Solution Design Authority - Newbury, United Kingdom - Vodafone

Vodafone

Verified Company

Newbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Description:

Location:
Newbury - Hybrid

Salary:
Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Hours:
Full Time (37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri)

Be part of the Business Technology Solutions for Vodafone UK, the team that design and develop our converged communications solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, whilst implement the solutions directly with our customers.

We help thousands of businesses across the country with our connectivity solutions.
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Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things.

Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role.

Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

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Homebased

At Vodafone UK our homebased working means you'll work from home almost all the time and come together on certain occasions during the year to be creative, collaborative, and simply connect.

Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

What will you be doing?

As a Solution Design Authority you own the technical accountability and leadership of the virtual team responsible for the detailed design, development, delivery, and test of multi-million-pound complex customer solutions working alongside the Programme Manager providing assurance and governance for technical components of the solution.

A senior customer facing role with responsibility for low level discovery of existing solution components and owner of the transition from existing to proposed solution, including sign off and acceptance of pre-sales High Level Design and statement of requirements on behalf of the Solution Integration team

To be engaged during the latter stages of the pre-sales cycle to provide technical assurance on complex solution viability and then ensure detailed solution compliance throughout delivery, only exiting once the solution is accepted into operation by the customer services organisation and warranty support period expired

Who are we looking for?

Highly effective technical planning across customer, internal and 3rd Party technical teams
Builds influential and effective relationships with technical, service and delivery teams
Effective management of internal and external teams
Significant experience of fixed product market, in depth understanding of complex customer WAN and LAN solutions with awareness of other enterprise solutions such as UC and Contact Centre
Proven track record for delivery of large scale, complex projects delivering IT/Telco customer solutions; demonstrable leadership skills and organisational experience
High standard of written & verbal communication skills

Recommended technical skills/professional qualifications.

CCNA
CCNP Enterprise
In depth knowledge of IP Networking
Knowledge of WAN network elements and products.
Knowledge of SD-WAN
Knowledge of Cisco ASA and other firewall platforms.

Microsoft products

Excel is essential.

What's in it for you?

An excellent remuneration and bonus package with 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects.

We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes.

We're also proud to provide a Reconnect programme with flexibility to support individuals returning to work after a career break and our market-leading parental leave policies.

We're committed to supporting you throughout every step of your career at Vodafone.

Together we can
Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent.

Inclusion for all is a key pillar of our purpose with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.

We actively encourage growth and progression for all employees.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website ) under Career Support, for guidance.

TJ