Job Title: Lead Consultant - Wireless Network
Career Level - E
Introduction to Role:
Join us at a crucial stage of our journey in becoming a digital and data-led enterprise. As the Lead Consultant – Wireless Network, you will be supporting the Wireless Product Lead in shaping the future of Network technology architecture and embedding new products, processes, and standards for all aspects of the domain across AZ. You will own end-to-end product life/maturity cycle from Evaluation, Selection, Purchase, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize and Retire. This role is a trusted advisor to senior leadership in the IT function, requiring strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
Accountabilities:
You will actively own and lead the technical vision to success through partnering with various solution product owners, Process owners, Business/ BTGs and Enterprise Architects and external vendors. You will provide strategic and thought leadership for how we can efficiently deliver modern wireless network capabilities. You will also be responsible for ensuring evergreen solution roadmaps that support ground-breaking change. Your role will involve vendor management along with other network product leads and actively involved in ensuring fully utilizing the product value.
Essential Skills/Experience:
CCIE or equivalent certification with Minimum 15 years of relevant working experience
Excellent communications skills
Demonstrated management experience of matrix and multicultural teams over several continents
Experience of formulating and implementing successful strategic plans in alignment with our security and sustainability strategy
Significant experience working with vendors, professional services, and providers
Understanding of network patterns and approaches
Must have in-depth and technical hands-on experience in SD-WAN, Wireless, Network Security
Strong technical knowledge in high availability design, implementation, optimization, and operations.
Desirable Skills/Experience:
NA
When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
Why AstraZeneca?
Here at AstraZeneca, our work has a direct impact on patients. We're transforming our ability to develop life-changing medicines by combining cutting-edge science with leading digital technology platforms and data. We dare to lead, applying our problem-solving mindset to identify and tackle opportunities across the whole enterprise. We're part of a global company that's investing in a bold digital strategy; to become a truly data-led enterprise that disrupts the entire industry. With investment behind us, there's no slowing us down. There's no better place to make a big impact.
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