Solution Architect

Job Description

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.The Solution Architect position has responsibility for generating customer specific solution architectures and designs to address business problems. Working closely with Sales teams, Practices team, Product Management, the Delivery organisation and with their Architect peers the candidate will generate solutions, respond to requests for quotes and estimates and provide continuity into professional services engagements upon successful closure of a sale. The successful candidate is a strong leader who communicates clearly and knows how to drive performance, with a passion for the business and desire to deliver excellence.The ideal candidate will have technical knowledge of the OSS domain with specific focus on Inventory and Network Design and Management, a thorough understanding of a broad range of telecommunications technologies, as well as good understanding of software development and system integration patterns.The applicant needs to have experience in designing and implementing software solutions that follow a customized off the shelf product pattern.They will have extensive experience working directly with Telco customers, understanding their requirements around OSS software and possess the ability to translate those requirements software solutions across the Blue Planet Portfolio or similar applications.

• Work closely with the client s IT, Network Operations, Planning and Engineering teams to understand existing business and system processes and to define new OSS system requirements
• Lead, assist and/or creates technical design specifications to align with client needs as well as contribute other project documentation to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of solutions
• Work closely with BluePlanet and the clients architecture, design and development teams to ensure alignment between customer expectations and solution being developed throughout the project life-cycle
• Work independently and in a hands-on manner
• Facilitate and/or participate in user acceptance testing, project workshops and other activities to ensure client teams are well-informed and engaged and projects are delivered to customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate and participate in workshops and design session both internally and externally to drive towards an optimal solution for a desired requirement while maintain pragmatism and meeting cost objectives.

Key skills:

• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the telecoms OSS domain
• Deep understanding of Telecom Network design and architectures
• Broad end to end view across OSS and BSS technologies and ecosystems including associated technologies such as service assurance/analytics, SDN/NFV and cloud infrastructure, service orchestration & OSS automation, mediation, billing & charging, IoT and service exposure.
• Deep understanding of Inventory Management, Discovery, Activation, Performance, Fault and Network Device
• Understanding of the Telco OSS ecosystem and ideally knowledge of one or more of the following inventory systems Amdocs ARM (Cramer), Ericsson Granite, Netcracker, Oracle MetaSolv, etc.
• Configuration processes from a functional and technical perspective.
• Expert domain knowledge in multiple telecom technologies (DWDM, Ethernet, IP, etc)
• Minimum of 5 years in the role of hands-on Solution Architecture in the telco OSS and/or BSS areas
• 5 years experience in the OSS domain
• Domestic and international travel is required.

About CienaCiena is a network strategy and technology company with a passion to provide an experience, to you and our customers that is as rewarding as the outcome. We attract the best and brightest those with outstanding talent, motivation, and the right attitude to contribute to our success. Our culture balances our openness and informality with professionalism and trust and is built on the foundation of our core values: Customer First, Integrity, Velocity, Innovation, and Outstanding People. Ciena enables everyone to have a voice and a network that supports them while on the journey to discovering their passion and purpose. We trust each individual to do what they can to reach their full potential and make an impact on the business, whenever, wherever they are in the world. With Ciena s highly innovative, forward-thinking business practices, we reward people for pushing the boundaries. Unlock your potential at Ciena!Being You CienaAs part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we want to foster an environment that values and respects all individual s strengths, perspectives, ideas, and ability to meet the needs of our customers globally. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status or any other category protected by applicable law. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.Ciena is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific accommodation measures required for you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. ,

Keyskills :
javadeliverytelecom network designuser acceptance testingnetwork designuser acceptancetechnical designproduct managementsystem integrationsoftware solutionsnetwork operationsacceptance testingsoftware development