Head of Network Automation/Engineering
hace 2 días
London
Summer-Browning Associates are currently supporting our client, a leading telecommunications provider, who are actively seeking a Head of Automation on an initial 6 month contract. The ideal candidate will be an experienced individual with a software engineering/Development background, Fixed mobile/B2B experience, experienced leader and a Continuous improvement mindset. An experienced Head of Engineering individual with focus on network automation within telco. Key Accountabilities • Recruit, develop and lead multiple development squads across internal and external resources, • Assess use cases in backlog, estimate MVP and sizing effort to ensure team resources are sized appropriately with the right skills., • Work alongside SA to do strategic use case design and design tactical solution with strategic outcome in mind, • LLD, develop and create workflows (when required), • Approve Code reviews before merge (when required), • Internal/External stakeholder engagement (including vendors), • Set standards - coding, ways of working, documentation, for 30+ developers and provide thought leadership to wider development community across NSE etc., • Encourage close loop automation across Plan, Provide & Assure ensuring Automation Silos are broken., • Communicate updates to key stakeholders, • Help stakeholders to think strategically, • Encourage data-driven decision-making and sprint planning, • Multiple years of experience in a senior developer role, ideally in a large Telco or IT company, • Experience working in Networks or IT network transformations, • Netconf, API's, XML, JSON, Jinja 2, Python, JavaScript, • Cisco NSO, Ansible, Net Miko, Docker, • Workflow automation Itential IAP, Appian, Resolve, • Knowledge of telecom networks, technologies, and standards eg TMF/Tosca/MEF, • YANG/TOSCA for service modelling