Lead Consultant - HPC

Accountabilities

As a Lead Consultant - HPC, youll own interconnect implementation, operations, reliability, and processes, translating AstraZenecas strategic vision into interconnect solution engineering. Youll demonstrate proficiency in technology domains to solve complex problems, perform audits to identify infrastructure risks, evaluate business requirements for solutions, ensure operational support for communication infrastructure at scale, troubleshoot priority incidents, and drive resolution of mitigating controls. Youll develop solutions to enhance user experience and efficiency, prepare design documents, sequence activities, support cluster interconnect repairs, contribute to monitoring and operations of communication infrastructures, and implement automation of interconnect infrastructure. Youll operate large-scale IP Networking Technologies and protocols, utilizing creativity in designing interconnects at scale.

Essential Skills/Experience

• CCIE or NCA-AIIO or equivalent certification with a minimum of 10+ years of relevant working experience, including the last 5 years in large-scale interconnect architecture design implementation and support infrastructure deployment, implementation, and operations.
• TOGAF or equivalent and ITIL certifications are an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex technological ideas to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to analyze and resolve communication-related issues.
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment, be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize, and prioritize work.
• Significant experience working with vendors, professional services, and providers.
• Automation-first approach.
• In-depth technical hands-on experience in one or more of the following capabilities: interconnect Security, DC, Cloud Networking Automation.
• Deep technical knowledge in high availability design, implementation, optimization, and operations.
• Experience working in large enterprises is an added advantage.
• Agile Enterprise mentality.
• Self-starter who continuously develops new skills and proactively leads own career development.
• Excellent influencing, networking, and collaborative working skills.
• Ability to work well in and lead/collaborate across diverse matrixed global teams.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Working knowledge of Mellanox/Cumulus OS.
• Familiarity with leveraging tools such as Netbox, Prometheus, Grafana, Personar, LibreNMS to monitor and manage a global network.
• Passionate about innovating and investing in groundbreaking technologies.