Senior Specialist: Network Architect at BCX

Core Description

Responsible for the development of products and services in the BCX network space.  Develop process and systems architectures encompassing operational, tactical and strategic knowledge for BCX new network strategy and roll out.

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

Provide technical and strategic expertise by:

• Document and describe the requirements, applied design principles, technical components (physical, logical and component) and product selection (services, hardware, software and network) needed to support the operation of applications
• Plan access network strategy and roll-out and ensure optimisation
• Select and deploy technology to optimise Multi-Tenant access roll out and allow automatic service creation.
• Represent conceptual designs graphically
• Defines the product/service specification in terms of Technology, People, Process and documents for network access and establishment of BCX own Access presence.
• Ensure the product/service is implemented across systems and that a full FAB environment support the product/service portfolio

Ensure clean hand-over of solutions for implementation and delivery by:

• Manage network rollout activities in line with business plan requirements to achieve revenue and strategic targets, expanding customer base and enabling the full-service portfolio over the Access network.
• Audit the deployed products/services for compliance with the standards and designs.
• Engage and onboard network providers to extend the reach and product portfolio BCX can offer to its customer base.

Provide sales and commercial support by:

• Negotiate with 3rd parties, potential partners and suppliers for the best solutions to support BCS’s access networks strategy
• Bridge the gap between sales acumen and engineering expertise to demonstrate usefulness of products
• Deliver presentations with consultative style selling using technical skills, solving problems for client and consult with clients to identify Telecommunications Solution opportunities
• Develop solution pricing including supporting pricing models, and develop technical and pricing sections of Client proposals
• Responding to RFX’s and compiling customer proposals relating to:
• Access Networks,
• Multi-Tenant Sites 

Provide operational support by:

• Contribute towards attaining BCX Data Networks Revenue Targets
• Lead a team of specialist by providing expert guidance in the delivery of the business plan and team objectives

Functional Skills

• Information Technology Solutions
• Telecommunications network architecture and technologies
• Keep up to date with ICT Trends (Access, Transport, WAN, LAN, related technology software and hardware)
• understand competitive landscape and market share
• IP routing and switching skills
• Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Business Development
• People Management
• Product Portfolio Management

Behavioural Competencies

• Developing and implementing strategy
• Meeting the customer expectations
• People -Team Leadership
• Communication and Impact (Observed throughout the interview process)
• Decision Making

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree (NQF7) in Information Technology

Experience

• 7 years relevant experience including at least 5 years designing ICT infrastructure solutions.