Solution Architect - Philippines

Job Description

What you'll do

• You'll be the technical design authority in an innovative, flexible, team focused on the delivery of a complex SP solution with optical, routing and SDN components supporting workstreams across design, validation, implementation and migration.
• You’ll support the services delivery team and Pre-sales teams to ensure the integrity of the end to end architecture is maintained for baseline design and change management
• You’ll act as the Principal Architect responsible for decisions on the technical design, validation, scheduling and operational escalations in consultation with the services, sales and BU engineering teams
• You'll engage with the Cisco Business Units for alignment of feature roadmaps and issue resolution timelines with delivery schedules
• You'll align with Cisco services Project Managers to ensure end to end architectural dependencies are included in resource planning and scheduling
• You'll be the point of contact and presenter for technical aspects of Cisco executive briefings.
• You'll be the point of contact and presenter for technical aspects of Customer executive briefings.
• You'll be the technical point of contact managing customer Engineering, Build and Operations teams for alignment of strategy and communication of issue resolution

Who you'll work with

PLDT CX (Customer Experience) Architecture (SP networking) team aims to delight our PLDT customer with an exceptional delivery experience based on excellence, quality and consistency. We are delivering Day-1 Services through a strong foundation of deep technical expertise, consistent methodologies, automation, governance, profitable resource mix and leveraging the entire Cisco ecosystem. Integrate overall CX delivery capabilities with CX Centers and Partners to ensure best in class execution, optimized cost structure.

The PLDT CX Architecture team is part of ASEAN CX Delivery Organization that is focusing on Service Provider Core Networking Technologies including: IP/MPLS/SR Core, Aggregation, Access, BNG, IPv6, Optical for both Fixed Broadband and Mobile Operator. The Team consists of Solution Architects, Technical Leaders & Consulting Engineers to provide delivery excellence to our clients.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent plus 10 or more years of related experience in the Service Provider core routing technology.
• Demonstrated track record of success and leadership
• Strong relationship builder and influencer
• Distinctive problem solving and analytic skills combined with superior business judgment
• Awareness of Service Provider Networking Technologies (IP/MPLS, Optical, Segment Routing, WAE, NSO) & Network Automation Process & Tools (Ansible, Puppet, Scripting)
• Comfortable leading in unstructured, ambiguous environments... thrive in 'white' spaces
• Passionate about Cisco and our opportunity, and driven to succeed;
• Executive communicator: comfortable and experienced at senior executive levels.
• Comfortable that your success rests on helping others to be successful

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Service Provider Core Routing Technologies
• Understanding the principles of end-to-end system architecture
• Strong experience with system integration
• Exhibits strong project management skills, meeting milestones, and deliverables, understands the project management life cycle.
• Experience with creating /leveraging on-shore and off-shore delivery models
• Exceptional executive level communications skills

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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