2Africa Managed Service Lead
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Equinix Nigeria is hiring a 2Africa Managed Service Lead in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The role directs operational teams on submarine and terrestrial network maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning, while coordinating with landing partners, vendors, and NOC. Candidates need a degree in Electrical/Electronics or Telecommunication Engineering and at least 12 years of post-NYSC experience with transmission networks.
- Senior network operations role focused on 2Africa submarine and terrestrial infrastructure
- Based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Requires 12+ years post-NYSC experience in transmission networks and 4 years in facility management
- Involves vendor management, fault management, and cross-team coordination
- Requires proficiency with DWDM/OTN, ROADM, PFE, and test equipment
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2Africa Managed Service Lead at Equinix Nigeria ⏲ Aug 17, 2026, 11:19 AM ⋕ View all Transportation & Logistics jobs Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: 2Africa Managed Service Lead Job ID: JR-160379 Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers Job Summary Direct the team on operational tasks and maintenances including upgrades and decommissioning of network elements requiring interdivisional coordination. The 2Africa Managed Service Lead will be responsible for complete fulfilment of 2Africa Submarine, terrestrial networks and 3rd party collocation facilities. Coordinates administrative matters, scheduling and unit operations. Participate in new proposals or other project development activities. Other duties as assigned include third- level support for the CLS network elements [Power Feed Equipment (PFE), ROADM System (Ciena, ASN & Nokia equipment)] and the 3rd party repeater PoP site facilities. The discharge of responsibilities: will require close coordination across teams, Landing partners and adherence to timelines and SLAs. Responsibilities: In addition, he/she will be responsible for the following: Participate in strategic network operations sessions across the technical group and landing partners Effective coordination with Landing parties, equipment vendors for addressing equipment issues and with third party network/Facility providers relating to the operational issues faced on the resources leased from them Effective OPEX/CAPEX management and general cost management Coordinate performance review meetings with internal and external stakeholders Ensure all documentation is always accurate and up to date Support all aspects of the network management process assuring requests, implementation, and problems are resolved as required with no impact to the global communication infrastructures Analyse and identify root causes of lingering or repeating faults on the Submarine network, terrestrial fiber routes and facility systems, affecting network performance and come up with suggestions and action plan to address them Oversee the execution of support requests on different Transmission platforms within the operational level agreement (OLA) Provide support in troubleshooting and resolution of network related problems on the Submarine Power Feed Equipment (PFE), DWDM/OTN, ROADM network and facility systems within the Submarine Cable landing station Participate in managing tasks assigned by NOC assuring full implementation and documentation standards are adhered to Directs a program for service, repair and inventory. Qualifications Knowledge of vendor management Knowledge of fault management processes and procedures Good oral and written communication skills Team leadership experience: is required Ability to plan, organize, motivate team members, key stake holders to achieve service delivery objectives of each project A Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent in Electrical/Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Strong analytical and problem-solving skills At least 12 years post NYSC work experience: with Transmission Networks, 4 years related experience: in Facility Management Ability to work well under pressure Proficient in setting up & use of testing equipment (Ethernet Analyzer, OTDR/Power testing tools/instrument) and analyse results Must have ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of industry, government and public contracts on project-related matters Ability to troubleshoot, identify root causes and recommend solutions on DWDM/OTN equipment, and power systems (DG, Cooling, Rectifier and UPS). Ability to establish effective working relationships with public officials, vendors, and other agency managers Demonstrated mastery of telecommunication industry standards, dimensioning transmission network element systems, ITU, and ANSI/ETSI etc. Ability to review engineering documents and provide guidance on execution as requested Strong analytical and data driven decision making ability How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria Port Harcourt and 1 other location Port Harcourt , Rivers State