RAN planning and design activities, developing detailed radio network designs (site selection, RF parameters, antenna configurations, power requirements) for 4G and 5G, ensuring optimal coverage, capacity, and performance.
• Collaborate with Huawei and Ericsson to define hardware/software configurations, design specifications, and implementation plans, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct RAN traffic dimensioning based on current traffic and growth forecasts to ensure scalable and cost-effective network solutions for enterprise customers.
• Integrate new technologies, such as Single RAN, Massive MIMO, beamforming, Carrier Aggregation (CA), and Cloud-RAN (C-RAN), into network designs in partnership with Huawei and Ericsson.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting and problem-solving for resolving complex RAN-related issues, including call drops, handover failures, and other performance degradations in 4G/5G enterprise networks.
• Apply knowledge of 3GPP standards (Rel. 15 and Rel. 16) and their relevance to LTE and 5G network deployments.
• Utilize expertise in Cloud-RAN, Single RAN, and virtualization technologies for 5G network optimization.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies such as Open RAN, network virtualization, URLCC, low latency, Lora, Massive MIMO, eMBB, mMTC, beamforming, and network slicing.
• Apply knowledge of radio frequency and spectrum management to optimize network performance.
• Collaborate across departments (transport, mobile access design, core, fiber, finance, EBU, and operations) to ensure seamless integration of RAN designs into the overall network architecture.
• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses for network enhancements at customer sites.
• Manage multiple RAN design projects, ensuring timely delivery and coordination with diverse stakeholders.
• Develop technical proposals to support strategic customer engagements independently.
• Support the Sales team throughout the sales cycle to close deals and meet Sales and Revenue KPIs.
• Interact with customer technical and network teams to qualify leads, assess needs, and scope projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Capture and document customer requirements, designing technical solutions (both standard and complex) tailored to their needs.
• Develop cost-effective, innovative solutions that enhance customer value, competitive positioning, and sales win rates.
• Lead technical clarification sessions and presentations with customers after proposal submissions.
• Coordinate with internal teams (EBU, ICT, Omantel) to manage business cases, Capex, and Opex processes.
• Drive the creation of techno-commercial submissions for tenders and bids.
• Develop new solutions/services by working with technology/product partners and alliances.
• Collaborate with subsidiaries, joint ventures, technology/product partners, OEMs, and system integrators to create a strong value proposition for the business.
• Lead strategic discussions and proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives within EBU/ICT and customer/partner ecosystems to support winning deals.
• Utilize RAN design, optimization, and fiber design tools to enhance network design efficiency.
• Assist in developing optimization solutions to elevate customer experience in both fixed and mobile domains.
• Support the upgrade of existing solutions to meet evolving optimization and customer experience needs.
• Develop and execute plans to maximize the potential of existing Omantel platforms.
• Lead initiatives utilizing cutting-edge technologies to automate and digitalize workflows, improving solution delivery.

Key CompetenciesCross functional:

• Cost Optimization
• Telecommunications Environment and Technology

Professional:

• Networking
• Soft Aware

Technical:

• Mobile Access Technology Knowledge
• Data Analysis

Disclaimer: This job Profile is not an exhaustive list of accountabilities and activities. Job incumbents may be required to perform additional job-related tasks and duties as assigned.

Expected salary:

Location: Oman

Job date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:43:36 GMT

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