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Sarfaraz Mohammed

Kuwait

Summary

Working in the Telecommunication domain, with a combined experience of about 18 years with Siemens, Nokia, Redknee/Optiva & Ericsson. Leading integrations, support & managed services in the Business Support Services projects within Kuwait & across the MEA region. Provided level 2 Regional Support to Customers throughout the Middle East, which included customers like Zain, ooredoo, Sabafon Yemen, Oman Mobile, etc.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Customer Network Support Engineer

Ericsson
04.2015 - Current

- Supporting Ericsson Charging & Billing in One (CBiO).
- Responsible for maintaining SLA.
- Draft & execute maintenance procedures for software deployments on

Ericsson Charging System(ECS), Ericsson Mediation(EM), Ericsson Multi

Activation(EMA) & Ericsson Billing (BSCS)
- Lead and manage the Customized Adaptation Team consisting of

Developers responsible for developing Customer Adaptations, bug fixes &

maintaining code repository.
- Capture & draft Customer Solution proposal in collaboration with

Development Team
- 24/7 Customer Support for CBiO.

Senior Solutions Consultant

Nokia Networks
04.2012 - 01.2015

Solutions Delivery Consultant for Nokia Charge@Once Unified charging Solution
Requirement gathering/Scoping of new Change Requests and implementing software updates on Unified Charging Solution 3.1
Planned & executed rollout of MNP (Mobile Number Portability) Project for Unified 3.1 (UCS3.1)
On Call Emergency Support 24/7
Responsible for maintaining SLA

Lead Solutions Engineer

Nokia Siemens Networks
07.2008 - 03.2012

Responsible for maintaining SLA commitments, managed over 5 Customers across Middle East Region.
Fault management & preventive maintenance for over 40+ Live Customer nodes for NSN's Charging Portfolio.
Performed requirement gathering process, validated finalized scope for CRs
Led integrations Team, performed software deployment on live networks
Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced atmosphere.

Technical Support Engineer - Level1

Siemens Information & Communications
10.2003 - 06.2008

- Provided Level 2 support for maintenance and operational issues
- CSR handling & Resolution for Business Critical Issues, Technical Queries
and fault trouble shooting
- Provided Technical support to the Managed Services team on critical issues.
- Customer interface for future Technical Requirements and Case Resolution deployment and Integration of the Pilot
project of Siemens's Charge@Once Select 1.5
- Responsible for Network Implementation and software rollout with bug fixes.
- Responsible for network implementations for customers across MEA region customers.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications

Calorx Teachers University

Skills

  • Ericsson Charging System
  • Optiva/Redknee Unified Charging Solution
  • Kubernetes
  • Git
  • RHEL
  • Onsite customer support

Certification

Certified Kubernetes Administrator - CKA

Sun Certified System Administrator - SSA

Certified TAC2 Engineer - Siemens ICMN


Timeline

Customer Network Support Engineer

Ericsson
04.2015 - Current

Senior Solutions Consultant

Nokia Networks
04.2012 - 01.2015

Lead Solutions Engineer

Nokia Siemens Networks
07.2008 - 03.2012

Technical Support Engineer - Level1

Siemens Information & Communications
10.2003 - 06.2008

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications

Calorx Teachers University
Sarfaraz Mohammed