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Ensure technical, capacity and inventory feasibility, to meet service level agreements, timescales and budget.\nReporting Line: Head of Capacity Planning\nKey Duties and Responsibilities\nCommercial Technical Pre-Sales: Driving the technical sales lifecycle and provisioning pipeline; translating complex customer requirements into scalable digital infrastructure proposals that accelerate time-to-revenue\nEnd-to-End Solution Architecture: Design and delivery of high-availability, mission-critical network architectures, producing comprehensive HLDs/LLDs (High-Level/Low-Level Designs) for enterprise and carrier-grade clients\nRisk Management & Governance: Proactively identifying and mitigating architectural constraints, commercial risks, and delivery bottlenecks to ensure seamless, on-time solution deployment\nProduct Strategy & Lifecycle Management: Translating complex engineering capabilities into clear technical product descriptions, architecture blueprints, and service definitions to support New Product Development (NPD)\nEngineering Process Standardisation: Establishing and operationalising rigorous design governance and engineering frameworks to streamline solution planning and scale network architecture practices\nCross-Functional Ecosystem Alignment: Partnering with Product, Engineering, Delivery, and Finance teams to deliver bespoke, end-to-end solutions with a focus on seamless service assurance, fulfilment, and billing integration\nOperational Excellence & Efficiency: Driving continuous improvement initiatives across the solution development lifecycle, significantly reducing design turnaround times and optimizing workflow efficiencies\nData Governance & Asset Integrity: Championing data accuracy and integrity across core OSS/BSS platforms and engineering databases to ensure precise network capacity planning and inventory management\nTechnical Articulation & Visualization: Authoring high-impact network schematics, technical topology drawings, and strategic performance insights for executive leadership and stakeholder briefings\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a core engineering, computing, or technical discipline\n5+ years of deep-domain experience across the telecommunications and digital infrastructure sectors, including 5+ years dedicated to architecting high-availability, scalable network solutions\nProven expertise designing and optimizing critical connectivity frameworks across Subsea networks, Terrestrial Fibre, and Colocation infrastructure\nAdept at leveraging deep technical knowledge across Transport technologies (DWDM, OTN, SDH) and complex IP routing structures, including Global Peering, IP Transit, and advanced Layer 2/3 Carrier Ethernet services\nExperience and Skills\nNetwork Design & Architecture: Proven track record in a network engineering role focused on the design, planning, and development of complex, high-value Transmission or IP connectivity solutions\nOperational & Pre-Sales Expertise: Expert knowledge across the entire lifecycle of network operations, service delivery, sales support, and infrastructure management\nSolution Costing & Impact Assessment: Advanced capability in developing comprehensive solution options to accurately identify all operational impacts, dependencies, and capital/operational costs (CAPEX/OPEX) related to recommended designs\nProduct Lifecycle Management: Strong experience with product and technology development lifecycles, including technical product creation, fulfilment, service assurance, and billing integration procedures\nMarket Awareness: Comprehensive knowledge of the competitive telecommunications landscape regarding product and service offerings for enterprise connectivity solutions\nGeographical Information Systems (GIS): Expert knowledge and practical experience utilizing GIS platforms for network planning and mapping\nExecutive Communication & Presentation: Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with a proven ability to synthesise complex technical data, drive clarity, and concisely communicate key project metrics to all levels of the organisation\nPrioritisation & Leadership: Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, set clear strategic direction, and solve critical problems within fast-paced, high-pressure environments\nTechnical Toolset: Highly proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (including advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and Microsoft Visio for technical diagramming and schematics\nOperational Flexibility: Willingness to work flexible hours outside of standard office times to provide dedicated support to international clients and critical incidents\nWIOCC Values\nIntegrity - 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