Job Description

Vodafone Idea Limited is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership. It is India's leading telecom service provider. The Company provides pan India Voice and Data services across 2G, 3G and 4G platform. With the large spectrum portfolio to support the growing demand for data and voice, the company is committed to deliver delightful customer experiences and contribute towards creating a truly 'Digital India' by enabling millions of citizens to connect and build a better tomorrow. The Company is developing infrastructure to introduce newer and smarter technologies, making both retail and enterprise customers future ready with innovative offerings, conveniently accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive on-ground presence. The Company is listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India.
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At VIL, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best.
VIL's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our Values of Passion, Boldness, Trust, Speed and Digital. Consequently, our recruiting efforts are directed towards attracting and retaining best and brightest talents. Our endeavour is to be First Choice for prospective employees.
VIL ensures equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, colour, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
VIL is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce.
Role
Central Governance-Data Ops
Job Level/ Designation
M3
Function / Department
Central Operations Group-Active Operations
Location
Mumbai
Job Purpose
The role will be responsible for driving effective operations of Packet Core network handling data services & base network for IMS services as well as IOT / M2M /Enterprise Mobility Services with strong governance, monitoring of the defined KPI/SLAs and to fulfill the key demands as per the business requirements.
To Collaborate with SNOC, MS-Partners,, OEM's, Circle, Planning & various inter-functional teams, with the objective to ensure timely & systematic execution of tasks & resolution of escalated issues.
Network elements involved (As per deployment)
GGSN/GW, PCRF, DNS, CGNAT Collector, SGSN, MME, Gi/DNS Firewall, Vo-WiFi Core nodes (EPDG, AAA), Enterprise/M2M/IOT platforms including IP elements (Leaf/Spine/Switches/Routers) installed either in Baremetal or Cloud environment
Key Result Areas/Accountabilities

• Driving OEM Care support & support SNOC/circle for case closure for outages & repetitive faults
• Analyze incidences, involve in design related re-engineering of solution in improving system availability
• Decision on maintenance upgrade and FNI ( First Node Implementation)
• Change request approval for Service affecting and Service threatening operational changes
• Operational processes review, adopt and implement process changes
• Providing support involving multiple stakeholders - NOC, OEM or Planning team for critical issues, activities and customer escalations & driving it towards conclusion
• Provide direction, guidance & support for CDR/IPDR related issues & meeting any compliance requirements
• Managed Services and OEM governance to support circles for ongoing/recurring issues
• Analyze spare requirement basis fault trends, and share to planning team for procurement
• AMC & Opex guidance to circles & process renewals in co-ordination with commercial team
• Arranging solution from Vendor on operational/revenue leakage related concerns raised by RA, CS teams and Circle teams
• Initiate competency building programs for operational teams basis requirements
• On-boarding SNOC and circle teams on changes in operational model basis organizational needs
• Drive circle and SNOC for roll-out of new changes/improvements/upgrades on Live nodes based on CODE and vendor recommendations
• Trigger planning team to resolve operational challenges related to product or solution

Core Competencies, Knowledge, Experience

• Should have prior experience of working in Packet Core Operations domain and managing various portfolios. Experience on cloud infrastructure related technologies will be added advantage.
• Experience on implementing mass projects.
• Good Knowledge of Packet Core, Vo-WiFi Platforms along with call flow. Extensive knowledge of telecom and IP domain.
• Having sound knowledge of Enterprise/IOT/M2M domain to manage Enterprise related activities.
• Should have strong experience on working with strategic partners and managing MS/NOC teams.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• BE/B. Tech in Electronics & Communication
• CCNA/CCNP & Cloud related certification would be added advantage
• Good stakeholder-management skills
• Effective communication and inter-personal skills
• Proactive in approach with positive attitude

Years of Experience
15+ years of experience.
Industries to look from
Telecom (Experience in any TSP or any Telecom OEM or Telecom with IT)
Ideal Organizations to look from
Cisco, Nokia, Huawei, Ericsson, ZTE, Mavenir or any Telecom Service Provider.
Direct reports
M2 ( 3 Direct Reports- Data Ops)
Vodafone Idea Limited (formerly Idea Cellular Limited)
An Aditya Birla Group & Vodafone partnership