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Network Operations Lead (Fibre / FTTH)
PREDICTA MARKETS LIMITED
Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted about 1 hour ago (10 Oct 2026) Updated about 1 hour ago
Job Description
The Network Operations Lead is responsible for designing, planning and deploying fibre networks while ensuring performance and reliability. They manage configuration of OLTs, ONUs/ONTs, routers and switches, supervise cable installations and maintain comprehensive network documentation. The role also monitors network health, leads fault response, and coordinates preventive maintenance and inventory management. Candidates should have a strong technical background in fibre optics and networking, as well as the ability to guide field teams.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Diploma or degree in Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, IT or a related field
- • Minimum three years hands‑on experience with fibre optic systems at an ISP, telco or fibre contractor
- • Practical experience with GPON/EPON OLTs (e.g., Huawei, ZTE, VSOL, BDCOM) and routers (MikroTik, Cisco, Juniper)
- • Good knowledge of TCP/IP, VLANs, routing (OSPF/BGP), PPPoE/DHCP and RADIUS‑based subscriber management
- • Ability to use an OTDR, power meter and fusion splicer and interpret fibre test results
- • Willingness to perform field work and be on call for critical outages
- • Additional advantage: coding or scripting (Python, Bash) for automation
- • Experience with monitoring tools such as Zabbix, LibreNMS, PRTG or Grafana
- • Relevant certifications (MTCNA/MTCRE, CCNA, HCIA, CFOT)
- • Experience with GIS or network mapping tools such as QGIS
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Oversee the design, planning and rollout of fibre networks (FTTH/FTTx), including route surveys, splitter planning and power budgets
- • Manage and configure OLTs, ONUs/ONTs, core and edge routers, and switches
- • Supervise cable deployment (aerial and underground), splicing and termination, ensuring installations meet quality standards
- • Monitor network performance, uptime and capacity, and act early on problems before they cause outages
- • Lead fault response and outage resolution, find root causes, and write short incident reports
- • Plan and run preventive maintenance schedules
- • Supervise and coach field technicians and contractors
- • Keep network documentation up to date: maps, IP plans, device configurations and fibre records
- • Work with Sales on coverage feasibility and with Customer Care on escalated technical cases
- • Manage network equipment inventory and help choose vendors and equipment