SI Technical Manager

Our client, a leading global service provider, is recruiting a SI Technical Manager to join their project in the UK.

Position Title:

SI Technical Manager

Position Type:

Contract

Start Date:

ASAP

Location:

Reading UK

Contact:

Iuli Balan | +49 (0) 89 23 88 98 62

Responsibilities and duties:

• Specify the End to End System Integration Test deliverables for all of the ORAN vendors
• Define the Test reporting criteria with each stakeholder and create and maintain a customer dashboard for all Test process reporting and issue tracking items.
• Ensure that the agreed Test scope and specification testing reports have been provided by each ORAN vendor
• Optimize the Test execution plans across each ORAN vendor's labs to ensure the most optimal testing path is used.
• Ensure that all Test defects are captured and reported to the key stakeholders and proved an
• End to End resolution plan for such items
• Steer vendors during troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities
• Present Test progress reports to senior stakeholders in the customers organisation
• Create a final Test exit report and system deployment method of procedure documents to the customer.
• In Life Operational Product defect support to the customers technical teams
• Provide Troubleshooting coordination of complex product issues
• Act as the main technical interface for our client’s Global Service Centre for Problem ticket analysis.

Requirements

• Educated to Degree Level, preferably in Telecoms, Electronics or Computer Science/IT
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a Technical lead/management role in the telecom/IT sector
• Proven track record in the delivery of complex large scale multi vendor System Integration technical projects
• Previous experience of multi vendor network virtualizing solutions such as Open RAN, virtualised RAN/Core.
• Proven customer and stakeholder managements skills
• Exceptional communicator both internally and towards the customer
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to anticipate customer’s needs and act accordingly
• Excellent level of presentation, communication and planning skills.
• Ability to prepare & deliver complex technical concepts to a high standard within tight timescales.
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Excellent documentation writing skills
• Exceptional ability to navigate large and complex organisations to build relationships and influencing capabilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Service Management certifications e.g. ITIL Service Management
• Exceptional communicator both internally and towards the customer to CxO level
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to anticipate customer’s needs and act accordingly
• Excellent level of presentation, communication and planning skills.
• Ability to prepare & deliver complex program plans and associated updates to a high standard within tight timescales.
• Highly effective Service leader who recognises the power of a positive team environment in delivering results
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Excellent report writing skills
• Exceptional ability to navigate large and complex organisations to build relationships and influencing capabilities
• Excellent communication and presentation skills