OSS Telco Consultant (1649)

8 Months Contract in Atlanta, GA 30308

Local candidates and permanent residents only eligible for this job

Rate :- $45/Hr On W2

Description :-

Responsible for cross-release portfolio level planning and coordination of the technical development and deployment of the largest, most strategic programs with multiple Business Units and IT groups involved:

1. Cross-Release Solution View: Maintain cross-release solution architecture view;Allocate CR scope to one or more releases;Maintain + work issue/risk/action log of cross-release architecture items; Assist release architects;Prepare summary views for presentations
2. CR intake/assignment;Gathering Impact Assessment;Distribution back to Release program manager;Report preparation for CR approval;Maintaining log of approvals
3. Maintain cross-release budget/schedule view; Maintain + work issue/risk/action log of cross-release budget/schedule items; Assist release program managers;Prepare summary views for presentations
4. Develop and maintain relationships with key client stakeholders as well as the Product Development team; Influence extrenal teams to ensure right level of requirements and process flows are defined up front prior to work intake in IT to ensure successful release delivery
5. Define a framework for future releases; Communicate to stakeholders PMO process to follow; Enable release program managers in enforcing the delivery schedule; Conduct critical ?checkpoint? reviews to ensure cross-release consistency
6. Represent release PMO team for cross-release status reporting; Collaborate with PMO teams; Participate in status meetings + influence direction; Produce/conduct executive reporting
7. Assist release program managers and integration architects with all technical aspects of the project coordination and management, including interface architecture, data mapping, testing strategy and testing management
8. ORT Support: Assessment, Analysis and Evaluation of technical issues that come up during ORT for highly complex technological solutions in Ethernet portfolio Skills&Knowledge

Required/Desired :-

1: Self Starter - highly motivated; Excellent communication skills, especially in a large project team environment. Be able to lead all technical aspect of project discussion, and setting directions for the entire program.
2: Solid working systems knowledge in Telco environment related to industry standard Ethernet architecture (wide area networks) with past experience in OSS technical areas as developer or architect or team lead.
3; Ability to dig deep into details as well as produce executive-level status summaries; Ability to conduct executive-level meetings
4: Comfortable working in a matrix environment, with many members of the team in various locations
5: Strong integration testing management, environment mapping and preparation, testing data alignment, and defect resolution management are preferred