After nine years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 10.8 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific.  With revenues of US$2.2 billion, the company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones Digicel. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean and has recently acquired a license in French Polynesia.

Visit www.digicelgroup.com  for more information.

We invite applications for a new Digicel Opportunity  - “VAS Senior Engineer”

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Operation & Maintenance of USSD platforms
2. Operation & Maintenance of product support applications
3. Operation & Maintenance of VAS Messaging platforms (SMS, Voice Mail, MMS)
4. Create, update and maintain all network plans/diagrams related to platforms and interface platforms/technologies in cooperation with other NSS Groups.
5. Coordinate activities with commercial teams in relation to the implementation of new services, promotional activations and customer packages.
6. Coordinate the implementation of new platforms and solutions that manages VAS services
7. Interface with commercial teams for forecast and projected market growth. Analyze information and make plans for expansion and dimensioning in VAS platforms  
8. Evaluation of technical solutions related to VAS
9. Support of acceptance test and operation teams during the implementation of the platforms
10. Regular reporting to the management of platform status
11. Propose and evaluate platform optimization actions in cooperation with key VAS teams and analysis of platform statistics. 

Academic qualifications and experience required for job:

-          University degree on Engineering or Computer Science.

-          At least 5 years of working experience in VAS or IN either with an operator or a supplier

-          Planning and design experience in VAS or IN area

Functional Skills:

-          Profound knowledge and hands on experience with VAS services (USSD services, SMS, Voice mail etc, GPRS), network design & dimensioning.

-          Proven experience with VAS Messing platforms (SMS, MMS, etc)

-          Proven experience in platform support

-          Strong knowledge of Solaris/UNIX/Linux OS and Oracle DB.

-          Knowledge of scripting languages will be a bonus.

-          Project Management experience will be a bonus.

-          An excellent command of written and spoken English

In return, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, enterprising environment, where your skills will be valued and rewarded. Digicel recognizes our staff and management team are largely responsible for our success to date. Digicel's unique culture is driven by an entrepreneurial style encapsulated by our Chairman, board of directors and management, all seasoned telecom executives and industry experts with vast experience in building, expanding and marketing mobile services globally.