Fixed Core Services Planning & Optimization Tech Lead

Job Description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Role Purpose

• Planning all configuration changes, H/W expansions, and S/W upgrades for Fixed core Services: DPI, CDNs, SDWAN, and DNS following change management guidelines
• Provisioning new fixed core services nodes, finalizing all acceptance requirements, and handover to operations team
• Manage end to end TX capacity planning for Fixed Core Services including DPI, SDWAN, DNS, and Cashing nodes
• Assure peering links capacity is designed to maintain the required availability & operating within the design KPIs
• Building highest technical skills
• Adequacy/compliance to company values

Key Accountabilities & Decision Ownership

• Responsible for planning of fixed core services including DPI, CDNs, SDWAN, and DNS
• Responsible for transforming core metrics to technical KPIs, calculating TX requirements for next fiscal year for the peering links
• Responsible for ordering TX according to core metrics
• Managing stakeholders across different departments for links ordering, activation & scheduling dates (Acquisition, Fixed Planning & Design, Operation teams)
• Follow up to ensure links and Fixed core Services nodes are activated and manage end-to-end any technical issues that might arise
• Achieve efficient utilization of peering links and CDN available solutions
• Align & participate in services distribution over current & new CDN solutions for efficient use & best utilization impact over Core ring & Int’l (CDNs installation, Farm upgrade/backup)
• Maintaining up-to-date core services nodes with the latest recommended software version
• Maintaining Fixed core services nodes resiliency
• Planning S/W upgrades & configuration hardening triggered by security requirements

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Experience

Education:

B.Sc. Degree in communication / electronics engineering

Work Experience:

Minimum of 6 years; post qualification experience preferably in an ISP environment.

Technical skills:

• BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering.
• 6 years’ experience in ISP or equivalent experience.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Strong DPI knowledge and relevant work experience is a MUST
• Caching and CDNs solutions knowledge is a MUST
• SDWAN knowledge is a MUST
• CCNA, CCNP, CCNP-SP is a MUST.
• CCIE-SP is a plus.
• Python knowledge is a plus.

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

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Together we can.