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IP Design Authority

Aggregate function: Technology

Business Area: VT Netw. Strategy Archit. Eng.

Posting Country: United Kingdom

Date Posted: 26 Feb 2025

Full Time / Part Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Role Title: IP Design Authority
Location: Any UK Hub & Hybrid *
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

Hybrid*
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues 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. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are
Join our Vodafone UK Networks team, where we’re continually building and enhancing our network, connecting millions of people and businesses across the country. Be part of the team that makes it all happen – simplifying, automating, and bringing better connectivity than ever before, with giga-fast speed, to our customers.

Role Purpose / What You’ll Do

Responsible for the creation of IP designs to support all demands across Vodafone UK. Supporting Design, Testing and Validation, Implementation & Integration and Acceptance activity, providing leadership and guidance on resolving complex technical issues.
Own Infrastructure designs and solutions, leading innovation to bring new ideas and products to the market quickly and efficiently. Always ensuring design aligns to the Company Roadmaps / Strategy.
Seen as the SME providing technical guidance to assist configuration, support & provide teams on all areas relating to IP Design
Responsible for the IP Area Controller (Nokia NSP) development as part of the Software Defined Networking introduction. This is a key part of this role to ensure we deliver as much automation capability into the UK business & evolve service deployment from the current set up to using Intent Based Service Fulfilment in NSP.
Good understanding of the TDO (Transport Domain Orchestrator) and its interaction with the network / NSP / NFM-P. Define detailed process steps to evolve from today’s service deployment model to the expected future set up using the SDN stack.
The main interfaces are within the Service Management, Product Management, Mobile networks, Service Delivery, Program management & Operations.
To own the technical relationship with vendors, continually looking to deliver improvements to existing & new designs.
Work with the problem Management team for any issues relating to the UK IP Design, ensuring the problem is fully understood & any design changes required are delivered to time.
Ensuring network inventories such as Cramer are aligned to the live core & backhaul network. Working with OSS & IT to ensure as the network evolves their tools can also cater for these network changes.
Support lifecycle management activities, including reviewing EoX notifications / vendor roadmaps, delivering the most cost-effective way to evolve the network, while staying in vendor support,
Heavily involved in relationship with vendors, continually looking to deliver improvements to existing & new designs through HW & SW evolution features.

Key Accountabilities & Decision Ownership

Support all activities within the NSP in terms of design & evolution to ensure service migrations evolve to using the SDN stack
To produce or modify appropriate technical documentation as part of the evolution of the network & SDN.
Manage all financial requirements needed, covering the next few FYs to ensure the appropriate funding is detailed, requested and spent to meet forecasted network growth.
To develop SDN capability for the wider business, developing the building blocks for automation that all UK teams could use.
Ensure there is well understood & documented governance around how SDN automation should be developed, onboarded and operated across the UK business.

Core Competencies, Knowledge & Experience

Seen as the SME within the Business for Nokia NSP / NFM-
Good knowledge and understanding of Backhaul & Core IP networks.
Good understanding of TDO platform & its interaction with the network or SDN stack
Excellent knowledge of telecommunications network systems and their services
Excellent knowledge of Services (Mobile, Broadband & Enterprise) utilising MPLS networks & how they route.
Strong knowledge of Software Defined Networking

Technical / Professional Qualifications

Ideally Cisco CCNP / Nokia SRA qualified. Excellent knowledge of routers / switches & network design
Excellent knowledge of Cramer would be ideal
Coding: Some experience here would be useful - VBA/Macro, Perl, Python, SQL

Key Performance Indicators

Ensuring the NSP / SDN evolves as required, with active use cases across the UK network within the next year
Ensuring service deployment / modification for the UK business evolved away from NFM-P & onto NSP, aligned with the timelines for the NFM-P retirement.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? We are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What’s in it for you?

This opportunity offers a competitive salary and there will be ongoing and relevant training to support you in role. You’ll also get to work with a fun, local team who are passionate about what they do, all with the support and backing of Vodafone to inspire you to be your very best!

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

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 let us know and we’ll be happy to discuss this with you.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

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