Network Project Lead Jobs in New York
Top 3 Skill Sets:
- Technical Network knowledge (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, Internet security)
- LCM experience (Network)
- Vendor management, risk management, capital management. (Blueprint of scope and planning what everything looks like moving forward)
Network LCM (Life Cycle Management) Project lead
Job Purpose
The primary purpose of this role is to collate the global infrastructure inventory and provide financial, operational and product assessments of the operational status of the components on a rolling basis in line with the vendor’s lifecycle polices. Secondly, to work with local infrastructure teams to manage the upgrades of the identified equipment in line with the agreed strategy or to provide suitable risk mitigation strategies until such upgrades have completed.
Key Responsibilities
Job Purpose
The primary purpose of this role is to collate the global infrastructure inventory and provide financial, operational and product assessments of the operational status of the components on a rolling basis in line with the vendor’s lifecycle polices. Secondly, to work with local infrastructure teams to manage the upgrades of the identified equipment in line with the agreed strategy or to provide suitable risk mitigation strategies until such upgrades have completed.
Key Responsibilities
o Collation and verification of network and voice inventory from various data sources
o Assessment of EOL status against manufacturer provided lifecycle polices
o Analysis of data using online in–house and MS Office based tools
o Communication of EOL status to concerned parties (branch, country and regional)
o Provision of EOL forecasts for hardware procurement, resource allocation and financial impact.
o Provision of EOL budgetary information
o Risk and criticality assessment of EOL components & suitable risk mitigation strategies
o Project management of locally managed infrastructure works
o Remote project management of regional / global infrastructure works
o Communication of progress to key stakeholders
o Planning and Coordination of resources for scheduled works
o Coordination of works within the change management process
o Liaison with telecommunications carriers & 3rd party vendors
o Verification of maintenance changes following infrastructure works
o Cost management
o Value management
Key Skills
• Understanding of multiple vendors networking/voice equipment product sets, components, and End of Life policies
• Knowledge of the following vendors is advantageous
o Cisco
o Juniper
o Bluecoat
o Paulo-Alto
o Riverbed
o N3K
o Avaya
• Understanding of product lifecycles / product management
• Ability to read / understand technical network diagrams
• Ability to break down hardware specifications to card/component build level
• Raw data analysis – Using whatever tools are available
• Internal communication skills at all levels – Technicians to Directors: Able to understand requirements at a technical level and effectively communicate requirements, risk and cost into business terms
• External communication skills at all levels – Technicians to Directors: To be able to speak to vendors regarding product lifecycles, roadmaps, service requirement and maintenance contracts
• Ability to operate effectively in large, complex, matrix managed organizations
• Microsoft office (particularly Excel / Visio / PowerPoint / MS Project - as a minimum)
• Flexible working (potentially dealing with 4 regions / 4 time zones)
• Have a thorough understanding ITIL change/service management
• Technical project management experience
• Be able to produce reports in-depth and high level
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