Transformation engineering specialist

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Transformation engineering specialist

Function: Chief Operations Office

Employment Type: Perm

Why we need this role

This role is in Transformation Engineering Team with in the COO TOS function. This role would contribute to deliver the City strategies, Identification of network optimization opportunities, pipeline generation, assessment and delivery, Network design, migration methods cost modulation, network data discovery, analytics and visualization for all network domains in the Colt network.

This role will have deeper engagement in the development and execution of the strategies for core network build and transformation projects e.g. city strategies, Network and Node programme, Network Life Cycle. The role is required to drive core network transformation, technical planning, detailed preparation, job packs and co-ordination of technology and preparing designs for service migrations between network sites. To manage the relationships with key supporting teams such as Product, Network Architecture, Engineering, Sales, Accounts and Operations for workload and

resource planning in support of network transformation projects.

Job Summary

This role is in Transformation Engineering Team with in the COO TOS function. This role would contribute to deliver the City strategies, Identification of network optimization opportunities, pipeline generation, assessment and delivery, Network design, migration methods cost modulation, network data discovery, analytics and visualization for all network domains in the Colt network.

This role will have deeper engagement in the development and execution of the strategies for core network build and transformation projects e.g. city strategies, Network and Node programme, Network Life Cycle. The role is required to drive core network transformation, technical planning, detailed preparation, job packs and co-ordination of technology and preparing designs for service migrations between network sites. To manage the relationships with key supporting teams such as Product, Network Architecture, Engineering, Sales, Accounts and Operations for workload and resource planning in support of network transformation projects.

Provide data discovery, analysis, visualization, planning and technical expertise on city Strategy, network optimization and forced exits to assist development of proposals and business cases for future network strategy and transformation. Support other migration or network asset optimisation related tasks

Key accountabilities

• Data Discovery, Analysis and visualization w.r.t Network Planning of transformation programs having multi-technology and multi-era telecommunication platforms with alignment and governance of Colt Engineering guidelines.
• Drive city strategy discussions, come up with agreements and follow through on identified opportunities in preparation of business cases, setting the financial justification and obtaining approval from the key stakeholders
• Network Analytics, technical design and implementation for network transformation programs e.g. Node programme, Network Life Cycle, EoL, Migrations etc.
• Deliver Network discovery and service analytics methods and database, aligned with network life cycle management for longer term Network strategy
• Deliver Business case supporting documentation e.g. BOM, MOP etc.
• Provide regular delivery progress reporting as per project and programme requirements
• Drive development of migration approaches aligned to technologies and specific network sites.
• Produce planned and updated project and summary reports, including cost breakdowns and summaries
• Manage workflows for technical migration planning and execution of migration activities, covering network infrastructure and customer service migrations
• Process development
• Automation and simplification

What you will do

• Data Discovery, Analysis and visualization w.r.t Network Planning of transformation programs having multitechnology and multi-era telecommunication platforms with alignment and governance of Colt Engineering guidelines.
• Drive city strategy discussions, come up with agreements and follow through on identified opportunities in preparation of business cases, setting the financial justification and obtaining approval from the key stakeholders.
• Network Analytics, technical design and implementation for network transformation programs e.g. Node programme, Network Life Cycle, EoL, Migrations etc.
• Deliver Network discovery and service analytics methods and database, aligned with network life cycle management for longer term Network strategy.
• Deliver Business case supporting documentation e.g. BOM, MOP etc.
• Provide regular delivery progress reporting as per project and programme requirements.
• Drive development of migration approaches aligned to technologies and specific network sites.
• Produce planned and updated project and summary reports, including cost breakdowns and summaries.
• Manage workflows for technical migration planning and execution of migration activities, covering network infrastructure and customer service migrations.
• Process development.
• Automation and simplification.
• Design & deliver efficiency for Network Transformation programme.
• Accuracy of network planning for design and cost.
• Network transformation planning in alignment with operational requirement of Colt Internal and External network needs.
• Cost Optimised business cases with proven cost elements.
• Technical and commercial innovation for network transformation programs.

What we're looking for

Must haves:

• Experience in a telco service provider environment, driving transformation strategies,
• planning/configuring/documenting network transformations.
• Keen Budget awareness and proposal capability
• Understanding on analysing city network, find opex saving opportunities, create pipeline for execution teams.
• Capability of BOM buildup of various vendors basis network analysis
• Demonstrate network analysis w.r.t BOM buildup on network: WDM(Ciena / Infinera / ADVA/ Nokia), Ethernet,
• IP(Cisco/Ciena/Nokia/Juniper), Voice (DMS, EWSD)
• Exposure of node/ site planning for telco infrastructure.
• Experience of writing business cases and preparing cost calculations for big transformation projects like node exits, city strategies
• Innovative and motivated – ability to think "out of the box"
• Conversant with project management methods, tools and performance measures
• Knowledge of the key technologies and architectures deployed in the Colt network (Infinera LDN, NSN MSP, MMSP, IP etc.)
• Proficient in MS-Excel and Visio,
• Added advantage if hands on VBA, Power BI, Python, Qlik etc.
• Experience in planning and implementation of large scale network transformation programme

Might have:

• Knowledge of Colt's internal processes and systems used for change management, delivery and network inventory management
• Good Data Analysis skills.