Network Practice Head / Network Architect- Industry Principal - Infrastructure Management

Network Practice Head / Network Architect- Industry Principal – Infrastructure ManagementNetwork Practice Head / Network Architect- Industry Principal – Infrastructure ManagementCandidate with around 15-20 yrs of experience in Network Practice – IT infrastructure (Datacenter, Distribution and Edge Networks of an enterprise) domain with a deep experience in EU region for Transformation & Managed Services solutions.Candidates should possess all necessary skills around enterprise data/voice network & data security related understanding.The candidate must be able to effectively lead a global team of Network professionals across geographies to provide techno-commercial solutions/proposals and contribute with innovations, best practices leading to business growth.The candidate must have the ability to articulate & confidently present with experience of Inception, evaluation, comparison with Enterprise Network Technology concepts & business value proposition.The candidate should be able to work in a multifaceted work culture and should have managed complex technical integrations and work with the partner ecosystem (local and international)Primary Skills1. Business Growth : Establish growth of practice for revenue & size2. Technology : Prepare competitive “Enterprise Network Solutions” covering all aspects of data/voice technologies, Integration with other IT infrastructure, related AIOps/GenAI tools architecture/products & related security solutions. Necessary financial & competitive knowledge for “Network as a service”3. Solutions : Present & defend these solutions with a winning value proposition4. Integration with other practices : Work with alliances and other practice teams for an integrated solutions to meet customer’s objective.5. Team Mgmt : Support/Lead the Network solutions team for both – Transformation as well as Managed Services.6. Emerging technologies : Enhance techno-commercial Network Solution Offerings of SDLAN, SDWAN, Wireless/Wi-fi with innovation including 5G, AI (network for AI workloads and AIOps Solutions around IT Infra workloads), etc.7. Global Ecosystem Leverage : Create visibility & awareness of practice within CIS and wider ecosystem8. Alliance Relations : Collaborate with Alliance and partners boosting innovation & growth.9. Analyst Relations : Maintain high degree of relations with analysts of key research organizations.10. Technical Support Enablement : Extend necessary technical support to Network Transformation projects as necessary11. Escalation Management : Extend necessary technical support to escalations of Managed Services / OperationsSecondary skills1 Proficiency in enterprise solutions with a deep understanding of interdependent in-house network & related technologies, workflow based sub-services & natural ability to integrate entities as part of M&A activities.2 Proven practice management skills, driving results within internal and external business units, focusing on business readiness and practice growth in the region3 Deep understanding of AI, GenAI or Agentic AI related solutions and related network management & automation4 Experience in chaos engineering to enhance underlying processes, information security gaps and perform internal audits and MIS reporting.5 Adeptness in IoT VAPT, Zero Trust Security, and orchestration, ensuring robust controls for the interconnected IoT landscape.6 Fair understanding of core domain stack viz., Identity (LDAP, Entra), AD Federation, DNS, remote access (Zscaler, Checkpoint, Citrix, CAC) & authentication knowledge7 Operate autonomously with extensive requisition analysis, RCA on incidents, change management process, capacity management to effectively scale as business demands.Soft SkillsDocumentation & Presentation SkillsAnalytical & Negotiation SkillsFinancial Understanding and contract ConditionsTeam Management SkillsQualifications•Engineering or equivalent degree IT•Proven experience in IT management for a min of 10 years having successfully managing Network Practice / projects and multi-cultural and multi-geo teams.•Proven Experience in Solutions & Sales of IT Infrastructure – Network Technologies in EU GeographyLanguages and cultural flexibility –•Proficiency, knowledge and familiarity of working and managing globally diverse teamsProficiency in EnglishNote : Hybrid ModeSeniority levelSeniority levelDirectorEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionInformation TechnologyIndustriesStaffing and RecruitingReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Avance Consulting by 2xSign in to set job alerts for “Head Network” roles.Head of Sales – Global Reseller Network (Modular Office Pods)Regional Manager Southern Europe – (all genders)Vesta, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany 22 hours agoPractice Area Lead Quality Management & ComplianceHead of Operations (m/w/d) im D2C-EcommerceHead of Global Channel Sales – Reality Capture (F/M/D)Head of Software Engineering- Operations BackboneMecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany 3 hours agoCountry Manager UK & Ireland – (all genders)Head of eSports Operations (m/w/d) – Inklusiver eSportWe’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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