• Serves as a member of the Network Telecom team, responsible for connectivity solutions that transport data between our data centers, cloud providers, corporate offices and retail branches
• Oversees the entire lifecycle of telecom connectivity – design, implementation, maintain (tier 4) and decommission both individually and projects as whole
• Collaborates with other network team members and business units to thoroughly understand their network connectivity requirements
• Creates and presents high-level transport design and recommendation documents including technical and commercial aspects
• Establishes and maintains good relationships with internal stakeholders and our Telecom partners by leading regular touch points and service reviews
• Executes conventional approaches to build or break down technical problems
• Partners with application and infrastructure teams to identify potential capacity risks and govern remediation statuses
• Considers upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications
• Is accountable for making significant decisions for a project consisting of multiple technologies and applications
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and proficient applied experience
• Strong knowledge of one or more infrastructure disciplines such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, and performance assessments
• Strong knowledge of one or more scripting languages (e.g., Scripting, Python, etc.)
• Experience with multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds
• Drives to develop infrastructure engineering knowledge of additional domains, data fluency, and automation knowledge
• 5+ years’ experience within the Telecommunications industry, preferably with a global tier 1 Telecommunications Service Provider or Hyperscaler in a Solution Engineer capacity.
• Deep understanding of optical theory and Layer 1 and 2 transport technologies, including DWDM, OTN, MPLS and Dark Fiber
• Knowledge of European, African, and Middle Eastern telecommunication providers, including both terrestrial and subsea
• Experience in planning and implementing transport solutions specific to cloud connectivity
• Broad knowledge of network and data center technologies including design and construction principles