Network Solution Lead - Part-Time

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead network requirements gathering and develop practical solution options and alternatives to meet business needs.

• Provide pre-project consulting to business stakeholders; define and document technical requirements for current initiatives.

• Ensure business partner engagement and clear communication with all stakeholders. Review and approve associated change requests.

• Oversee execution of the implementation plan with vendors and internal resources to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.

• Provide regional and global request management support, coordinating and supervising regional and global teams as needed.

• When required, supervise a small team of Network Solutioning specialists and coordinate their activities to meet project objectives.

• Responsible for modernizing and operating enterprise networks using AI/ML-driven observability, automation, and predictive operations.

• Partner with Network Engineering, Data Science, Security, Cloud, and Operations teams to design, deploy, and run production-grade AI-enabled network solutions.

• Awareness of AI governance, model explainability, data privacy, and security best practices (including local compliance requirements).

• Development and deployment of network automation and integrating AI outputs into automation pipelines.

Skills/Requirement

• Adequate technical knowledge of network technologies (Cloud/LAN/WAN/Wireless), and experience with two or more of the following infrastructure components: SDWAN, Nexus switches, WWAN, IPAM, Telco circuit management, F5/LB, Anycast, and EIGRP/BGP.

• Certifications on Cisco data networking products, Zscaler product, Cloud network infrastructure, Firewalls, Load Balancing technology, Network segmentation, etc., would be preferred.

• Candidates with experience in automation platforms (e.g., Itential) and monitoring/AI solutions like LogicMonitor and SelectorAI will be preferred.

• Preferred: prior experience applying network automation in regulated or global enterprise environments with multi-vendor equipment and complex change controls.

• Experience translating business requirements into technical network solutions.

• Proven experience in network and infrastructure planning and development.

• Proven experience working in an MNC environment and coordinating across regions.

• Experience managing technically complex network deployments and projects.

• Network implementation experience with regional coverage is preferred.

• Preferred CCNA/CCNP certified.