Job Description

What you\'ll do

Role purpose:

• The successful candidate will work as Team Lead SDN Architect and will have the opportunity to lead the product development of one of the SD-WAN/SD-LAN/SASE product portfolio. Architects in the team would bring to market state-of-the-art business products for business customers on a global footprint, hence the importance of this role for the success and alignment of such products.
• The Team Lead SDN Architect manages the portfolio of products and capabilities associated to a specific technology, will work closely with the Lead Technology Product Owner to understand and have oversight of the technology portfolio strategy and roadmap.

Key accountabilities and Decision Ownership:

• Lead a diverse and high performing team.
• Review technical documents that underpin the solution and support delivery teams to align activities to product solution.
• Help Delivery team, which architects are part of, deliver products on time and to budget, meeting the key business and customer outcomes.
• Ensure Vodafone Customers benefit from the latest technological advances to get the best possible customer experience and identifying opportunities for innovation of the product portfolio.
• Support overall product strategy for Connectivity services as part of system architecture & integration.

Who you are

Core Competencies, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential

• Expertise in Network, Security, SD-WAN and SD-LAN
• Experience in dealing with internal stakeholders and external partners as well as with virtual teams geographically dispersed
• Knowledge and understanding of the enterprise technology market.
• Experience of design, implementation and roll out of telecoms services, preferably gained in an international environment/global context.
• 3rd party Cloud certifications or key experience.

Not a perfect fit

Worried that you don\'t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone 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

G Band:

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Together we can

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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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